“The truth is out there.”
Sounds like a solid pilot to us.
Talk about committing to a role.
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William Scully (Don Davis).
This wasn’t the episode that won Gillian Anderson an Emmy, but it certainly could’ve been.
It was a wonderful spotlight and one of her strongest performances of the series.
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When initially assigned to the case, Mulder first viewed it as little more than glorified busywork.
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Who loves cockroaches?
(If you know, you know.)
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One of these days, she and I will finally meet and this will finally happen.'"
Spoiler: they did eventually meet, but the love connection failed to materialize.
AndJesse VenturaandAlex Trebekcast as the men in black?
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It’s the stuff of genius, plain and simple.
“Darin is a truly original comic mind,” Chris Carter said inX-Files Confidential.
He is one in many million."
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(He was watching the short-lived Bill Bixby seriesThe Magicianat the time.
But you probably already knew that.)
Does it really matter?
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Ultimately, the episode was more about Mulder than Samantha.
The end result: an Emmy award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
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What are the odds?
So, the fact that the show finally took the twosome there was certainly a momentous occasion.
More than that, however, it also served as a tremendous showcase for guest starMichael McKean.
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Directed by Kim Manners (“Pt.
1”) and Michael Watkins (“Pt.
Mind you, this made for some truly delightful moments throughout the episode.
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