Dreamland (1)

Season 6, Episode 4, Aired
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While being detained near the famed "Dreamland" Area 51, a strange craft flies overhead and Mulder swaps bodies with an Area 51 'Man-in-Black'. While the other agent has fun in Mulder's body, Mulder himself finds it difficult to fit into someone else's life, especially a shadowy one. Mulder contacts Scully about the body-swap and tries to get her the Flight Data Recorder from the UFO test flight but his alter ego uses Mulder's FBI persona to have him arrested.moreless
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  • Mulder switches bodies with an Area 51 employee.

    8.5
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    By JaCkKbAuEr2424, Mar 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    When I first read the premise for this episode on Netflix, I was actually a bit intrigued.. I thought that we'd get a ton of information about the truth Mulder has been looking for for so long. But honestly.. Chris Carter and co. wouldn't exactly drop the truth in our laps like that. Instead of an informational episode, we get an episode filled with some of the show's funniest moments and a story that is slightly interesting. In fact, I found myself caring very little for the actual story and more for Mulder and Scully's interactions, as strange as they were.

    Mulder and Scully are headed to Area 51 when they're suddenly pulled over by a group of Area 51 employees. As they're being asked to turn around, a UFO arrives, hovering briefly over Mulder before suddenly disappearing. What's odd, however, is the fact that Mulder has switched places with one of the employees there, a guy named Morris Fletcher. This puts Mulder in an interesting position: he has the chance to learn as much as possible about Area 51 and the tests they're doing here. Meanwhile, Morris Fletcher (who is now in Mulder's body) does ridiculous things like smoke cigarettes and hit on random women, something that confuses Scully.

    If the episode found a way to balance the drama and the comedy a little better, I think I might have liked it better. Then again, maybe I'm just upset that the episode didn't go in the direction I was hoping. I was hoping for some slight myth-arc stuff, and instead, we got Mulder dancing in front of a mirror in his underwear and getting into awkward situations with Morris Fletcher's wife (technically, his wife, considering he's in Morris' body).

    Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz certainly do a great job with the script, and for the fourth episode in a row, I'm really enjoying the stories we're getting. It's tough for a show to stay relevant six seasons in (something Supernatural is currently facing and doing pretty well with), but this show seems to be delivering some of its funnest stuff (even if it's not quite the best). Luckily, this is a two part episode, so it should be fun to see how everything is resolved and whether Mulder gets his body back!moreless

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  • A hilarious episode from the highly underrated season 6.

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    By hotcarlton84, Jul 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    I don't know why people thought the sixth season wasn't up to par with the earlier ones, but i personally love the entire season, with the exception of a few duds. Unfortunately during the original run of the x-files I only saw a handful of episodes, plus the original movie. This was one of those episodes I was lucky enough to have happened to see. I was aware of the mythology of the x-files, but i didn't know what it was about, so i was afraid to get into it. However, this episode is the only two parter that has nothing to do with the mythology and it was at the height of the x-files popularity. The whole episode will make you laugh, from the mirror dance, to "Mulder" slapping Scully's ass, you will not be disapointed.moreless

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  • A good episode; in fact, one of my favorites among the sixth season of X-files!

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    By harrier3, Jun 11, 2009 Report Abuse
    I have to admit, overall, I found the sixth season of X-files rather disappointing. It simply lacked the mystery, intrigue, and (relatively) scientific explanations that made the earlier seasons so damn good! I mean, Rain King, Terms of Endearment, and Alpha were almost painful for me to watch. But Dreamland (I & II) and a few other episodes (i.e. Triangle among others) almost made up for it. Despite a few badly-shot scenes (such as Mulder dancing in front of a mirror in the body of Morris) this episode was really good! It was overall very funny, with a few very touching moments between Mulder and Scully. Personally, I found the whole idea behind the body-swap very cool and original. The story contributed virtually nothing new to the series' Mythology, which I know disappointed a lot of fans. In the long run, however, I was not let down.moreless

