For X-Files? Hmm. I'd definitely include either Humbug or Jose Chung to demonstrate the show's humor and weirdness. I'd want at least one really scary one, so maybe Irresistible or Home (or even Our Town or Unruhe). And then I'd probably go back to something quirky/relationshippy, maybe Bad Blood or Small Potatoes.
Although rethinking this, both Bad Blood and Jose Chung are deconstructionist episodes of the show, so they're probably best appreciated by someone who already loves the show and is familiar with all its conventions. You can't really enjoy a parody of a show unless you know the show. So I don't know; maybe it would be better to start people off with some random fun or twisty MotWs (Syzgy, Post-Modern Prometheus, Ice, Triangle, etc.). Idk. You're right; I can't do this, lol.
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For X-Files? Hmm. I'd definitely include either Humbug or Jose Chung to demonstrate the show's humor and weirdness. I'd want at least one really scary one, so maybe Irresistible or Home (or even Our Town or Unruhe). And then I'd probably go back to something quirky/relationshippy, maybe Bad Blood or Small Potatoes.
Although rethinking this, both Bad Blood and Jose Chung are deconstructionist episodes of the show, so they're probably best appreciated by someone who already loves the show and is familiar with all its conventions. You can't really enjoy a parody of a show unless you know the show. So I don't know; maybe it would be better to start people off with some random fun or twisty MotWs (Syzgy, Post-Modern Prometheus, Ice, Triangle, etc.). Idk. You're right; I can't do this, lol.