# Talk:Blood (The X-Files)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Blood (The X-Files)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Starstriker7 (talk · contribs) 00:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I'll do this review. --Starstriker7(Talk) 00:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)


### Criterion 1
"physiologically signs of phobia" - Does this describe the high levels of adrenaline, or did you mean to say that Scully finds "physiological signs of phobia" as a separate point?
I completed a copyedit of the article. Let me know if you disagree with any of my changes.


### Criterion 2
The A.V. Club reference (Ref 11) does cite that the episode is "good", but it should be added that this comparison was with regards to two other episodes, of which one ranked higher (Little Green Men). Add something in about this to cover the context.
Additionally from the A.V. Club reference, he does describe it as humorous, but not in the traditional sense. This should also be clarified.


### Overall comments
Criteria 3 (based on precedent), 4, 5, 6 passed. My only Criterion 1 concern is listed above. Examining 2 right now. --Starstriker7(Talk) 00:48, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Criterion 2 evaluated. I've completed the review, and am putting the article on hold. --Starstriker7(Talk) 01:09, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
Alright, I believe I've addressed your concerns. I tried to re-word your issues with Criterion 1, and I added some references points for the second issue. Also, thank you for the copyedit.--Gen. Quon (talk) 03:53, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Excellent. It looks like you are all set. I'm passing the article now. --Starstriker7(Talk) 06:21, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

I am going to undo a change that was made regarding the GA review, which misinterpreted the A.V. Club review. Based on reading the other reviews on the site, the "good" review is not just in comparison with "Little Green Men" and "The Host", but rather an assessment with it as an episode of The X-Files. The rankings are used as a guide to the show: "essential" for the episodes that are critical to understand the story-arc, "good" for the better stand-alone episodes, "the rest" for average stand-alones, and "bad" for the ones best skipped. Just because "Little Green Men" was listed as "essential" does not mean it is a notch above "Blood" or "The Host", or a notch under; it is just part of the story arc. For example, see "One Breath", which was "essential" although the reviewer had some things to criticize about it. Glimmer721 talk 21:58, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

I get the feeling that rating system is why they went with letter grades after a while, but your explanation makes sense to me. Go for it. GRAPPLE X 22:00, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Handlen said he gave up the grades initally because they seemed "needlessly restrictive" and he didn't feel like he did a good job (the grades are a typical fixture of A.V. Club reviews). I see his point; it's easier to group things into categories instead of rating them more specifically where they can easily be compared to each other. Glimmer721 talk 22:12, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

Funsch [...] sees several violent images - including [...] the LAPD beating of Rodney King [...], [...] - flash across a sales display of TV sets
This is definitely not the beating of Rodney King, which was filmed from a much larger distance, and the clothes of the victims do not match.
For reference: SFDebris Red: A Look at Blood (X-Files) on YouTube, at 6:03  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Federhalter (talk • contribs) 07:35, 15 May 2022 (UTC) 
Federhalter (talk) 13:22, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

@Federhalter: I just went ahead and removed that whole clause, given that it's not really needed. "Violent images" should suffice to give the reader an understanding of what's going on.--Gen. Quon[Talk] 16:51, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm new here sk my editing skills aren't good enough yet to feel confident to edit the plot of this episode's wiki. This episode take place in Los Angeles and is about blood drinkers. It stars Perry Reeves who at the time was in a relationship with David Duchovney in real life. Scully isn't in this episode as she is still SPOILER ALERT missing. I'm watching the episode now. Pinkopaque22 (talk) 04:55, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

@Pinkopaque22: I think you're thinking of "3".--Gen. Quon[Talk] 14:21, 4 August 2023 (UTC)