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Since the timeline of “The X-Files” has kept relatively close to the actual years that have passed since the show’s premiere, that means we’ve gotten to see everyone age in what’s close to real time making it all the more emotionally affecting that Sheila Larkin, who made many appearances over the course of the original series as Margaret Scully, came back for one last goodbye. In addition, there’s a key bit of casting: One of the very best things to come from these sorts of revival series is the fact that for so many of them, the producers have been able to assemble as much of the original cast as humanly possible. This includes a quick reminder of the time Mulder seemingly willed Scully to recover from her post-abduction coma, as well as an extended look back at Scully’s pregnancy and brief time as a mother. Which fits the scene and the moment, but it caught our attention, given how natural the pair are together normally.įor longtime “X-Files” fans, an already emotional episode got an extra jolt of feels thanks to some significant implementation of flashbacks to the show’s original run. But while Mulder and Scully did get some hugs in during the second half of this episode, there perhaps could have been more of that?Īlso, when Scully hangs up the phone and tells Mulder that her mother is in the hospital, Duchovny and Anderson proceed to engage in some of the most awkward uncomfortable touching of all time. The death of a parent is hardly a sexy time, and neither is this particularly gross and grisly case. Oh, and also, that bandaid Mulder stepped on? Ew. But Glen Morgan did not hesitate to make the dismemberment of Trash Man’s victims as gruesome as possible.
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“Ewwwwwwwwww!”ĭid Glen Morgan and James Wong have a bet going as to who could make the grossest “X-Files” episode of the new season? If so, we have to say that the prize goes to Wong and his episode “Founder’s Mutation,” for that laboratory full of horrifying genetic disorders. Mulder and Scully hugged some and talked about the baby they gave up for adoption. A trash Golem murdered a bunch of not-great people. Between her grief over her mother and her uncertainty over whether or not William’s adoption was the right choice, Scully is torn apart by the lack of answers. Ma Scully’s living will dictates that she should be taken off life support, and while she wakes up briefly (telling Mulder, “My son’s name is William, too”), she passes away soon after. (By the way, the iPhone screen fakeout reading “William,” suggesting at first that Scully was getting a call from her son? Mean.) Scully rushes to the hospital where her mother lies in a coma after suffering a heart attack. The real news, though, is that during their initial investigation of the crime scene, Scully gets a call from her brother. At the end, the Trashman puts a happy face on the statue representing the Bandaid Nose Man, seemingly ending the killing spree. Mulder and Scully eventually track down an artist who claims that he’s created “the bandaid nose man,” whose murderous rampage to protect the indigent he says was made possible by Tibetan Buddhism.
More deaths follow, all of them being people who are exploiting or abusing homeless people in some manner. Mulder and Scully head to Philadelphia to investigate the death of a city official who was mysteriously ripped apart in his office by a very tall and ominous figure. LAST WEEK’S REVIEW: ‘The X-Files’ Season 10 Episode 3, ‘Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-monster’ Is A Treat to Be Treasured This Week’s Dossier About 14 years ago, they had a son that Scully gave up for adoption (to keep him safe from the crazy alien conspiracy that might still be trying to take over the world).
Mulder and Scully are FBI agents investigating weird crimes.