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  • Funny episode

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    By KennyRogersLove, Mar 14, 2009 Report Abuse
    One good thing about the move from Vancouver to L.A. was that they were able to explore a few more locations for episodes, namely, the American southwest, e.g. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah, where the terrain is more desert-like. 'The Beginning' took us to Arizona, Drive from Utah through California, and now Dreamland in southern Nevada, namely Area 51. Area 51 is the motherland of UFOs. It's where some of the U.S. public believes that the cover-up of UFOs and aliens began back in the later 1940's. So, it's cool that the x-files is finally able to visit the home of UFO lore. I find it interesting that when the time warp is passing over them that only Morris and Mulder are switched and not anyone else. It's almost as if the UFO chose Mulder. Unrestricted access to Area 51 was the perfect opportunity for Mulder to find out about UFOs. I have commented on David Duchovny's comic ability before, but it needs reemphasizing here. He is a natural at it and it helps the episode so much. Dreamland features two great guest stars, Michael McKean as Morris Fletcher and Nora Dunn as JoAnne Fletcher, his wife. The two are comic gold, McKean as the sleaze-bag and Dunn as the nagging wife. Even though this episode has a lot of humor in it, it does deal with a serious x-file of UFOs and body-switching. And it surprisingly ends with a cliff-hanger leaving you with doubt as to Mulder's future. Dreamland mixes a traditional x- file with a good dose of humor to make for a very excellent episode.

    I give Dreamland a 10 out of 10.moreless

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    By CaptainHarkness, Aug 21, 2008 Report Abuse
    Along with having time warp episodes another classic story that never gets old is body swapping. Mulder and Scully travel to Area 51 or try to but are stopped by men in black. You would have to figure this would be like a boyhood dream for Mulder to visit Area 51. As they are standing there with the men in black Mulder switches bodies with Morris Fletcher when an aircraft flies over. Now you would think most peple would flip out after switching bodies with someone else but Mulder always keeps his cool. I think he actually enjoyed being Fletcher for a little bit. It was funny how he just sat there watching porn and Fletchers wife says what if the kids had come down and saw that there father was a pervert. Mulder had a point at the end when he said of all people he knew Scully would be doubtfull.moreless

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    • Goof: Howard identifies Lana Chee as a Hopi who lives on the nearby Moapa Reservation. The Moapa Reservation is inhabited by the Moapa Paiute tribe, not the Hopi, who actually have their own reservation in northeastern Arizona. Edit
    • There is another mistake in the mirror scene. For the whole mirror sequence, in which Mulder dances in front of the mirror, the reflection he sees, and the viewer sees, is that of Morris Fletcher. However, once Fletcher's wife Joann walks in, the reflection in the mirror is now Mulder's and not Fletcher's. Edit
    • Goof: How did Morris know Scully's name? It could've been argued that the men in black had a file on Mulder and Scully, but it's made obvious by their questions when "Morris" gets back in the car, that they did not know who the two agents were, specifically. Answer: Morris asked to see ID before they switched bodies so he could have easily gotten her name when they flashed their badges. Edit

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    • One of the signature backstage moments of the entire 6th season occurred during a particularly bleak morning at the distant Lancaster location during the filming of the two-parter. David Duchovny emerged from his trailer and said, "When is this show moving back to Los Angeles?". Within days, dozens of X-Files insiders were wearing T-Shirts emblazoned with the exact same question. Edit
    • The scene in which Mulder encounters his own reflection - as Fletcher - in Morris' bedroom mirror is a near-recreation of the famous mirror scene between Groucho and Harpo Marx in the classic 1933 comedy Duck Soup. This scene was also reenacted by Harpo and Lucille Ball in a famous 1955 episode of I Love Lucy. Edit
    • The scraggly desert gas station had to be built from scratch. Edit

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    • (Awkwardly exiting from Morris' kitchen as everyone ignores him) Mulder: Okay! Well, uh, everybody have a good day at your various, uh.... (Looks around, no one's paying attention. Nods.) All right. Edit
    • Terrence: Yo, Dad. Mulder: Hey Terry. Terrence: Not Terry. Mulder: Chris? Terrence: Terrence. Terry's for wusses. Mulder: (mutters) And Terrence isn't? Edit
    • Howard: It's happened again. Mulder (as Morris): What's happened again? Howard: Let's get out of here. Mulder (as Morris): We got to help this man. Howard: We got to help ourselves. Whatever caused this could come back. Mulder (as Morris): We can't just leave him here. Edit

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    • Mulder: Ladies and gentleman, Mr. Johnny Cash. Mulder says this after he opens Morris Fletcher's closet, which is filled with black suits. Legendary singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (1932-2003) was nicknamed the "Man in Black" because he usually performed wearing dark clothing. In 1971, Cash wrote a song called "Man in Black," in which he said that wearing black was an expression of mourning for people who had suffered or died, including American soldiers killed in the Vietnam War. Edit

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