IDK I've been really impressed how critical and subversive it is, watching it properly for the first time with my partner. The main plot is just about the deep state being a successful deep state. The monster-of-the-week eps are often explained in reference to something the US really did, like MKULTRA, secretly testing biological weapons on citizens, drugging their military in Vietnam, etc. The show is often pretty goofy, kind of like watching TNG, but with a better hit/miss ratio.
IDK I've been really impressed how critical and subversive it is, watching it properly for the first time with my partner. The main plot is just about the deep state being a successful deep state. The monster-of-the-week eps are often explained in reference to something the US really did, like MKULTRA, secretly testing biological weapons on citizens, drugging their military in Vietnam, etc. The show is often pretty goofy, kind of like watching TNG, but with a better hit/miss ratio.
And Scully is a total smoke show.
Scully was my first tv crush as a kid.