Wow. Just wow. This was definitely my favorite episode of anything this year. So many layers here. I've been in love with this show for a while for its depiction of gender roles, and for developing some of the best female characters on TV. But this episode covered it all, from "What does it mean to be a woman?" and…

Agreed, though I actually love the effusive praise he gives the show. It's refreshing to hear someone with such genuine excitement about something—no liking it ironically to be found here—but the excitement is well balanced with thoughtful criticism. And funny as hell. I'm looking forward to the E.B.E. discussion with…

In my alternate reality, these would have been the nominees:

I grew up in a small town in Florida on the FL/AL line. Needless to say, I don't live there anymore, but I never found it terrifying. Just extremely dull. And I have no answer for this Q&A since nothing good ever came from that area that I recall. I do recommend the Errol Morris documentary Vernon, Florida for a fun…

I just started reading Tom Rachman's The Rise and Fall of Great Powers. I enjoyed The Imperfectionists quite a lot, so I've been looking forward to his new one for a while.

My prediction is that Ozymandias will of course beat Girls and Community and Mad Men will end up beating Hannibal (even though I'd vote for Hannibal), resulting in Mad Men vs Breaking Bad for the final.

I feel the same way about wanting to slap them all in the face, yet I still love the show. It's pretty much the way I feel about my own family a lot of the time.

I was just waiting for Jon to get a sword through the heart during that scene where Bran was watching him fight. No Stark reunion seems complete unless one gets to watch another be brutally killed.

I was perplexed by the opinion that Cersei saying "everywhere in the world they hurt little girls" was "an acknowledgement of what her brother has done to her." I could easily imagine her making the same comment a season ago because she's never had illusions about the violence of the world they inhabit.

And it was done on Parenthood, another Katims show.

I watch it on my roku.

I saw a clip of one of their recent panels where Duchovny said something about how it felt weird to play Mulder again in the second movie, but it was never weird playing Mulder and Scully again.

Carter is a hard one to rank as a writer because he wrote some of the very best episodes (Irresistible, PMP) and contributed to all the mythology (Paper Clip). On the other hand, he wrote some of the worst episodes (Fight Club, Space) and contributed to all the mythology (Sixth Extinction).

"I have trouble with Scully's insistence that Mulder trust the FBI and
take the case, only to have her almost immediately begin trying to
dissuade him from being involved."

I just want to echo all the appreciation for these reviews. The X-Files is still my comfort food and it's been a pleasure to read about it here each week. Zack and Todd, thank you for your insightful write-ups and for sticking with it until the end. I only hope one day we'll be reading your review of a third movie.…

I admire the thought you've put into this and like your ideas. I've always felt the clip show was a bad call by the writers. The exposition doesn't reward the loyal viewers who've been following this stuff all along. And for those just tuning in to see how it all wraps up, well, as Zack says above, it all sounds…

I'll give you John Doe. One of the few Doggett episodes that felt written for him alone.

I agree that Existence would have been the perfect place to end the show. I thought The Truth was fine, but honestly, there isn't one thing about S9 I would miss if it were to suddenly vanish from history (except maybe Sunshine Days). And I think the characters would be better served by it.

Funny that this review is taking place the same week as all the fury over the HIMYM finale (which I despised). Even though that was a sitcom, I would add it to the mythology heavy shows that seemed to have trouble sticking the landing—XF, Lost, BSG (although I never saw Lost, so have no personal feelings on that one).…

With this show, I envision a Ben/Glory scenario where the Miami PD finds out about Dexter but still has to be constantly reminded.