[s4e11] Drive • Best Pick

The Road to Heisenberg: Why X-Files "[S6E02] Drive" is Must-Watch TV

Much like early Walt, Crump is a man wronged by the system, frantic, and dying. [S4E11] Drive

The visual of the car racing toward the ocean, knowing there is nowhere left to go, is haunting. The Road to Heisenberg: Why X-Files "[S6E02] Drive"

Since "Drive" is actually the title of (written by Vince Gilligan and guest-starring Bryan Cranston), it is often confused with S4E11 by fans of Gilligan’s other work, Breaking Bad (where S4E11, "Crawl Space," features a pivotal scene of Walter White driving Hank to the laundromat). The episode follows Fox Mulder as he is

The episode follows Fox Mulder as he is carjacked by Patrick Crump (Bryan Cranston), a man suffering from a mysterious pressure in his inner ear that will cause his head to literally explode if he stops moving west. What starts as a high-speed chase becomes a tragic character study. Why It Matters (The "Heisenberg" Connection)

Before this episode, Cranston was primarily known as a comedic actor. Gilligan needed someone who could be terrifying and loathsome, yet deeply sympathetic—the exact blueprint for Walter White.