The Bloom Files: Recent Episodes
Mike Bloom and Angela Bloom are the Scully and Mulder of podcasting
Mike and Angela Bloom open “The Bloom Files,” a podcast all about “The X-Files.” The iconic science fiction series is one of Angela’s favorite television experiences ever; Mike, meanwhile, has never seen an episode. That changes now as the Blooms travel throughout “The X-Files,” cherry picking best-of-the-best episodes across the series’ historic run.
This week, Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) conclude their coverage of "The X-Files."
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This week, Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) finish off "The X-Files" season 9 with two very different episodes.
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This week, Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) help close up some loose ends on "The X-Files" Season 9. "William" takes a final look at the titular baby, as an old face in a new form brings things to a heartbreaking conclusion. And that heartbreak continues in "Release," as the worlds of organized crime and speaking with the dead come together to finally bring closure to Doggett's son's death.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom get into a game-changing two-parter from "The X-Files" Season 9. "Provenance" and "Providence" bring the concept of ancient aliens back into the picture, as a new cult and prophecy further deepen the mystery behind baby William.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom watch two episodes of "The X-Files" Season 9. "Trust No 1" shines a light (and a shadow) on the NSA, while "Jump the Shark" brings back the Lone Gunmen after their canceled spin-off to send them, along with their new friends, off.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom begin the final season of The X-Files' original run with its opening two-parter in "Nothing Important Happened Today." While Mulder is gone, many mysteries remain, as some new antagonists are brought in to contend with the newest iteration of the X-Files team.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom finish off season 8 with a double-header (and decapitator). "Essence" and "Existence" has Scully finally give birth, as a variety of heroes and villains rush to get to her before the others do.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom get into the deliciously awkward pairing of Mulder and Doggett. In their own ways, "Three Words" and "Vienen" both tackle Mulder's tough re-introduction back to the basement, as Doggett's eyes become more open to the conspiracy around him.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom welcome Fox Mulder officially back to The X-Files! "This Is Not Happening" and "Deadalive" involve a number of alien abductees returning in poor health. It's a duo of episodes that introduce new faces--like Monica Reyes--and old, comatose faces, among them Mulder.
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The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 8 Episodes 5 & 13: “Invocation” & “Per Manum” The truth is out there. In here? Who knows. But we’re opening up “The Bloom Files” to find out. This week, Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) talk two very different, yet kid-focused, episodes of The X-Files season 8. […]
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom begin The X-Files season 8 and the era of John Doggett. "Within" and "Without" introduce the hardline new face to the show, as the mystery of Mulder's disappearance picks up literally hours after where the last season ended.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom close out The X-Files season 7, and a major era of the show.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom talk two star-studded episodes of The X-Files season 7. "Hollywood A.D." has a rather dark X-File shrouded in over the top Hollywood farce. And that farce continues into "Fight Club," as two Kathy Griffins lead the way in a confusing, violent, and loud episode.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom go from spooky to Scully as they continue through The X-Files season 7. "En Ami" has the Cigarette Smoking Man going on his first adventure with Scully, though naturally, things are not as they seem. And Gillian Anderson gets behind the camera and the pen for "all things," as the show gives its take on holistic medicine and faith healing.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom talk cops and computer graphics in two very different X-Files episodes.
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This week omon The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get some literal and metaphorical closure on all things Samantha.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom take a bite into the magic of The X-Files season 7. By popular demand, they go back to discuss "Hungry," an episode with a sympathetic antagonist and some very bad names. Then, we've got magic to do with "The Amazing Maleeni."
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into two episodes of The X-Files that actually have very little to do with Mulder and Scully.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 7 Episodes 4 & 6: “Millennium” & “The Goldberg Variation” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
This week, Mike and Angela Bloom begin their coverage of The X-Files season 7 with the two-part "Sixth Extinction" saga. It's a duology that takes Mulder and Scully from the beach to Pleasantville, as the show follows up on loose ends from both the season 6 finale and beyond.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom dig into the last two episodes of The X-Files season 6. First, Mulder and Scully take a "Field Trip" with some familiar (and gooey) faces. Then, the season wraps up in "Biogenesis," the first episode in a three-part arc that takes us back to the beginning for some earth-shattering revelations
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into bank trips and suburbia as they discuss two more episodes of The X-Files season 6. First, "Monday" has our heroes reliving one bad day over and over again full of water and blood.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom take a water break from a grueling batting practice as they discuss two more episodes of The X-Files season 6. First, a trip in the middle of a hurricane turns salty in "Agua Mala." Then, it's time for another tale of Arthur Dales (though a different version of him) in "The Unnatural."
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom bid adieu to green blood as they discuss the two-part arc of "Two Fathers" and "One Son."
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom get into the Kansas rain and mental pain in The X-Files season 6. First, Ed Asner and Lily Tomlin provide a hauntingly good holiday season in "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas." Then, it's your typical unrequited love story with a man who controls the weather in "The Rain King."
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom get into The X-Files' take on Freaky Friday. They discuss the two-part "Dreamland," including a memorably sleazy performance from Michael McKean, some comedy gold, and a confusing ending.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom talk all things land and sea on The X-Files. First, they talk about when Gilligan met Cranston in the pulse-pounding (and bursting) "Drive." Then, they experience a blast from the past as they track down the tracking shot-filled "Triangle."
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom talk all things X-Files on the big and small screen. First, they tackle the feature film "The X-Files: Fight the Future," a sprawling movie debut for Mulder and Scully. Then, they bring things back to TV to cover the season 6 premiere "The Beginning."
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom see everything go up in smoke for the X-Files in the season 5 finale "The End." A close encounter with a gifted kid brings some new characters into focus, as well as some old faces back into the fray.
