Friday November 12, 1993
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Mulder and Scully are contacted by a communications specialist from NASA who shows them evidence of sabotage in the space programme. Mulder's youthful hero-worship is shaken by the apparent involvement of a high-ranking astronaut.
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This eppisode is aruguably one of the worst i've ever seen. No offence to all you people who loved it but... it sucked. Anyway astronauts are about to send supplies to the space station. Someone from nasa informs mulder that some body sabotaged the shuttle. no one wants to do anything and the shuttle is launched. one of the mrn in charge at nasa is being 'haunted' (for lack of better word' by a mask like face he first saw in space. the man happens to be one of mulder's childhood heros. anyway...
Houston we have a problem...we may crash and burn.
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What can I say, Space, my least favorite episode of the X-Files. The Martian faced man/ghost was what turned me off in the episode. I don't know what CC and company were thinking when they created this MOTW. Maybe the limitations of technology for television shows is what to blame for the sad excuse of a Martian ghost. This episode reminded me alot of Apollo 13. If it could go wrong in this episode, it did. Multiple malfunctions of the shuttle, the entire episode was whether or not the crew would live or die.
However, this episode did have two redeeming qualities. First, the Mulder-Belt relationship. If you want to divulge deep into a literary analysis of it, you could say they had a faux "father-son" relationship. Mulder idolized Belt from his childhood, Mulder learns of Belts treachery to that childhood dream, and Mulder sees Belt for what he is, a man. This "rite of passage" for Mulder could be interpreted as his first realization that he can't trust even those he thought he could. Second, the man vs. self concept. Belt is constantly struggling with the "Martian Ghost" throughout the episode. Is he really trying to fight his own inner demons; brought on by the knowledge of the defective equipment he himself ok for the mission?
In conclusion, on the surface, Space royally sucked. The monster was terrible, the characters were out of place (a space mission in the middle of the X-Files), and I'm still confused regarding what exactly the storyline was in this episode. However, if you look just below the surface, there is some depth and reason to Chris Carter's madness in this episode. By using classic literary devices and struggles, Carter begins to mold his brilliant technique of story-telling. This episode was the foundation upon which the rest of the X-Files would flourish.
Overall, I rate Space a 7
Definitely not the worst episode, as Mulder and Scully are nicely in character, but nowhere near good. hide show
This episode is often quoted as the worst X-Files episode, but I have to disagree. At least Mulder is his easily excited self, Scully provides the usual logical thinking and there's an odd scary moment.
The use of the "face on Mars" in this episode is... interesting. It's left hanging what the space ghost actually is, but as far as monsters of the week go, it's creepy enough. Does it make sense? No. And the plot is a weary drudge, hardly managing to hold any suspense. But at least this episode doesn't make me feel embarrassed for the characters and actors, like some of the episodes in the last seasons.
Not as bad as some fans say, but definitely not in the top echelon of episodes either. hide show
I thought Mulder seeing a "cover-up" so to speak with the Colonel Belt lying to the press about the mishaps. Their reasoning seemed logical though, that failure could end NASA or funds for it in the future. I almost skipped this episode due to all the bad reviews, but am glad I did watch. I think what some maybe didnt realize is that Belt jumping out the window didnt end the "space ghost" entity. I think as they show the funeral, you see that the MC's husband looks a bit off, like he may be suffering a fate similiar to Colonel Belt, maybe not however since not of the crew went outside the ship during the mission.
I'm really sad to say this, but what a boring episode. What a waste of talent and time of characters. I don't think its the bad special effects, I think what killed this episode was the pace of the plot and probably the bad acting. As much as I like Ms. Thompson (I loved her in Once and Again), I'm not very convinced by her performance. And I didn't like to see Mulder all desperate and enthusiastic to meet a astronaut, in my opinion it was way out of character. So, how can Mulder call for a doctor with Scully by his side? If I had been Scully, I would've been very much disappointed, for clearly not having my partner believing in my skills.
For all of the above, I don't think I have a favorite moment.
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