I remember the first time I watched this, on its original air date. With each commercial break, I kept scooting higher and higher on the sofa--really! When Rick woke after his first dream, I was sitting on the coffee table, remote in hand, ready to cut out the commercials as I taped. When the first commercial break happened, I jumped up and ended up on the sofa. The next one had me cross-legged and huddled on the sofa, and the final sequence had me sitting on the back of the sofa.And I think I was saying "Oh my God" over and over.So, yeah, I love this episode.The fear, anguish, and protectiveness Rick displayed tore at me (still does). I sympathized with AJ's concern and confusion during most of the episode. The Note Scene is usually cut out of the syndication versions (lately, the RTN version I taped recently) and it really is the best scene of the episode. AJ reading Rick the little brother riot act was great!The mix of action, humor, emotion, and familial interplay is what drew me into this show from the very beginning (Tuesday nights before it got shifted to Thursdays) and in many ways is why I still enjoy it immensely.Back in the 80's, there was a group of us with a S&S letterzine where we wrote about the episodes as they aired. One feature we had was "MMM" -- "Most Memorable Moment" -- where we picked our favorite moment in each episode. It was usually a particularly Rick or AJ or both moment and really made us laugh or was a perfect example of the reason why we loved the show. "Double Play" has many potential MMM's, but I think most of us agreed it was the Note Scene. Although, Town slapping Rick's arm was a close second!So, all in all, this episode has everything: action, humor, twists and turns, good dialogue by-play, not one but several Mother scoldings (don't you love how Rick and AJ don't cower in front of anybody but Cecelia?), just enough weirdness to titillate Mulder, and suspense that builds from the very beginning that then twists in another direction. I've used this episode in a classroom setting to help explain foreshadowing and story structure--something I'd still do today if I was teaching again.