Talk:Three of a Kind (The X-Files)

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GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Grapple X (talk · contribs) 01:28, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

Eurgh, Modeski. I always thought that was a really trite way to motivate the Lone Gunmen's episodes.

Is it reasonably well written?
A. Prose quality:

B. MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
"I'd been thinking a lot about what happened to Susanne Modeski—what happened to her after she drove off with X in that mysterious car at the end of 'Unusual Suspects' an where she would" -> I think the end of this sentence might be missing, or else Gilligan might have lost the plot a little.
Might be worth noting which episode Vancouver actually represented Vancouver, because I'm totally not remembering it and I've seen these all a few times now. :/
Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
A. References to sources:

B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
You could lose ref 4 (the citation of the episode itself). If you want to cite something that happens in the episode, I guess you could just use the same ref as for the plot summary, but citing the article's subject is a bit redundant.
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Guess it's as good as it's going to be, but it should be alright. If that Examinations book gives a review of this one it'd definitely be worth adding, though.
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Doesn't seem to be a problem.
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
Grand.
Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Again, I'm thinking that we might be missing a trick with the screenshot. It might be worth using one which clearly shows the Las Vegas filming location, since it's probably the only thing that's really specific to just this one episode.
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
Not a lot to address here. Just, what, another two articles until season six is ready for a GT nomination? GRAPPLE X 01:28, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I fixed the prose errors and uploaded a new screenshot of The Lone Gunmen in front of the Monte Carlo with a caption about the episode being filmed in Las Vegas.--Gen. Quon (talk) 02:50, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me. Pass for this one. GRAPPLE X 03:40, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ice Bucket Reference[edit]

Byers puts his face in a bucket of ice water and the shot is shown as if from inside the bucket. A very similar shot is shown in the video for Huey Lewis and the News’ song I Want a New Drug, a video that features Signy Coleman (Modeski). This just has to be a reference, no? tharsaile (talk) 01:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Tharsaile: It is possible, but without a source we can't say one way or another.--Gen. Quon_[Talk] 13:25, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed the other day that it is mentioned at the X-Files wikia. I don’t know if that counts as a source, though. Perhaps not. tharsaile (talk) 20:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

LA played LA in the second werewolf episode, you know, the one with Garak[edit]

In the second werewolf episode, you know the one with Elim Garak, Torrance was Torrance, LA was LA, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. (/YulBrynner). So it'snot true that LV was the second city to play itself.

I think the catch might have been that they were filmed in different suburbs, but regardless, I've reworded it.--Gen. Quon (Talk) 04:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DEF CONnection[edit]

@Gen. Quon, do any of the sources compare the episode's "Def Con" to the Las Vegas-based hacker convention DEF CON? czar ⨹ 04:37, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]