"The X Files" 4-D (2001)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Steven Maeda (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

9 December 2001 (Season 9, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A killer murders Reyes and mortally wounds Doggett...in another dimension. Reyes, under investigation for a nearly killed Doggett realizes the killer can shift dimensions to fill out his disgusting fantasies. |

Plot Keywords:

Title Appears On Screen | Number In Title | Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent

Cast

Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Annabeth Gish	...	Monica Reyes
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gil Colon	...	Agent Rice
Cary Elwes	...	FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer
Dylan Haggerty	...	Erwin Timothy Lukesh
Lo Ming	...	Dr. Kim
Angela Paton	...	Mrs. Lukesh

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Monica Reyes: Hey!
John Doggett: So, this is how the uptown crowd lives, huh?
Monica Reyes: This is it! Moving on up.
John Doggett: So is there anything really heavy that I can move for you, a dresser, a fridge.
Monica Reyes: No, but thank you, John, you just missed movers.
John Doggett: You don't say? I brought you a housewarming gift.
Monica Reyes: Hot dogs?
John Doggett: Polish sausage! It's the best in the city. There's a little stand a couple of blocks over on M Street. You'll be able to walk to it.
Monica Reyes: Wow.
John Doggett: Try one.
[...]

Soundtrack:

Monica's Decision

Ah, the gang's all here.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

4-D is an entertaining "what if?" episode. It explores the possibility of there being a parallel dimension to ours, where our twins live.

The teaser grabs your attention right off because it ends with both Reyes and Doggett both seriously wounded. It's rare in itself when a teaser has the agents in it.

For some reason, A.D. Follmer is acting like Skinner's superior in this episode, even though they have equal positions. Maybe it's because Follmer is heading the investigation that he is acting this way.

The actor playing Lukesh does so very well. He's got creepy down well.

It's interesting that Doggett comes up with solution for saving himself. He probably doesn't believe it. He probably figures he'd rather be dead than paralyzed.

Like I said before, 4-D is an interesting concept. But all the inconsistencies that arise with parallel universes just don't work for me. Two Doggetts in one universe? If you kill one, everything returns to normal as if nothing happened? Maybe I'll like it more next time. Until then, 4-D is still very fun to watch.