----------------------------Original message---------------------------- As a fan of the "X-Files" from the start, I am finding this season even better than before, with the 1/13 episode and the 1/6 episode (about genetic transmission of serial killing propensities) extremely provocative and quite chilling. I should say that I have NEVER allowed my daughter (now 9 1/2) to watch the show. Also, since I do not believe at all in UFOs and alien intelligence (no, I won't make the obvious joke here) I am untroubled by the seeming shift in the last few shows. I think the real worth of a show is not what it's about, but the characters. Certainly that is what distinguished the best shows from the run-of-the-mill. Muldur and Scully treat each other with personal and professional respect, perhaps the only show to feature men and women interacting in this way! DD _____________________________________ David Desser,UIUC Cinema Studies 2109 FLB/707 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801 217/244-2705