Talk:The Truth (The X-Files)

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deleted scene

Is that deleted scene on the season 9 DVD? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mamaluigibob (talk • contribs) 10:55, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yup.--Gen. Quon (talk) 21:51, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hahc21 (talk · contribs) 00:27, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Review

No dablinks

Lead

Okay

Plot

Delinked "pueblo".
"Anasazi pueblo" >> "Anasazi"

Writing

"wrote the epsiode" >> "wrote the episode"
Extended the caption for the image.
"In addition, it should be noted that in the" >> "In addition, the" (and some other arrangements)

Casting

A minor fix.

Filming

Okay

Reception

Okay

References

Okay

Well, all good. Minor fixes were solved. I'm passing the article. —Hahc 21 01:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Verdict

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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—Hahc 21 01:22, 21 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments for A-Class assessment

Same as the deal on Talk:all things.

Not sure the number of the episodes in the series overall is worth adding, but nineteenth and twentieth in the season might be.
The only reason I kept it is due to the fact that it's the last episode, and it's noteworthy and interesting to see how many episodes the series went for.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Not really keen on Nielson ratings when they're not explained; you could rephrase the "receiving a Nielsen rating of 7.5" to something like "attracting 7.5 percent of the available audience" to put it in a grokkable context for the lead.
Added. How's it look?--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"The finale received mixed reviews by television commentators: many criticized the episode's lack of closure" -> I think that colon could be a semicolon; never been keen on colons as conjunctions like that. There's a few more colons elsewhere this would apply to. It's a stylistic thing, really, though, so if you disagree then don't worry.
Changed. I didn't like it either.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Given that this is a US topic, those space en dashes should be unspaced em dashes (word—word, not word – word).
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"End of the world (religion)", aside from being a needless redirect, maybe isn't the best link to use here; just Eschatology would probably be better.
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"an event that countless cultures, including most notably the Mayans, predicted." -> I really didn't think this went further than Mesoamerica; do the sources name other cultures? If not just stick to Mayans.
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Given that the Carter image caption refers only to him, File:Chris Carter (July 2008).jpg might be better as it's a clearer shot; the current one would make me think Spotnitz is also being mentioned.
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"Chris Carter has expressed an intent" -> given that this was looking towards a four-year-old event, I think "had expressed" might work better.
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"two-parter" -> "two-part episode"
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"a nice, sorta of wink" -> is this a typo or a {{sic}} error? I assume "sort of a" is the intention either way.
Done.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Quite a lot of duplicate links to see to. User:Ucucha/duplinks is hugely useful for this.
Done. That is super helpful!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 00:56, 4 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I'll give the prose a more thorough combing if you'd like to ping me about it again, I'll leave the above for the time being though. GRAPPLE X 22:36, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

helicopters in pursuit?

Switching cars with Mulder and Scully, Doggett and Reyes drive off. Black helicopters destroy the cliff dwellings—and The Smoking Man within—before giving chase to the wrong car. Doggett and Reyes are last seen speeding away with the helicopters in pursuit.

Maybe I have an edited version, but all I see is Doggett and Reyes driving away while the helicopters are approaching. They arrive, destroy the cliff dwellings and fly off, nothing indicates that they are in pursuit. Besides, how would they know Rohrer failed to kill Mulder? Ssscienccce (talk) 16:28, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen this episode in a few years, but that very well could be the case. For now, I just moved the bit about the helicopters in pursuit.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 19:53, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two-parter clarification

When "The Truth" first aired (I watched it), I recall that it was originally a single two-hour episode (as most finales generally are), later split into two parts for syndication purposes. I'd like to clarify this in the lead, but hesitant to without citing a valid reference, if finding one is possible. Any thoughts? KirkCliff2 (talk) 15:37, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's considered a two-parter because it was produced as two separate episodes (hence the two production codes). But other than that, you are correct that it is, for all intents and purposes, a 'single' episode.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 16:27, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not even debating; I was referring to the fact that I recall it originally airing as one episode, with no "To Be Continued..." separation, and as such, just felt that perhaps a footnote explaining something to that effect could be beneficial. It's no big deal either way, really. Just a thought is all. KirkCliff2 (talk) 17:13, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I wasn't arguing with you, I was agreeing! A footnote is probably a good idea. Hmmm, I feel like (as you said) we'd just need some sort of source that clarifies.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 19:59, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Deep Throat

Contrary to the claim made in this here article under Casting, the character Deep Throat does not appear in the original series' final episode The Truth. The footnote used to source this claim here that Deep Throat would appear in The Truth is only a link to the Wikipedia article on S01E24, The Erlenmeyer Flask, which was the episode when Deep Throat was killed, where there's no mention whatsoever of Deep Throat appearing in The Truth. In fact, as you can see in the character's own article Deep Throat (The X-Files), the character's last appearance occurred in S07E02, The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati (where he appears only in a dream Mulder has where Deep Throat pretty much rises from the grave).

As much as I would've loved to see him in the final episode (even if just as a memory flashback or one of Mulder's talking memories of dead people), he's just not in there, and thus, the claim should be removed from this here article. --2003:71:4E6A:B427:C57C:4C29:7373:753B (talk) 12:19, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. I wonder how that got snuck in here? (I was probably to blame, tbh) It has been removed.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 17:44, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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