UNCUT - The X-Files S2E21 - The Calusari
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The coroner considered listing the mother's cause of death as "killed by 2 large cocks", then realized that might be misinterpreted and wrote down "heart attack" instead. This one is probably a low B for me. It's quite well executed and there are some good, freaky moments, but I'm just not all that invested in the subject matter personally. Also I don't give as much credit for being ballsy by killing a kid, because it was done in the most PG way possible. Dad dramatically screams "no", train goes by, balloon floats away. I get why, but it takes the edge off the scene. Also when they showed the mom falling after being levitated against the wall, that was either really bad CGI or a halloween puppet they dropped, because it looked all kinds of "off" to me. I will say that while I agree the kid's performance was not very good, I will give credit to the casting director for finding the creepiest looking kid to play Charlie. Hopefully he grew out of looking demon possessed.
even the music wasn't my personal favorite compared to the freak show one, but even the music the average is a high bar, and it's delightful to know it's noticed :)
All that went on undisturbed in a hospital room?
Something I will say to look out for is that staircase. That hospital is ALL over television shows filmed in Vancouver. Apparently a retired psych ward that is used as a location. Not a spoiler, just trivia.
If it's the place I'm thinking of, it was a shooting location in a couple stargate eps as well.
C-tier overall for me, that opening killing the little fella was shocking.
Kay E. Kuter, the elderly Calusari, was a DS9 alum. He was the Sirah in the epic, S-tier first season episode "The Storyteller" 😉😎
Also the Cytherean in Nth Degree
I just love this episode. It's a solid horror premise: Bad seed! Evil twin! Romania/Carpathia/Transylvania! Then they absolutely deliver on it with fantastic direction (the pans! The zooms! The candlelight from below on the mom's face!) and music (the strings! The chimes that made me jump every time they came in!). We *even* got the '90s frame rate. Is it great as an X-File? Maybe, maybe not. But it's really fun TV. Great thing there was absolutely no one doing rounds at that hospital, huh?
The Omen is definitely worth a watch for The Horror Gallery.
"The Exorcist" lite. Not bad but not one I go for a rewatch.
"Plumbers Don't Wear Ties." LOL. Now that IS a deep cut I remember from AVGN.
No one recognized the kid from "Conduit", pointing to the TV? :D Anyway, I love, love, love this episode. Great horror story!
I think I land somewhere between you guys. I mostly agree with Alex, but Josh brings up some good points and I thought the execution was done so well, that I would give this one a B.
Carnival..... happy happy joy joy... happy... Sweet balloon.... YIKES!! Kid run over by train..............Welcome to this weeks FkSk Files lol
I would have to say you are wrong about plumbers and neck ties but the time I thought I saw a neck tie on a plumber, turns out I was looking at a Plumber's Crack and he was wearing a G String... so I guess you are right.
The biggest jump scare for me during this episode was Josh's sneeze! Christ on a bike my heart was pounding through my chest!
That one almost sent *me* out the window.
That smoke detector was sure real loud; I was looking around my house when I heard it, thinking it was someplace in MY house!
You know what else was loud? 18:18