This episode is one of my favorites. I love the entire series of X-Files just for the writers' audacity exploring the endless frontiers of sci-fiction (Chris Carter, a genius!).
*Redrum* combines Minority Report and Memento with sagacity, inserting various elements to reflect above. An innocent prisoner (charged of uxoricide) realizes to live his life backwards as Fate decided to give him "a second chance" to prove he's not guilty. Nobody believes him, obviously, but day by day he'll accomplish his task, anyway with a sour ending I don't want to reveal.
There's some violence and disturbing images which can frighten a lot, so it's not for everyone. Perfect, as always, Mark Snow's music and the well-written dialogs. John Dogget/Robert Patrick is great with Scully, and in the end he just profited of Duchovny's quarrels with production that keep him out of the set for a year, building a new real, convincing character.
**SPOILERS** Naturally the movie Memento came to my mind, but P. Dick's novel Minority Report too, about prevention of the crimes. In facts, prevent the crimes sometimes means just postpone them in the future (like Mr. Wells in this episode), so why should Destiny gift us such a precious opportunity ?
*Redrum* combines Minority Report and Memento with sagacity, inserting various elements to reflect above. An innocent prisoner (charged of uxoricide) realizes to live his life backwards as Fate decided to give him "a second chance" to prove he's not guilty. Nobody believes him, obviously, but day by day he'll accomplish his task, anyway with a sour ending I don't want to reveal.
There's some violence and disturbing images which can frighten a lot, so it's not for everyone. Perfect, as always, Mark Snow's music and the well-written dialogs. John Dogget/Robert Patrick is great with Scully, and in the end he just profited of Duchovny's quarrels with production that keep him out of the set for a year, building a new real, convincing character.
**SPOILERS** Naturally the movie Memento came to my mind, but P. Dick's novel Minority Report too, about prevention of the crimes. In facts, prevent the crimes sometimes means just postpone them in the future (like Mr. Wells in this episode), so why should Destiny gift us such a precious opportunity ?