Yesterday at Frame Rated, I review the return of X-Files writing legend Darin Morgan with his typically quirky episode "Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster".
Darin Morgan may not be a household name, but he's a writer every X-Phile knows. The younger brother of writer-producer Glen Morgan, Darin got his start on The X-Files hidden behind layers of latex, playing the sewer-dwelling 'Flukeman' creature from season 2's "The Host". He then helped develop the episode "Blood" with his brother, which led to him writing his own instalment of the show: fan-favourite "Humbug" about a community of circus freaks, which stood out because of its dark, tongue-in-cheek sense of humour. His next assignment was season 3's "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose", an instant classic that earned Darin an Emmy award. Continue reading...
