Ice

"Ice" is Glen Morgan and James Wong's take on "The Thing", and is a wonderfully executed homage (right down to the production of and sets in the episode and the cinematography, there are several shout-outs to John Carpenter's 1982 classic). It never feels too dependent on the well-known story, however, thanks to a unique X-Files spin on the situation through Mulder and Scully.

As is always expected there are a couple of hilarious lines ("Before anyone passes judgment, may I remind you, we are in the Arctic."), and the supporting characters are excellent here (as is the cast, featuring the guy who played Bania on "Seinfeld" and Felicity Huffman). "Ice" is one of few season one episodes which looks just as good as later episodes on the show. The photography is quite sophisticated (although nowhere near what Bartley would accomplish with, say, season 3's "Grotesque"), and the direction from relatively frequent X-Files director David Nutter is excellent, keeping the atmosphere as claustrophobic as possible. In addition, Mark Snow's score here is better than anything he had done previously on the show, and the special effects work is excellent.

Although "Squeeze" is excellent, "Ice" was the show's first great episode, an all-around triumph of mood and atmosphere, and with a fine script by X-Files regulars James Wong and Glen Morgan.

9/10

Ice for me is a science fiction episode classic flick, that really reminds me on John Carpenter's The Thing. Only that the episode has their own plot and their own idea of the story. Glen Morgan and James Wong put as on a test with a science fiction classic horror flick about a mystery with what happened to geophysicists at an outpost in Icy Cape, Alaska. Mulder and Scully fly there to investigate this case with three other scientists and a pilot, that fly them to the outpost. Ice is my favorite episode in the first season and it is the best one for me of all time. The episode is brilliant and intelligent, so you have to understand what the episode is all about.

"You might not be who you think you are."

Plot: When an Arctic research team mysteriously kill each other and themselves only days after drilling deeper into the ice than ever before, Mulder and Scully accompany a team of doctors and scientists to investigate. They discover an organism which infects living creatures and amplifies the host's feeling of anger and paranoia, and the new team starts to deteriorate as they wonder who among them are killers. Guest starring Xander Berkeley and Felicity Huffman.

This horror flick in a John Carpenter's The Thing style is about a worms an alien creatures. When a worm get's inside of you, you become paranoid and you get filed with anger, until you start killing people. To destroy those worms the only way is that you put into a host two worms together at the same time and they both destroy each other. But if you try to get a stand up alone worm out of your body you die.

Mulder and Scully doubts in each other and they both point a gun on each other, they only discovered that they aren't affected, but one of those scientist is and he/she killed the other scientist Dr. Denny Murphy (Steve Hytner). On the end of the episode it turns out that Dr. Nancy Da Silva (Felicity Huffman) was infected, and she killed Dr. Murphy, than she tried to infect Mulder with the last living worm, but Mulder and Scully grabbed her and they put worm inside her and they destroy it.

The only living scientist in this episode is Dr. Hodge (Xander Berkeley).

See I love this episode because you have two famous actors in here one of the actors is Xander Berkeley. Who also played John Connor's (Edward Furlong) foster dad Todd Voight. That is why I love the 90's movies and TV shows, they had a beautiful cast and movies and TV shows that aren't made today.

Xander Berkeley did a perfect job playing the character Dr. Hodge, I love his performance to death.

The second actor is Jeff Kober who is underrated actor who played a numerous roles in movies as a villain.

I love this episode to death, I mentioned in early of my review that the episode reminds me of John Carpenter's The Thing. In The Thing the plot was set on an ice, isolated base in Antarctica in here the plot is set on Icy Cape, Alaska. In The Thing The American scientists discover a decimated Norwegian base some miles distant. Everyone is dead, and only the half charred remains of some unidentifiable thing left to smolder outside the compound might offer any answers to what may have happened. The Thing is brought back to the American base and, too late, the scientists realize that it is alive and lethal.

In this episode you have worms that are organism who infects living creatures and amplifies the host's feeling of anger and paranoia. In The Thing (1982) you have a shape-shifting creature who has the ability to absorb and copy the DNA of any life-form it consumes, allowing it to take on its appearance, memories, and mannerisms.

Again Ice is a classic horror Science fiction flick for me and my favorite kick ass episode Monster-of-the-Week that I love to death! Season 1 is a classic kick ass season with episodes that are really good, joy and fun to watch with an open mind.

This is a perfect 10 for incredible writing and acting of the cast including a wonderful performance from Gillian Anderson who really was brilliant, intelligent and genius in this episode Ice.

The first season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on September 10, 1993, and concluded on the same channel on May 13, 1994, after airing all 24 episodes.

"Ice" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, which premiered on the Fox network on November 5, 1993. It was directed by David Nutter and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong.

10/10 Grade: Bad Ass Seal Of Approval Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xander Berkeley, Felicity Huffman, Steve Hytner, Jeff Kober, Ken Kirzinger, Sonny Surowiec Director: David Nutter Producers: Chris Carter, Joseph Patrick Finn, Glen Morgan, James Wong Screenplay: Glen Morgan, James Wong Rated: R Running Time: 46 minutes

This was truly a tense and dark episode. Excellently executed, wonderful acting and atmospheric directing, 'Ice' is one of my favorite episodes. Along with 'Pusher' 'Grotesque' 'Wetwired' and 'Home' (these are quite good in dark atmosphere in my case) It seem quite realistic to me, their paranoia, their suspicion and their ever growing rage was perfectly executed by the great actors. However, 'Ice' had a problem that I got over after a few watches: IT WAS TOO SHORT! I WANTED MORE!

Overall, 'ice' had what 98% of all X Files episodes have: Excellent acting, Intense story-writing, gritty directing. All the works.

10 out of 10

This is one of the best episodes from the entire X-Files series, creepy beyond words. The tension and suspense in this episode is very well executed, in its entire 45 minutes it managed to be almost as scary as an entire movie. This episode joins the ranks of best episodes with such greats as "Home", "Humbug" "Bad Blood" and "Milagro" for being the best in their respective season.

Mulder and Scully's growing relationship is put to the test in this episode: Can they really trust each other? This episode also contains a tiny scene that will leave romantic viewers smiling.

Mulder: "Bring your mittens"

A true stand out episode from season 1 is what Ice is.An artic location,claustrophobic conditions and a general feel of paranoia looming in the freezing air makes this is a must see episode from season one.The previous occupants of the artic station Mulder,Scully and four others go to have either killed each other or killed themselves.A virus is bringing out murderous aggression and is responsible for bringing out deadly paranoia and fear.Mulder and Scully actually begin to question each others sanity.Tension is that high.The writers have to receive great credit for creating that sort of scenario where the atmosphere is so tense Mulder and Scully come into conflict in such a direct manner