The X-Files
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And then Carter went a step further by giving hermultipleroles.
He flees the concert, only to have his other grab the wheel and drive him into a tree.
Bring on the X-Files!
Of course, Scully thinks Arkie is lying, but Mulder is more inclined to believe.
And anyone whos ever seen anX-Filesknows that Arkie is doomed.
Before the young man dies, Mulder and Scully meet a patient with split personality disorder named Judy Poundstone.
Mulder charms Judy a bit, and that charm may very well be the reason he survives the episode.
Mulder and Scully check into the St. Rachel Motel in a suite, but Mulder takes the couch.
Unfortunately, the scenes between Mulder and Chucky are the ones that dont quite work.
Theres a goofiness that doesnt quite click, even though both actors are clearly having a good time.
As Judy says, Nothing hurts like the truth.
Scully also expresses vulnerability by asking Mulder if shes old.
Of course not, he says.
Shes still got some scoot in her boot.
And Mulder tells her to knock three times if she needs him.
First, Dean sees his double and goes to tell our heroes.
That leads to another conversation about evil and the devil as concepts instead of realities.
Scully herself still sleeps with her back to the door in case the devil comes in the night.
We all have superstitions, even the most skeptical among us.
Its one of the best of the new season so far.
And then, the action.
Mulder sees his double in the bathroom and freaks out in an appropriate manner.
(Although Im not sure telling Scully to put a dimmer on that afterglow is quite appropriate.)
What if Mulder and Scully were just a little less sexy?
Hes always the believer.
Hes a veteran of quality TV with credits that include everything fromSt.
Karin Konoval played Madame Zelma in Clyde Bruckman and Mrs. Peacock in Home.
She also appeared in two episodes ofMillennium(Weeds and Through a Glass Darkly).
Its great to see her back in the fold for the revival.
A note aboutlast weeks recap.
Sincere apologies to Langly.
In season 11,The X-Filesseems to be recognizing its own shelf life and mortality more than ever.
(Anderson swearsshe wont return for another season, and Carter saidhe wont do it without her.)
