"The X Files" All Things (2000)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Gillian Anderson

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Gillian Anderson (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

9 April 2000 (Season 7, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Scully is finishing up the autopsy of a person at a hospital. A file mix-up involving the autopsy folder...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carol Banker	...	Carol
Colleen Flynn	...	Colleen Azar
Stacy Haiduk	...	Margaret 'Maggie' Waterston
Stephen Hornyak	...	Dr. Kopeikan
Nicolas Surovy	...	Dr. Daniel Waterston
Elayn Taylor	...	Nurse #2
Scott Vance	...	The Healer
Cheryl White	...	Nurse #3

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Rhythm is a recurring theme. Beyond the music these include: 1) opening scene, sound of water dripping from faucet starts before video starts and continues on 2) the slide projector changing slides 3) at the hospital the nurse that hands Skully the medical file is tapping her pencil 4) the cord on her blinds is tapping the wall 5) the heart monitor in Dr Waterson's room 6) Skully's turn signal when she's talking to Mulder on her cell phone 7) The Apothecary sign squeaking

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Scully is reanimating her friend in the hospital, when the camera rotates and the scene becomes visible from behind Scully, you can see a hand of a crew member.

Quotes:

Scully: What if there was only one choice and all the other ones were wrong? And there were signs along the way to pay attention to.
Mulder: Mmm. And all the choices would then lead to this very moment. One wrong turn, and we wouldn't be sitting here together. Well, that says a lot. That says a lot, a lot, a lot.

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Soundtrack:

My Weakness

another side to Scully

Like the above poster, this is far from my favorite episode - either when it aired or watching it again all these years later. Parts of it are way too touchy-feely and smack of pop psychology, and the slo-mo effects are little gimmicky. At times, it feels like a music video (though a nicely done one) with bits of drama and narrative thrown in.

But seeing it again, I appreciate that it gives us a different glimpse of Scully. Like many females, I loved Scully's intelligence and determination throughout the series, but in this episode, it was nice to see her passion too, even if it also means she might not be perfect in her choices. Finally, she gets to respond to impulses that aren't governed by logic or science! Preceding X-Files writers (Glen Morgan and James Wong, especially) were instrumental in making Scully her own person, independent of Mulder, but leave it to Gillian Anderson herself to force the question of Scully's life outside of the X-Files.