YMMV / The Lone Gunmen

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• Fanon Discontinuity: "Jump the Shark" was not well-received, and at least a small portion of the fanbase claims Fletcher was lying through his teeth when it came to the Gunmen's fates.
  • Word of God confirms that Fletcher did just that and the Gunmen are alive and well.
  • The IDW comic, meant to be a canon continuation of the show, further confirms this. Heck, they got to star in a major event crossover!
• Funny Moments: David Duchovny's uncredited cameo in the season finale, and the ensuing conversation between Mulder and Jimmy.
  • The moment in the dance contest episode where Frohike bails out on the guys and isn't seen until near the end - turns out the short, homely fellow was once "El Lobo," the tango champion of Miami and had to go find his old dance partner.
• Harsher in Hindsight:
  • The pilot episode, which aired March 4th, 2001, involves a rogue government faction trying to remote control a passenger plane to crash into the World Trade Center. Then fast forward six months later to September 11th... Needless to say, it probably added fuel to quite a few real-life conspiracy theories.
  Byers Sr: The Cold War's over, John. But with no clear enemy to stockpile against, the arms market's flat. But bring down a fully loaded 727 into the middle of New York City and you'll find a dozen tinpot dictators all over the world just clamoring to take responsibility, and begging to be smart-bombed.
  • The twist at the end of "Like Water for Octane", a satire of free energy conspiracy theories, predicted some of the controversies that have surrounded electric cars and their environmental impact in the 2020s. It turns out that the inventor of the water-powered car destroyed it himself when he realized that, by untethering humanity from dependence on one resource without changing the patterns of consumption that were causing that resource to start running out, his invention would simply cause people to start consuming every other resource at a faster rate. In real life, while electric cars don't rely on petroleum to operate, their construction still depends on other exotic minerals like lithium and rare earths, which has led to a mining boom for those minerals and pushback from environmentalists calling for a reduced dependence on cars in general. Also, electrification has led to a revival of the Hummer Dinger (including the Hummer brand itself) in electric form as drivers no longer have to worry about gas prices, which has caused backlash from public safety advocates due to the danger that extra-large vehicles pose on the road to pedestrians and other drivers.
• Moment of Awesome:
  • David Duchovny's uncredited cameo in the season finale, and the ensuing conversation between Mulder and Jimmy.
  • The moment in the dance contest episode where Frohike bails out on the guys and isn't seen until near the end - turns out the short, homely fellow was once "El Lobo," the tango champion of Miami and had to go find his old dance partner.
• Narm: Tom Braidwood (Frohike) and Bruce Harwood (Byers) are standing on a fully visible Scully Box in the promotional shot used for the cover of the special edition comic book. It... somewhat detracts from the dramatic dignity of the shot. Seeing as the Gunmen were comic relief, this may have been deliberate.
• Special Effects Failure: Tom Braidwood (Frohike) and Bruce Harwood (Byers) are standing on a fully visible Scully Box in the promotional shot used for the cover of the special edition comic book. It... somewhat detracts from the dramatic dignity of the shot. Seeing as the Gunmen were comic relief, this may have been deliberate.

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