People should try and watch this episode even if they don’t like X-Files. It is like a hidden treasure within the show. The X-Files series has had a habit of leaning towards different genres and this time it ventured into black comedy. The series also has had a reputation for occasional poor writing. Humbug, however, is one of the better written ones.
Within the frame of the show, it acts a much needed comical relief episode. It is one of the few episodes that made me want to watch it twice.
The plot centres around gruesome murders in a sideshow community. The jokes are hit and miss, but overall, it’s quite funny and adorable. There are no obvious plot holes and it is genuinely not clear who the killer is until the end.
Not much else to say other than this is one of the better things I’ve seen on the screen. The writer Darin Morgan had a stroke of genius with this one.