How the Ghosts Stole Christmas

Member Comments

"Another new situation for X-Files. Spooky. The combination of the stereotypical haunted house complete with spooks who've lost their touch, blood and gore, and amazingly enough Christmas music, made a surprisingly creepy scene. The death scene seemed to balance the Christmas music out so that it had just the right amount of equilibrium. I loved it. It was really clever. The mind games that those ghosts were playing was so great. They probably thought that hitting on such topics as being lovers would twinge a nerve, but you could see the great acting they did to supposedly compromise to Mulder's and Scully's unique relationship. The games they played with the loneliness and proving wrong factors did hit a nerve though, and Mulder and Scully will never forget that. They finally came out of an episode relatively intact and with a new truth about themselves. And we can finally see on the screen, and not just in our mind, the friendship that these two share. We see past the surface of the petty fights they have and see why they really stick around together. And they can finally admit that they actually want to hang around each other. The ending was really sweet. Scully bristling with anticipation like a three year old over a strangly wrapped present completly balanced out Mulder shaking his gift like a two year old. It was really nice to see them as friends and not just as partners. Last note, the effects were great as was the music. The old out-of-tune-piano gave the episode the sense of a haunted house, and the effects of the ghosts were smartly and efficiently done. This episode really put me in the Christmas mood, another new accomplishment for X-Files."
-Eileen A.-

"Ed Asner. Lily Tomlin. ZZZZZ. Ghosts-Christmas-A Third Rate Dickens Ripoff. There was more undigested beef to this episode than apparition. Those poor lonely souls Mulder and Scully, let's show them the real meaning of Christmas! Oh please! Who cares? I felt like I was watching " The Wonder Years " or something. After all Mulder and Scully have been through, do we really need to reinforce these two main characters close bond to each other, by showing them opening Christmas presents after a soap opera like knock on the door and goofy face to face character contemplation. Discussing her feelings about why she was at the haunted house with Mulder, Scully says: " Maybe I really did want to be out there with you. " Now there's a revelation for you! Duh! Episodes like this make it evident that the writers of the show must concentrate on making the actual storyline as unique as possible. The changing of character, setting, and minor details can not negate the fact that the X-Files is sort of repeating itself- a non human entity playing with Mulder and Scully's trust, was a house more effectively haunted by the episode "Pusher"...and how many times are Mulder and Scully going to be in a situation where they are forced to confront their trust for each other with the same possibility of shooting each other. More than a few repeat hauntings of character possibilities should not be tolerated on an interesting show."
-Michael B.-

"I love this episode. It was GREAT! I actually recorded it. I positively adore Lily Tomlin for starters. I love how Scully was forced to "believe." I've never really been a fan of myth-arch episodes, and this is definately one of my favorite of the non myth-arch episodes. I think it is pretty believable, which is pretty rare for the X-Files and I think they had a pretty good way to explain the episode. As for the shipper feelings, I've heard this episode as "Chris Carters copout for explaining all that is shippy" and I have to beg to differ. I think it is just the beginning and I think CC has NO intention of making this the complete explanation of their feelings toward each other. I, for one, am positive that Scully's thrill in life is not proving Mulder wrong... after all, "when have you proved me [mulder] wrong?" I also believe that Mulder may have started off on a quest to prove aliens exist, but I've noticed that since they have been proven the existence of aliens, he's laying off that and taking more interest in Scully... her health, her quest, her everything. One of the lines from this episode reminded me of Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose... something to the effect of "why are here, what are we doing here, why are any of us here?" and I want to say that was the line Clyde Bruckman used when he was talking to the murderer. And that's about it. I love the episode!!! "
-Jenny T.-

"I really liked this episode. Finally someone took the time to psycho analyze the behavior of Mulder and Scully. It was so funny to listen to the ghosts as they described the two because the descriptions were so accurate. The brick wall was a great effect because it represented the mental wall that Mulder and Scully can't seem to break through to understand where the other one is coming from. The ending was great. I thought it was so funny to see Mulder's expression on Christmas as he sat by himself watching Scrooge. I don't think I've ever seen either one smile quite as much as they did when Scully came over. Especially when they exchanged gifts. They were like two little kids as they tore the wrapping paper off. I really wish that they would have shown us the gifts though. At school everyone was discussing what the gifts could have been. I think the census was that Mulder's gift to Scully was and flashlight and Scully's to Mulder was a porn movie."
-Julie W.-

"Best one EVER! Not only was the haunted house genre due for an episode, but the eclectic insight into Mulder and Scully's personalities ushered in a fantastic pop psychology assessment of their societal pathologies. How unnerving so many of us X-Philes admire the narcissistic, para-masturbatory, egoistic Mulder! Did you catch is "left cheek sneak," and his comment on the female version of a party foul (same dress to the party)? This season continues to supercede all of my expectations. The dismal moniker placed on the holiday season by the ghosts added subtle hints to Mulder and Scully's dispairingly silent, emotional relationship towards each other. Notice how the ghosts picked up on their "true" feelings towards one another. I loved the ending's gift exchange, Scully giggled and snickered like a teenage girl when she got her present from Mulder. I was very happy to see them together on Christmas Eve."
-Mark P.-

"This episode was pretty good. I think it could have been a little better in some parts. Was it just me, or was the theme song at the beginning different? It seemed like the one from the third season! This would have been another episode to have Mulder and Scully get together in! I really liked the end."
-August M.-

"I was expecting more from Lily Tomlin with riotlessly funny movies behind her, like "All of Me"."
-Gypsy M.-

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