Young at Heart the Limerick:
A man who much older was
Now younger with a salamander glove.
When first he was caught
Mulder should have shot.
When he catches him again, he does.
This is one of the better season 1 episodes in my opinion. I believe this is the first time we have a story about Mulder's early FBI career before the X-Files. The teaser for this episode is great and very creepy. Prison doctor cutting off a man's hand and a salamander hand growing in its place. That's pretty cool. The actor that plays Barnett does a great job and I love the way that he is portrayed with just a little light showing on his mouth or eyes in a close up shot while he is on the phone. This adds so much to the effect of him as a creepy psycho killer. We also learn a lot about Mulder as a character in this episode. Not necessarily about his past as pertaining to the mythology but his morale and standards as an agent with him having to face the demons of having supposedly costing another agent his life when he caught Barnett the first time. He of course doesn't make that mistake the second time he catches Barnett which changes the pace of the episode from trying to catch a killer to Mulder taking care of his regret and guilt by evening out the score finally. I give this episode a 10/10.
A man who much older was
Now younger with a salamander glove.
When first he was caught
Mulder should have shot.
When he catches him again, he does.
This is one of the better season 1 episodes in my opinion. I believe this is the first time we have a story about Mulder's early FBI career before the X-Files. The teaser for this episode is great and very creepy. Prison doctor cutting off a man's hand and a salamander hand growing in its place. That's pretty cool. The actor that plays Barnett does a great job and I love the way that he is portrayed with just a little light showing on his mouth or eyes in a close up shot while he is on the phone. This adds so much to the effect of him as a creepy psycho killer. We also learn a lot about Mulder as a character in this episode. Not necessarily about his past as pertaining to the mythology but his morale and standards as an agent with him having to face the demons of having supposedly costing another agent his life when he caught Barnett the first time. He of course doesn't make that mistake the second time he catches Barnett which changes the pace of the episode from trying to catch a killer to Mulder taking care of his regret and guilt by evening out the score finally. I give this episode a 10/10.