UNCUT - The X-Files S2E2 - The Host

Guys the man making the phone calls to Mulder is no janitor. BTW you are right about the actor playing the Doctor here, she was Col Budahas wife in S2 E2. She also was very famous in UK back in the 1970s playing Brenda in sitcom Rising Damp. The X-Files uses many of the same actors in different parts throughout the Series.

What a truly great episode! Was I entertained? You bet! Oh and if you have never seen David Duchovny in anything else and you love monster of the week, you should watch the movie Evolution (2001) trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2gYhT2-7Z8

It's been a couple of years since my last watch through. It will be fun to watch with first time viewers. Really enjoying your channel. What do you think of a possible reboot happening? I worry there will be modern politics. X Files never gave me the vibe of one side is right and the other wrong, I never felt insulted. Just great entertainment and all are welcome.

Great monster of the week, hope he shows up again like Tooms.

the line from the opening of Fire, "one of the luxuries of hunting down aliens and genetic mutants, rarely do you get to press charges" and here they are tryna press charges X3 the monster design was kinda silly *to me*, my sister referred to it as "Bagel Face" as that's how she constructed a Halloween costume of it one year. I'm a bit bummed somebody mentioned the trivia, was hoping it could be spoilers til later, but probably inevitable, the identity of the dude in the monster suit.

Creepy episode that makes me rethink using the bathroom lol. I love Skinner's actor if I didn't mention it before.

I have a question, what is one thing you absolutely love about this show VS start trek and what is one thing you don’t like VS start trek?

Love this episode and I never could never quite enter a porter potty the same again.

About what Mulder would have been doing if his sister hadn't been abducted: I agree with Josh, he probably would still have been a detective of some sorts. Because back in the pilot, Scully said that Mulder was known in the FBI as a brilliant criminal profiler, which has nothing to do with aliens or the paranormal. Apparently, he had enough interest in regular criminal investigation involving human suspects to become an expert at it before he started working on the X Files.

The fluke man is iconic as being one of the best MOTW episodes just fantastic

And episodes like this are why I listen to these reactions as pure audio instead of watching along with full visuals. I'm actually reluctant to watch this one again at all, even just listening to it. I remember it being very good, but it also gave me scenes that are permanently scarred into my brain, like the guy coughing up the flukes in the bathroom, and the full reveal of what the monster looks like. I actually saw the later seasons before I saw season 2. So by the time I saw this episode, I was no longer young enough to stop watching the show because an episode scared the crap out of me. That honor goes to season 5. But this episode still traumatized me to the point where I've only seen it once while I was recording it on VHS. I remember that season 2 in general has a lot of episodes that are scary as hell. I was definitely too young to watch most of it for a long time.

I'm starting to regret my choice to eat dinner while watching this one with them. lol

As a kid, I used to have an irrational fear of going in the pool after dark, like I felt something was going to grab me and pull me under. Largely because of movies like Jaws, but also because of Fluke Man. Definitely the most disgusting MOTW so far, and I fuckin love it. X Files is at it's best when it gets us feeling disgusterrified. Also loved the reaction to Mulder dropping the gate on that thing. And yeah, for me, I like that they struck a balance of hiding the creature but giving us a few occasions where it's in plain view. Also how'd they get it from the pipe into that room? That's what I wanna know. "Right this way Mr. Fluke. If you make yourself comfortable in here, we'll bring you a nice snack of sardines and Oreos". Seriously, someone had to wrestle that thing in there. Finally, I can't believe I forgot it was in this episode, but Mulder's line saying how 3 species disappear every day and wondering how many new ones are being created has always stuck with me. Especially since so much of the oceans remains unexplored.

Love this episode, having caught a lot of the first season back in the day, it was this episode that cemented me as a die hard for life.

So gross but still brilliant. Great M&S dynamic as always. Really enjoying this rewatch

I think you need the Chernobyl explanation because the general fbi is forced to deal with it, and they need a line to cling to as they deal with irrefutable evidence.

I like the answer to my question. I miss practical effects.

Omg, that cold open with Josh right up in the camera shocked me

Scully lets us know that it is likely not dead when she tells Mulder that it is "still capable of spontaneous regeneration like any fluke or flatworm". So yes, able to regrow its lower half.

This is a great Monster of the Week episode and one I always look forward to watching. In fact, this will be the second time I've watched it in the last week! I think we all knew that you two would love this as much as we do. Some wonderful facial expressions throughout ;) Great character moments, secret allies, and some gorgeous and horror for good measure. It's clear that reinstatement of the X-Files must be undeniable!

Great reaction boys Fun Fact the fluke man is actually played by Darin Morgan who is the brother of x files writer Glen Morgan.

This is one I have never forgotten, still great

Fluke Man! I've been waiting for this one and I'm so glad you guys liked it. Great monster of the week coupled with some nice serialized threads getting pulled. Makes me feel good about this season. Also, I would never have put together that Victim #2 was Number Five on BSG. You guys are amazing with those connections.

So you like The Thing. How do you feel about Alien? I'm not going to lie: when i first saw this in 1994, I was as freaked out as Josh The fluke-man still gives me the creeps.

Gross but awesome! Great episode analysis. Thank you for reading my take. And no worries, when I lived in the States everyone mispronounced my name, because of the "J" in there. "Damien" works just fine. The actual pronounciation is "DemiYahn", but Damien is what all my American friends call me. Anyways, enjoying your X-Files journey very much. Greetings from Germany.

This episode kicked so much ass. VERY strong start to season 2 for me.

This episode is absolutely terrifying to a germaphobe...lol Solid MOTW to start season 2. FYI - when we were watching X-Files as it came out, we didn't call him 'The Cigarette Smoking man', we called him Cancer-man.

I think what they were going for with the ending shot of the worm dude was to show that the other half had grown back/survived, since worms regenerate when cut in half. Was it the best thing? Maybe not, but it worked well enough. Love this episode.

I’m trying to find a name for Josh’s facial expression when the crewman climbed into the septic system on the boat.. “Horrifidiscusted” sounds about right.

I was grinning listening to the first episode reaction for this season hearing what you guys wanted from this one and knowing it would HARD deliver

You two should have a contest for the most shocked reaction. I'd give Josh the best on this one.