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I’m back on The X-Cast this week, covering Talitha Cumi with the one and only Tony Black, a nice companion piece to last week’s episode covering Wetwired.

Talitha Cumi is a controversial and divisive episode, particularly among fans of the series. It is relatively unique as far as season-finales go, in that it is perhaps the only season finale in The X-Files that could not also serve as a series finale as well. It is very poetic and very lyrical story, but also one that largely eschews a lot of the structures and rhythms that audiences expect from narratives. I have always had a soft spot for it, and I think I get a chance to articulate why on the podcast. As little sense as the actual plot of Talitha Cumi makes on a beat-by-beat basis, it works very well as a thematic piece meditating on big ideas.

It was, always, a pleasure and an honour to discuss the episode with Tony. I’m always flattered to be asked back. There were a few recording hitches with the episode that meant we had to record it, and some of that giddiness shines through a little bit. I hope it’s enjoyable to listen to, as it was one of my favourite podcasting experiences. We also talk a little bit about the third season of the series as a whole, about whether it is the best season and even how we measure such things. It’s quite an extended episode, but I hope you enjoy it.

The truth is in here. You can listen to the episode here, or click the link below.

You might be interested in our other reviews of the third season of The X-Files:

• The Blessing Way
  • X-tra: (Topps/TV Guide) Circle Game
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – The Pilot
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 1
• Paper Clip
  • X-tra: (Topps) #8-9 – Silent Cities of the Mind
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 2
• D.P.O.
• Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose
• The List
• 2shy
• The Walk
• Oubliette
  • X-tra: (Topps) #10-12 – Feelings of Unreality
• Nisei
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – Hostile Visit
• 731
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – Choice or Chance
  • X-tra: (Topps) Digest #1 – Big Foot, Warm Heart
• Revelations
  • X-tra: (Topps) The Pit
• War of the Coprophages
  • X-tra: (Topps) #1/2 – Tiptoe Through the Tulpa
• Syzygy
  • X-tra: ‘Ship Shape or Ex-Files? Mulder, Scully and Paranormal Romance
  • X-tra: The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #32
• Grotesque
• Piper Maru
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – Never No More
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 15
• Apocrypha
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – The Angriest Angel
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 16
• Pusher
  • X-tra: (Topps) #13 – One Player Only
  • X-tra: The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #34
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 17
• Teso Dos Bichos
• Hell Money
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 19
• Jose Chung’s “From Outer Space”
  • X-tra: (Topps) #14 – Falling
• Avatar
  • X-tra: (Topps) Digest #2 – Dead to the World
• Quagmire
  • X-tra: (Topps) #15-16 – Home of the Brave
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Interview with Stefan Petrucha
• Wetwired
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 23
• Talitha Cumi
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – And If They Lay Us Down to Rest…
  • X-tra: Space: Above and Beyond – … Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best
  • X-tra: The X-Cast – Season 3, Episode 24

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