▁where ▁it ▁just ▁doesn ’ t ▁quite ▁add ▁up ", ▁critic izing ▁writing ▁elements ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁resolution , ▁the ▁explanation ▁for ▁the ▁Fl uk eman ' s ▁orig ins , ▁and ▁the ▁" he avy - hand ed " ▁introduction ▁of ▁X . ▁A ▁writer ▁from ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Sun ▁listed ▁" The ▁Host " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁stand ▁alone ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁broke ▁the ▁" B - movie ▁fun ▁at ▁best " ▁quality ▁of ▁most ▁X - Files ▁stand alone ▁episodes , ▁saying ▁that ▁" th anks ▁to ▁its ▁cinema - grade ▁make - up ▁effects , ▁cla ust roph ob ic ▁sets ▁and ▁ch illing ▁subject ▁matter , ▁this ▁Chris ▁Carter - p enn ed ▁episode ▁not ▁only ▁took ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁new ▁height s ▁of ▁horror ▁and ▁susp ense , ▁it ▁offered ▁a ▁fresh ▁alternative ▁on ▁network ▁television ". ▁" The ▁Host " ▁was ▁later ▁picked ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁DVD ▁The ▁X - Files : ▁Re vel ations , ▁with ▁eight ▁episodes ▁Chris ▁Carter ▁considered ▁" ess ential ▁ground ing " ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁X - Files : ▁I ▁W ant ▁to ▁Bel ieve . ▁The ▁plot ▁for ▁the ▁episode ▁was ▁also ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁novel ▁for ▁young ▁adult s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Les ▁Martin . ▁ ▁The ▁Fl uk eman ▁character ▁has ▁also ▁attract ed ▁pra ise . ▁Writing ▁for ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek , ▁John ▁Moore ▁listed ▁the ▁Fl