Michael Bower’s short cameo in this episode may spark your memory in remembering him from the early 90’s show Salute Your Shorts.

The special effects looked pretty unrealistic to me, but I guess they were impressive back then.

It won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.

The production crew ended up borrowing different virtual game layouts from video game companies to cut costs.

All the special effects needed for the episode meant the episode nearly went over budget.

While shot from the side of course, the blushing reaction from Scully and knowing smile from Mulder are a clear giveaway to the reference.

In a nod to Sharon Stone’s iconic interrogation scene in Basic Instinct, the character Jade Blue Afterglow does the famous “leg cross” while being questioned by Scully and Mulder.

Over 1,122 TV Time users rated it a 12.2/10 with their favorite characters being Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully, David Duchovny as Fox Mulder and Dean Haglund as Richard 'Ringo' Langly. That’s probably why it feels like a bad Sci-fi show, than a quality X-Files episodes with writers who really know the characters. More First Person Shooter (S07E13) is the thirteenth episode of season seven of 'The X-Files' released on Sun Feb 27, 2000.

This episode was written by sci-fi author William Gibson.

The only thing that saves this episode is the inclusion of the Lone Gunman, but even they can’t increase the quality of this bad idea of an episode. The look of Mulder fighting the cyber girl with a sword and sunglasses just looks ridiculous.

This episode is very cheesy and feels more like a bad B movie sci-fi movie. Mulder and Scully enter the game in an attempt to find and stop the killer. A virtual reality game has gone haywire, and players are dying for real at the hands of Maitreya, the central character in this game. The Lone Gunmen request Mulder and Scully’s assistance in a murder case at a video game company. Written by: William Gibson & Tom Maddox Directed by: Chris Carter Original Air Date: February 27th, 2000 Principal Setting: Newberry Springs, California Episode Summary: The Lone Gunmen call Mulder and Scully to a virtual reality development lab where they learn that one of the program testers. You must have had me confused with my sister - Xena, Warrior Princess. Write in your feedback for those episodes to or bloomfiles. Next week The Bloom Files will be covering Season 7, Episodes 15 & 17, En Ami & all things. One with a 14th century broadsword and the other with a flintlock pistol. And First Person Shooter takes us into the wild world of video games in the early 2000s in an episode all about flips and feminism. Jade Blue Afterglow: And what truth am I not telling you? Scully: You might want to start telling the truth. Jade Blue Afterglow: Let’s just say it takes a whole lot to surprise me. Scully: Would it surprise you to know that you have been placed at a crime scene in the offices of F.P.S.?

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