"The X Files" Max (1997)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

23 March 1997 (Season 4, Episode 18)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The investigation continues for agents Mulder and Scully of the apparent downing of Flight 549 by a UFO. They encounter deadly opposition from the military which continues to cover up the truth of incident. |

Plot Keywords:

Sergeant | Character Name In Title | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Joe Spano	...	Mike Millar
Tom O'Brien	...	Sgt. Louis Frisch
Scott Bellis	...	Max Fenig
Chilton Crane	...	Sharon Graffia
Brendan Beiser	...	Agent Pendrell
Greg Michaels	...	Scott Garrett
John B. Destry	...	Mr. Ballard (as John Destrey)
Rick Dobran	...	Sergeant Armando Gonzalez
Jerry Schram	...	Larold Rebhun
David Palffy	...	Dark Man (as David Pàlffy)
Mark Wilson	...	The Pilot

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min | USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

Scully: [holding an Apollo 11 keychain] I actually was thinking about, uh, this gift that you gave me for my birthday. You never got to tell me why you gave it to me or what it means, but I think I know. I think that you appreciate that there are extraordinary men and women and extraordinary moments when history leaps forward on the backs of these individuals...
[...]

He caught a connecting flight.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Max is a very entertaining episode. The whole concept of being abducted by a UFO while on a plane in mid-flight is interesting. Max is the sequel to the episode Tempus Fugit where we found out that Max Fenig from season 1's Fallen Angel has died in a plane crash. Turns out that the military was ordered to intercept a UFO which was in the process of abducting Max from the plane and when the military shot down the UFO before they could return Max and seal the cabin of the plane, it crashed to the earth killing everyone aboard. Mulder finds out that Max was about to be intercepted by the government as well while on the plane. Max sure is a popular guy. They were after Max because he stole top secret UFO technology in order to prove the existence of ETs. He stole more than one however so even though one was taken from him on the flight, Mulder finds a baggage claim ticket containing the other. He sneaks onto a plane where the Agent Pendrell's murderer is also ready to take Mulder down. Mulder locks the man in the bathroom and calls Scully telling her to be ready when he lands to take said man into custody. The episode ends with a similar scenario to what happened to Max. The plane is intercepted by a UFO which is there to take back the bag with the radioactive UFO piece. Mulder puts it down and murderer man picks it up and in abducted along with the evidence not to be returned. Mulder lands and has had his memory erased of what happened and informs an angry and confused Skinner that the man caught a connecting flight. I like this episode a lot. I like Max too. I like the music Max has in his trailer. Soul Coughing is awesome. 10 out of 10.