a straight forward x file that show that action be always the equal of intelligence . rob bowman direction be crisp and sharp and the episode look just a fresh now a it do almost a decade ago . david and gillian both give fine performance and both seem to relish the lack of baggage it a standalone x file that even non fan could happen upon and enjoy . junior brown give both the lead a run for their money during his scene with them and he so convince that you could believe the crew drive to the middle of nowhere and knock on the first door they come to . bryan cranston be intense and energetic a patrick crump and he have since admit in interview that he know next to nothing about the x file prior to this role and a fact that make his hit the floor run performance all the more incredible . a brilliantly dumb episode .