Improbable

I can't understand the gripes about this episode. TXF has ways had humorous episodes e.g. The Modern Preometheus or The Ghosts who stole Christmas. This is a lovely, musical episode , graced by the presence of Burt Reynolds. Watch it again and count the reoccurrence of the number 3 as you do so...it's addictive!

Of all nine seasons of The X-Files, I gotta say this was my favorite episode.

No Mulder, aliens, super soldiers, Lone Gunmen, clones, conspiracies or any of the usual unusual.

This episode is truly a stand-alone.

A delightful Burt Reynolds dominates the cast in a story sort of about luck and a serial killer and an Italian street fair.

Agents Reyes finds a numerical correlation between some unsolved murders using numerology.

No one believes her at first, but then the numbers start adding up for Scully and Doggett and the FBI is on the case.

Songs (in Italian) and a Fellini-like score round out this darkly comic episode.

Written and directed by Chris Carter, it is just plain fun.

If there was ever a single episode of The X-Files deserving of an Emmy or two, this was it.

Not to be missed!

It's fun! They had some real downer episodes in this season, so this light-hearted episode was a nice reprieve. It doesn't always have to be monsters, aliens and conspiracies.

Murders in threes! I love numerology and it truly is an art but also a science, and a philosophy according to Pythagoras. The parody of the dialog is clever and amazingly accurate. Never let it be said that Chris Carter does not do his occult homework! And the aging Burt Reynolds is brilliant in this episode. "Your a card" "It's a Game" "Show me Fifth Street" "Her number was up" and then, out of nowhere "Have you noticed all babies look like Winston Churchill?" Oh come on - that's just hilarious!

It's just so cleverly written! I absolutely love the way Agent Reyes has no regrets or excuses about any of her beliefs or theories. She just believes it and smiles when someone asks her for logic. She even bewilders Mulder, so you gotta love that! "Einstein. Now there's a winner."

This is a fun and intelligent episode. Not since some of the earliest episodes was this much fun poured into an episode. Personally, I would have loved for Doggett and Reyes to have gone on to be "X-Files: the Next Generation"

In the hunt for a serial killer, Agent Reyes believes that she's worked out who, how and why by a mathematical formula.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one, such a random mix of styles, it was bright and fun at times, but dark and heavier when it needed to be.

No wonder Burt Reynolds has been loved the whole world over, he was truly captivating here, endless charm and charisma, he stole every scene he appeared in, talk about star quality.

I loved the music, and the sheer originality of the production, it was like no other episode.

I enjoyed the bit of conflict between Scully and Reyes, that's been too long coming, the pair have agreed on almost everything so far, their disputes over methods and theories were pretty good, just a shame we didn't see much of Agent Doggett.

9/10.