"Millennium" Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me (1998)

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Director:

Darin Morgan

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Darin Morgan (written by)

TV Series:

"Millennium" (1996)

Original Air Date:

1 May 1998 (Season 2, Episode 21)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Four devils gather at a donut shop and swap stories about their dealings with mankind. |

Plot Keywords:

Stripper | Demon | Pixilated Nudity | Disturbing | Surreal

Cast

Lance Henriksen	...	Frank Black
Megan Gallagher	...	Catherine Black (credit only)
Bill Macy	...	Blurk
Richard Bakalyan	...	Abum (as Dick Bakalyan)
Alex Diakun	...	Greb
Wally Dalton	...	Toby
Dan Zukovic	...	Waylon Figgleif
Gabrielle Rose	...	The Aging Stripper
Stephen Holmes	...	Perry
Bill Mackenzie	...	Brock
Austin Basile	...	Donut Clerk
Fawnia Mondey	...	Stripper (as Fawnia Louise Mondey)
Kett Turton	...	Devil Worshipper
Michael Sunczyk	...	Johnnie Mack Potter

Trivia:

Only the second -- and last -- episode to be written by Darin Morgan.

Quotes:

Abum: [Abum prepares to leave shop and turns to clerk] Hey Kid!
[clerk looks up and sees Abum in demonic form]
Abum: *Great* cup of coffee!
[clerk faints]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The X Files" (1993)

Soundtrack:

My War

A funny self-parody episode from writer Darin Morgan (X-Files).

This is the wittiest episode of the brooding, unrelentingly dark and gloomy series 'Millennium.' It's a stand-alone in the tradition of the funny "X-Files" shows written by Darin Morgan, and can be enjoyed without knowing the mythology of the series. Four earth-bound demons (disguised as normal middle-aged men) discuss the human condition and their latest adventures in finding souls to damn to Hell for Satan. There are 4 stories, and all are fine examples of very dark humor. One demon tells of his escapades with a stereotypical serial killer's efforts to "be Number One in US history"; another works to drive a TV-network censor towards an insane, murderous rampage; a third uses subtlety in showing a man the tedious boredom of his mundane, hopeless life (whereupon he commits suicide); and the fourth expresses regret in igniting, then extinguishing, the love-life of an aging stripper. In true Morgan fashion, the writing has biting social commentary, cultural satire, observant insight into the human psyche, and a lot of funny lines. This is the only "MilleniuM" episode I saw fit to record on VCR and keep after 10 years. It's now been transferred to DVD - a real keeper.