I don't know, there's something about this episode that makes it a favorite of mine through the years. It's probably a combination of the players involved and the cool music, and in what other show would Jack Black actually turn out to be the voice of reason for a change when he tries to talk down his buddy Darin (Giovanni Ribisi) from doing some of his crazy electricity pranks.
Scully and Mulder are back from their harrowing three part story arc, and you have to wonder how they manage to settle in to work one of their more mundane, if not unusual paranormal cases. This one has a lightning strike survivor harnessing the energy of his original ordeal to inflict both human and property damage on unsuspecting victims, all in the name of impressing his high school teacher sweetheart (Karen Lorre).
I think a couple of other reviewers for this episode got it right about a Nineties vibe permeating the story. The slacker era was in full bloom by then, and there was no better representative of that mindset than Jack Black. This was my very first look at Giovanni Ribisi and you have to hand it to the guy, unlike his Oswald character, he appears to have a pretty good work ethic with the career success he's had since this show first aired. In the case of both actors, lightning did manage to strike more than once.
Scully and Mulder are back from their harrowing three part story arc, and you have to wonder how they manage to settle in to work one of their more mundane, if not unusual paranormal cases. This one has a lightning strike survivor harnessing the energy of his original ordeal to inflict both human and property damage on unsuspecting victims, all in the name of impressing his high school teacher sweetheart (Karen Lorre).
I think a couple of other reviewers for this episode got it right about a Nineties vibe permeating the story. The slacker era was in full bloom by then, and there was no better representative of that mindset than Jack Black. This was my very first look at Giovanni Ribisi and you have to hand it to the guy, unlike his Oswald character, he appears to have a pretty good work ethic with the career success he's had since this show first aired. In the case of both actors, lightning did manage to strike more than once.