This was interesting episode because whilst the pacing felt a bit slow there was still a lot to enjoy about this particular X File.
The hexcraft storyline has been done before and slightly more effectively in previous X Files episodes and whilst this story did not reinvent the wheel it was made all the more enjoyable by Billy Drago. He's a very reliable character actor who tends to play sinister villain types and is probably best known for his turn on Charmed as Barbus the demon of fear.
As always the chemistry between Mulder and Scully is excellent and it was nice to see Scully hop aboard the X File theory train by her own admission although after all she has seen and been through it would be a little strange if she was in full sceptic mode.
Overall a fairly by the numbers story elevated by good casting. Oh and throwing a mention of charmed was nice, not the show obviously but I feel there was an emphasis placed on the word when it was used as a nod to Drago's part in the show. That might just be me though....
The hexcraft storyline has been done before and slightly more effectively in previous X Files episodes and whilst this story did not reinvent the wheel it was made all the more enjoyable by Billy Drago. He's a very reliable character actor who tends to play sinister villain types and is probably best known for his turn on Charmed as Barbus the demon of fear.
As always the chemistry between Mulder and Scully is excellent and it was nice to see Scully hop aboard the X File theory train by her own admission although after all she has seen and been through it would be a little strange if she was in full sceptic mode.
Overall a fairly by the numbers story elevated by good casting. Oh and throwing a mention of charmed was nice, not the show obviously but I feel there was an emphasis placed on the word when it was used as a nod to Drago's part in the show. That might just be me though....