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This week, Mike and Angela Bloom take a deep dive into two very different episodes of "The X-Files" centered around witch hunts.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 5 Episodes 10 & 15: “Chinga” & “Travelers” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into an oily, faceless extravaganza in The X-Files.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into too goofy episodes of "The X-Files" that somehow both prominently feature an RV. First, in "Kill Switch," Mulder and Scully try to take on a ridiculous A.I. with a sick sense of humor. Then, in "Bad Blood," we get a recounting of a fateful trip to a small Texas Town, with vampires and an occasionally buck-toothed Luke Wilson to boot.
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Though 'tis the season to be jolly, this week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom are getting solemn this holiday season. They talk about "Christmas Carol" and "Emily," the dramatic two-part arc that sees Scully discover how important, and surprising, family can be.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom don Cher wigs and FCC buttons as they discuss two quirky episodes from the beginning of The X-Files season 5.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 5 Episodes 3 & 5: “Unusual Suspects” & “The Post-Modern Prometheus” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom talk about heated conversations and icy alien bodies as they discuss the season 4 finale "Gethsemane," as well as the two-part season 5 premiere "Redux" and "Redux II." It's a trio of episodes that changes what (and whether) to believe as we near the halfway point of the series.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 4 Episode 24 & Season 5 Episodes 1 & 2: “Gethesmane,” “Redux” & “Redux II” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into two separate, yet eerily similar episodes of The X-Files season 4. In "Zero Sum," Skinner finds himself in too deep on the deal he made with the Cigarette Smoking Man. And in "Demons," Mulder wakes up with a grainy memory, somebody's blood on his shirt, and a lot of questions.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom nosedive into the two-parter "Tempus Fugit" and "Max." They get into the surprise re-entrance (and exit) of the titular season 1 character, and why Dana Scully has the worst birthday ever.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom get into "Memento Mori," a game changer for The X-Files. Scully receives a piece of devastating news, which sends Mulder on a hunt to connect the dots between everything they've learned up to that point
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom recap two very different, yet dark episodes of The X-Files season 4. First, they get into the supposed history of everyone's favorite cancerous antagonist. Next, Mulder revisits a perverted blast from the past to try and get some answers about his missing sister.
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This week on The Bloom Files, Mike and Angela Bloom are positively buzzing as they recap spooky and spiritual episodes in "Home" and the "The Field Where I Died."
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The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 3 Episode 24 & Season 4 Episode 1: “Talitha Cumi” & “Herrenvolk” The truth is out there. In here? Who knows. But we’re opening up “The Bloom Files” to find out. Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) are positively buzzing as they recap The X-Files season 3 finale, “Taliltha […]
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Mike and Angela Bloom take a deep dive into The X Files episodes "Piper Maru" and "Apocrypha." They get into the brand new alien menace, Scully's search for closure, questionable interior design choices, and a whole lot of Michael Buble.
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Mike and Angela Bloom finish off the run of X-Files writer Darin Morgan with two incredibly different Monster of the Week episodes.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 3 Episodes 12 & 20: “War of the Coprophages” & “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
Mike and Angela Bloom get onboard the train to cover the episodes "Nisei" and "731" as things go off the rails on The X-Files
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Mike and Angela Bloom dig into the dark yet delicious banana cream pie that is "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"
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Mike and Angela Bloom end season 2 and begin season 3 of "The X-Files" with several bangs, twists, and surprises.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 2 Episode 25 & Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2: “Anasazi,” “The Blessing Way” & “Paper Clip” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
Mike and Angela Bloom go back to the cold, dark well of X-Files one-off episodes as they discuss "Død Kalm" and "Soft Light."
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Mike and Angela Bloom or perhaps the clone versions of themselves, dive into the chilling two-parter "Colony" and "End Game."
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Mike and Angela Bloom take down the tricky trio of Scully's abduction arc as they recap season 2, episodes 5, 6 & 8 of The X-Files.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 2 Episodes 5, 6 & 8: “Duane Barry,” “Ascension” & “One Breath” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
Mike and Angela Bloom finish off their highlights of The X-Files season 1, and take a step into the unknown (and the tropical) with season 2.
The post The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 1 Episode 24 & Season 2 Episode 1: “The Erlenmeyer Flask” & “Little Green Men” appeared first on PostShowRecaps.com.
Mike and Angela Bloom don their NICAP caps and get ready to detect some bogeys as they discuss "Fallen Angel," the tenth episode of The X-Files.
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The Bloom Files | The X-Files Season 1 Episodes 3 & 21: “Squeeze” & “Tooms” The truth is out there. In here? Who knows. But we’re opening up “The Bloom Files” to find out.
Mike (@AMikeBloomType) and Angela Bloom (@angpalaggi) try to squeeze discussion about two episodes into one, as they talk about “Squeeze” and “Tooms” from The X-Files’ first season. They get into the series’ first Monster of the Week episode–as well as its first follow-up episode–the introduction of Walter Skinner, and lots and lots of sweat.
Next week “The Bloom Files” will be covering Season 1, Episode 10: “Fallen Angel.” Write in your feedback for those episodes to be addressed in a later podcast to xfiles@postshowrecaps.com or bloomfiles@postshowrecaps.com.
About The Bloom Files…
Married couple Mike and Angela Bloom travel to the FBI basement to crack open The X-Files. Every week, the two cover a single or group of episodes of the influential sci-fi series starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, which Angela has seen many times, but Mike has never. They’ll bring their different perspectives to this first watch/rewatch of Mulder and Scully’s adventures as the podcast goes hopping through the show’s first nine seasons.
Want to believe in more episodes of The Bloom Files? Here you go: Season 1 Episode 1: “Pilot” “The Pod is Out There” Preview Show
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