# Was 5/12's X-Files \*so\* sucky.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968 "2002-05-14T03:47:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/1 "2002-05-14T03:47:18Z")
That no one has even dared to start a thread? C’mon… Bud Bundy getting killed was fun, wasn’t it? Wasn’t it? ::crickets:: ☹ -BK ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/2 "2002-05-14T04:02:52Z")
I thought it was ok… I didn’t like Bud Bundy getting killed. I’m 5’5", and cheer for the short actors. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/3 "2002-05-14T04:17:09Z")
I’ll say that it was much better than it appeared it was going to be. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/4 "2002-05-14T04:23:05Z")
Kidding, right? I thought that was the best X-Files of the season… with the death of the Lone Gunman close behind. It was funny, absurd, and offered hope that proof was going to be offered. Kind of like the old X-Files :D. ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/5 "2002-05-14T05:10:08Z")
I thought it was a good episode. Scully gets proof of paranormal activity, Skinner gets proof, that guy from the skeptic’s society (or whoever that was with Skinner) gets proof… And we end up not changing the world (ie, creating separation between the world of the characters and our own) by making it impossible to prove again - for one of the best reasons. Though I liked the irony that Doggett’s finally saying that he likes his job when there’s one more episode left. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![reoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@reoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reoch)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/6 "2002-05-14T07:44:25Z")
I liked it…Dogget and Reyes held hands!! OMG!!! hehehe… naw, I can’t wait for next week…NO ONE can bother me in the 2 hours when the X-Files is on!! Reoch ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/7 "2002-05-14T13:28:15Z")
Good episode. Like an oldie from, oh, mid-series run. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/8 "2002-05-14T13:53:46Z")
I thought it was going to be really stupid, but I was pleasantly surprised. It reminded me of an X-files of old … you know, when it was still a good show. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-5-12s-x-files-so-sucky/108968/9 "2002-05-14T14:13:24Z")
I liked it too! Show the plot, pacing and wit of the classic mid-series X-Files episodes. No crying, no hospital bound regular, no Scully yelping “GET AWAY FROM MY BABY”. Just pure 100% X-Files. I agree with **ISiddiqui** that along with the Lone Gunman episode, that this was the best episode of the season. I just hope the finale lives up to those episodes. _-me_