The X-Files Miniseries: Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster

It feels so good to see something that you know will be legendary right when it premieres.

Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster is the third of six episodes we're getting from this X-Files miniseries. That means we honestly only have three left, which saddens me deeply. I was just getting comfortable. But, I have to say, with confidence that this is probably the best episode of X-Files that I've seen in a while. It's really making me reconsider the rating I gave to My Struggle and Founder's Mutation, but much more thinking will have to be done about that.

The episode follows Mulder and Scully being called to a small town in Oregon that reported various people in the woods being killed. The two witnesses, a couple of junkheads, claim that they witnessed a werewolf-type monster running into the woods after the deaths occur. As Mulder and Scully stay in the town, they definitely notice a distinct feeling of...odd-ness about the whole place. They begin to take interest in a particular man, who was claimed to be seen transforming into the were-monster by many witnesses, including an animal control officer. As Mulder and Scully go to investigate the man, he flips out on Scully, but ends up opening up to Mulder in a graveyard, explaining that his true form is actually the Were-Monster, and he was accidentally bitten by a cannibalistic man, who's actually responsible for the deaths.

This is obviously a very comedic themed episode of the series. It's very clever, it features many twists, and it plays well off of how much the two main stars dislike the setting and the circumstances. When watching this episode, I felt a strong vibe as if this thing was done by the geniuses behind the Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost. The supernatural aspects of Shaun of the Dead and The World's End matched with the big cop in a small town feel and big plot twist of Hot Fuzz. It all wraps together so nicely, and it adds so well to the cleverness of the show, knowing that not every episode will end up being the same. I also enjoy the crucial part by Rhys Darby, who plays the were-monster. I almost feel like no better actor could have portrayed a bumbling character like that.

Honestly, this episode is next to perfect. I feel like you could watch it over and over, and you'd still end up laughing at the jokes, nods, and find something new every time. That's the sign of a quality show, and that's why I'm giving Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster a 5 out of 5.