Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster

Since the new "X-Files" is an extremely limited series order of episodes, this throwback comedy (title recalls Universal's lame "Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy" programmers of the '50s) is a waste of limited resources and airtime. Obviously many die-hard fans seem amused, but they deserve better - like trying to hit a homer week in and week out.

So we get to see décolletage in a fantasy scene of Gillian Anderson getting down; and we see both stars' comic timing. Hey, their many other acting hires for the BBC or movies or Showtime give them a chance to stretch - there's no point in cutesy stuff like this as a lull or breather in the forward thrust of this series. If they were cranking out 40 or more yearly episodes like a '50s half-hour series I could understand placing a one-off time-killer on the schedule, but with 6 total episodes, seriously?

If fans were more critical they would file "Were-Monster" close to the jump-the-shark bin. It reminded me of that one-off "Lost" episode where two guest stars mixed up the regular cast with a new premise and were duly killed off (and literally buried) by the end of the hour. Perhaps binge watchers of the future will appreciate this respite from hard-hitting, tense action if they are sitting through dozens of hours of "X-Files" at a sitting, but tuning in I was only mildly amused by the easy targets for satire (most of which undermined Carter's premise for the series almost as an "I don't take this stuff seriously" reminder) and overall felt my time was wasted.

I see alot of people say that they are huge fans, only to bash this episode to a pulp. Im indeed a huge fan, and I enjoyed the **** out of this episode.

It was so clever and surprisingly funny that I couldnt care less about my own bias towards it. They surely take risks with an episode like this (and previous lol-files episodes) but they hands-down nailed it.

I was on the middle-ground about this new season but the sheer intelligence portrayed in this artful execution of self-mockery is something i will probably never forget.

People laugh at Big Bang Theory and bash this for its lack of "true" X-files style? This episode was true comedy! Take your 3,000 gigabertz of pixelbits and get the **** outta here.

OK, first review of a show I have written, and only because this episode cemented the reasons this show needs a new, full run. Absolutely the funniest episode ever. I rate it above Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose in which Peter Boyle gave a hilarious performance. This should go down as the best X-Files episode ever. Congrats to the writer, the director, and the producer. I hope that following episodes meet the standard that has been set. I knew David could be funny, but Gillian? She really pulled a were-rabbit out of her hat on this one. She showed a comedic timing that I found spot-on and left me wanting to see more. The fox mask in the Motel looking into Scully's room from the hidden passage was magically on the nose.

Rhys Darby is a delight in this episode. He's really funny but also got me in the emotions with the part about the dog. His character is absolutely the highlight. As to the episode overall, definitely could've done without the jokes about the trans character; that writing was pretty out of touch and put me off.

This one is hands down the best funny episode of X-Files. Do not listen to any of the negative reviews. Those people are clueless. The wit and humor went right over their heads. I feel sorry for them, but you're smarter than that. I believe in you. Just watch it.