I trust your opinion on so many things. so if you would, humor me, and explain to me why I find no “comedic” episode of the X-Files past Clyde Bruckmans even remotely funny. Maybe War of the Coprophages. I find myself irritated when I watch Jose Chungs, Bad Blood. What is the difference you think?
I know I’ve said it on here and I’m not sure if you’ve read the post, but I consider the X-Files to belong to the horror genre, and not necessarily even science fiction. 
I can’t even begin to describe what this does for my opinions for seasons 7,8, 9 and beyond.
Hmmm... I think it would depend on which episodes you do like.
But let's speculate~. >:D
I think horror has very specific beats whereas sci-fi is more exploratory and loosely constructed. Ironically, the comedic episodes largely fit into the latter rather than the former category, in my opinion.
Do you feel the comedic episodes achieve nothing? Clyde teaches Scully something about herself, imprints that perspective onto her. Whereas Coprophages is more about infatuation and delusion than the truth, Jose Chung slips the truth through the cracks, and Bad Blood is a fun romp in Texas. There's no real "lesson" to be had from the latter adventures. (My sis describes Clyde as "a story that happens to have comedy" whereas the others are "pure comedy.")
Maybe it's Scully: are your favorite episodes more Scully-centric? Or episodes where she learns and grows alongside Mulder? Squeeze, for example; or Conduit, Darkness Falls, Memento Mori, etc.
Maybe the other comedies split she and Mulder apart ideologically but don't bridge the gap?
Perhaps the "nature of humanity" that is explored in the comedic episodes weigh less in your estimation of actual, on-the-ground discovery and investigation?
Or perhaps you like episodes where Mulder and Scully aren't passive observers, where they aren't just "part of this mess that is going on?" (another sis quote.)
But on the other hand, do you prefer horror to sci-fi? Or maybe the format of sci-fi scratches your itch less on reruns?
This fascinates me because I like the comedy episodes. Most of them. (FPS, however....) The only one that didn't make me laugh was Humbug-- except for Mulder's "pose" at the end. But then again, they're all kind of rambly-- which I don't mind-- and are more about exploring the human condition than horrifying realities.
What say you?
