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FX: The Series

1996 – 1998Show2 seasons · 40 episodesEnded

Drama
43
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6
43
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6

Summary

Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and what is illusion?

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  • Friends night
  • Binge-friendly
  • Thought-provoking

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Fingerprint

  • Gets under your skin.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Bends your mind.

Not for warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

External Combustionin 151 titlesUsed at one point to eliminate an inconvenient witness.Serial Escalationin 544 titlesThe series is built on Rollie one-upping the villains through this trope, employing plenty of trickery in the process.All 45 tropes

FX: The Series episodes

2 seasons · 40 episodes

  1. S1 E1 F/X: The Illusion, 7.6
  2. S1 E2 Zero Hour, 7.7
  3. S1 E3 High Risk, 7.9
  4. S1 E4 Payback, 7.4
  5. S1 E5 The Ring, 8.4
  6. S1 E6 Dingo, 7.1
  7. S1 E7 White Light, 8.1
  8. S1 E8 The Brotherhood, 7.6
  9. S1 E9 French Kiss, 7.8
  10. S1 E10 Eye of the Dragon, 9.0
  11. S1 E11 Target, 8.2
  12. S1 E12 Shivaree, 7.8
  13. S1 E13 Medea, 7.4
  14. S1 E14 Supernote, 8.2
  15. S1 E15 Gemini, 8.0
  16. S1 E16 Double Image, 8.2
  17. S1 E17 Quicksilver, 8.4
  18. S1 E18 Get Fast, 8.2
  19. S1 E19 Bad Influence, 7.4
  20. S1 E20 Reunion, 7.8
  21. S1 E21 Script Doctor, 7.9
  1. S2 E1 Requiem for a Cop, 8.3
  2. S2 E18 Red Storm, 7.8

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