The Unnatural

The best pièce of TV you could ever find, its as simple as that. I truly believe this is the Greatest episode ever of any show. And X files got like 20-30 episodes just as Amazing. And more than 100 more with Incredible quality. But man " the Unnatural" is a Masterpiece from A to Z , every second of every minute is a Masterpiece of writting directing and acting. Beautiful poetic , love story , supernatural story, human story. X files Greatest show ever for a reason.

As we get into the "swing" of baseball season, I thought it was about time to revisit this episode of The X-Files, which was written and directed by David Duchovny.

I think what sets this episode apart from many others in the series is the genuine admiration the writing shows towards its subject. Duchovny very clearly has a deep passion for baseball and found a way to seamlessly incorporate a classic baseball tale into a X-Files alien twist. This episode works as a standalone better than perhaps any episode, while also contributing valuable details to the overall mythology.

The performances by the main cast are excellent throughout, and the honesty with which this story is told lend it absolutely legitimacy. Any baseball fan, regardless of opinion on the X-Files, should absolutely watch this episode of television. There is a certain romance and magic within the sport of baseball that cannot be found in even the most vivid fairy tale. Incorporating a sci-fi element seems almost natural when telling a story about such an integral part of American history.

The humor is spot on throughout, but what is really impactful is the emotion. It's hard to watch without getting choked up.

I would have easily loved this story even more if it was twice as long, but I'm thankful for the glorious 42 minutes it has to offer.

On a quiet, sunny afternoon at The Office with Scully, Mulder spots something unusual, an image of The Alien Bounty Hunter, alongside some baseball players.

The best X Files episode of all? Maybe, I can imagine for some that this is just that, and rightly so, this is one incredible piece of TV.

It didn't surprise me one bit to see that this masterpiece was written by no other than David Duchovny himself, it shows someone who had a true understanding for the show, the characters, and dare I say it, the fans.

The humour here was perfectly used and meaningful, funny throughout, from Exley's revelation, to Arthur Dales's meeting with Mulder, I love that there was a sister called Arthur too.

Quite a sad story in a sense, you could see there was a real bromance between Dales and Exley.

Jesse L. Martin is phenomenal here as Exley, an awesome performance, and a smile that's genuinely quite something.

Pretty awesome visuals too, those special effects stand up all these years later, it looked so good.

I loved it, I had to watch it twice.

10/10.

This episode is hilarious, not just the dialogue but the entire premise. Beginning with Arthur Dales's brother also being named Arthur.

If this is an example of David Duchovny's writing, I need to start reading the books he published recently.

Every time I saw Jesse Martin on "Law and Order" in later years, I forever remembered him as the alien baseball player I first saw on "The X-Files."

"Useless but perfect"-that could describe tv shows as well as the game of baseball. We seem to spend a lot of time on both.

The Mulder-Scully scenes at the beginning and end of the episode are both funny and endearing. Looked like the actors were having fun.

okay, let me begin with saying I don't know baseball - well, in fact I didn't know it until now. off course I had heard about it, but I never really cared to search anything that's got to do with it. then, the episode 'The Unnatural' started, and wow man, these baseball images were so fascinating! I want to know more and more about baseball. thank you, Chris Carter, for letting David write and direct this episode. it's very obvious David liked baseball and he managed to make a good tequila mix of baseball and science fiction. yes, the story was a bit like all the other X-Files episodes I've seen till now, but it was original using baseball in the series, even if it was only this episode. it changed my habits. Baseball rules!