The second episode of the series introduces the familiar opening sequence leading up to the show's tag line - 'The Truth is Out There'. It builds on the UFO and extraterrestrial conspiracy theme from the first episode, while moving the story's location to Southwest Idaho, home of Ellens Air Base, and apparently a mecca for UFO buffs as evidenced by the town's popular diner - 'The Flying Saucer'. Over the course of the story, Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) becomes convinced that the military is using UFO technology to build experimental aircraft, a number of which have resulted in missing or dysfunctional test pilots. Mulder's own encounter with the alien technology leads to his capture and having his memory tampered with, though that thread is somewhat tenuous because in the end, he does remember what happened to him while in the clutches of airbase security.
The series wasted no time in introducing the recurring character of Deep Throat (Jerry Hardin), though that name wasn't used in this episode. The mysterious figure warns Mulder not to pursue the case at Ellens Air Base, and adding to the conspiratorial nature of the story, Mulder's phone is tapped and a reporter seemingly assigned to do a story on the FBI's investigation turns out to be a security agent for the government.
With Mulder doing most of the heavy lifting in this story, his partner Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) once again prefers to offer up countering rational points of view, but even she can't deny the existence of dancing balls of light in the night time sky at Ellens. Consequently, Mulder must heed another warning from Deep Throat before the show ends, for in continuing his X-Files mission, their lives would surely face danger in upcoming episodes.
The series wasted no time in introducing the recurring character of Deep Throat (Jerry Hardin), though that name wasn't used in this episode. The mysterious figure warns Mulder not to pursue the case at Ellens Air Base, and adding to the conspiratorial nature of the story, Mulder's phone is tapped and a reporter seemingly assigned to do a story on the FBI's investigation turns out to be a security agent for the government.
With Mulder doing most of the heavy lifting in this story, his partner Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) once again prefers to offer up countering rational points of view, but even she can't deny the existence of dancing balls of light in the night time sky at Ellens. Consequently, Mulder must heed another warning from Deep Throat before the show ends, for in continuing his X-Files mission, their lives would surely face danger in upcoming episodes.