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Yes they can still do it, writing a excellent and trilling X-File episode. This one a a classic X-Files story, well done. May be Season 11 is not lost after all.

After the somewhat comedic but great episode of last week the X-Files returns with this genuin terrifying episode. Mr Chuckletheet is the stuff where nightmares come from as it is a great mix of Pennywise, Jigsaw and even a little bit of Slenderman! Watching this episode you won't be dissapointed!

This episode has the classic x files vibe all over the place.

This is what i have wanted, mystery and dark tone. What X files has not really given us recent seasons is great supporting characters, mystery and scary monsters (well i'm calling this one a monster, deal with it) and this episode really gives that vibe back to you.

Finally, we are back to what the X-Files started out to be. A serious look at evil and the unknown realm instead of some ridiculous comedic farce. Thanks for giving us what long-time X-Files fans are craving. Please continue!

Awesome episode! The best Monster of the Week (MOTW) episode this year so far...an instant classic! The episode took me back to the feel of the early days. Of course, it didn't hurt having seasons 10 and 11 filming in Vancouver, B.C. just like during seasons 1-4.

Eggers would not have his service weapon when he goes after the chief. Even with small town justice, they would confiscate all his weapons.

Everything else was great.

What can I say? Awesome episode!! It's like the old ones!!! This new season have been really really great!! This episode is true X files! I really enjoyed it!

As many other X-Files fans, I've been watching this show from the very beginning back in the early nineties. Season 11 hasn't been bad or anything but this episode, with your classic X-Files style Monster of the Week, just blew me away. Completely gripping from start to finish and the entire episode seemed to pass just like that because I was so hooked. A++

From the ridiculous behavior of the police to the topically lazy 'scary TV clown characters' to the bolted-on black magic revenge/hell hound for whatever reasons and "let's wrap this up with an immolation effect because we're at the end credits already", this episode screamed 'remainder script pile'. But I diss this episode because they've already done far, far better work with a couple episodes this season, and Carter and friends shouldn't get a pass for this substandard effort.

Greatest episode of the new season,take me back to those great old-days . this is how you done a typical serious X-files episode.

One of the good episodes of this season. Atmospheric location, very X-filish, brings back S1 memories. Small town, woods, cloudy and foggy, good stuff. Nice and creepy children show mascots, especially teletubbies-spoofs, very bizarre.

Even though some of the supporting cast performances were questionable, looking like they've invited amateur actors (Chief and Officer Eggers), the only really bad thing was the ending. It felt a little rushed and unsatisfying. Scully never doubted her decision and the consequences. Never tried to prevent anything.

Overall, almost brings back the charm of the pre-LA X-files era, while the production was still in Canada. X-fans will catch that right away.

Excellent episode but as a big supernatural fan I kept expecting Sam and Dean Winchester to turn up

This is really a good episode.

The beginning and the end are pure X Files of the old days. And the ending is quite unexpected. Maybe it is too dark since the children were involved, but... this is what we are used to.

9 from me.

Good episode, creepy and keeps you in suspense, Scully doing her thing and Mulder his in a true classic X-file atmosphere, this is what X-files is all about!

For all the reasons advanced by other 10/10 and 9/10 reviewers on this forum, which I will not repeat, this was, for me, the strongest episode of this season - with 'Plus One' a close second. All the more remarkable because both the writer and director had never previously contributed to the show, but captured the classic X-F vibe. Mr Chuckleteeth is a brilliant creation. With all respect to reviewer kuarinofu, however, and to whoever posted on 'Connections', this is not channelling 'Teletubbies' but another UK show called 'Boobah'. 15 years ago my youngest kids were glued to this, but it really creeped me out (as it clearly did the writer of this episode). I was very grateful when in due course they graduated to 'Spongebob Squarepants' ...

Awesome episode!!! Good old X files are back for good!!!

This episode was fantastic and had all of the classic X- Files characteristics I missed most!

Wow! Great episode! I really loved it!! One of my fav of this new season! Hope they do more!!!

This episode demonstrates that they can still do it - if only they could somehow abandon some of the bloated mythology and focus more on episodes like this, the X Files would still be a top rated show to this day. This episode is everything we always want and want more of; mystery, frightful, the skeptical vs mythological divide between the protagonists investigating the case, and both a supernatural and human element to the mystery. Mr Chuckleteeth IS scary. Great episode! I wish they'd do more like this!

I am sincerely hoping they can renew for a 12th season and we can get this show back on the air, with the right direction. Chris Carter did us all well, but he should've handed over some of the writing to other minds some time ago. I fear the reason the show is back off the air is the same reason it went off the air 20 years ago - bloated mythology giving way to disinterest. "Scully's baby" became a point of fatigue and disinterest for a lot of viewers, and he picked that right back up again as if he didn't know or understand that was a dead end for the show. Let us hope we haven't seen the last of the X Files. Episodes like this show they can easily still do it right.

Poor copy of previous much better xfiles episodes involving cops and magic powers/unknown force is not worth seeing. Absurd plot holes (gun, bail etc.) makes it laughable, not funny. Mulder & Scully bored and tired mumble sth with no acting effort whatsoever. Scully still has squeaking voice of 80 y. old woman. Hard to watch & listen.