"The X Files" Apocrypha (1996)

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Frank Spotnitz (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

16 February 1996 (Season 3, Episode 16)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The search for the long lost digital tape is short-lived once Mulder is able to track down a secretive government official...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files | Conspiracy

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
John Neville	...	The Well-Manicured Man
William B. Davis	...	Cigarette Smoking Man / CGB Spender
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Nicholas Lea	...	Alex Krycek
Kevin McNulty	...	Agent Fuller
Barry W. Levy	...	Navy Doctor (as Barry Levy)
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Government Man #1
Suleka Mathew	...	Agent Caleca (as Sue Mathew)
Don S. Williams	...	Elder #1
Lenno Britos	...	Luis Cardinal

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The silo Krycek is locked in is numbered 1013; Chris Carter's production company is Ten Thirteen Productions.

Quotes:

Well Manicured Man: Mr. Mulder... ANYONE can be gotten to. Certainly you've no doubt of that!

Soundtrack:

Krycek

Justice For Scully's Sister?

Apocrypha is a great follow-up to Piper Maru. Skinner has been shot by Luis Cardinal and is now in the hospital. I think Mitch Pileggi does some excellent acting in his scenes of being injured in the hospital. It doesn't appear fake at all. This episode brings the digital tape back into play from the season opening episodes 'The Blessing Way' and 'Paper Clip'. But it still plays a minor role to the new development of the Black Oil. Apocrypha has a few scenes with the Syndicate, which I absolutely love. The Well-Manicured Man and the First Elder are great to see, especially when they are upset with the Cigarette Smoking Man and his handling of the situation. One thing that bugs me about this two-part myth/arc is that if Luis Cardinal is the killer of Scully's sister, why are they having him go around shooting Skinner and showing his mug everywhere? It's partially explained in one of the Syndicate scenes that it's CSM's error, but it still doesn't make any sense on his part. I like the mention of the UFO's nickname, the Foo Fighter, by the Well-Manicured Man. It's an interesting coincidence that the lead singer of the band of the same name makes a cameo in the next episode, Pusher. Finally, this episode has an appearance by the Lone Gunmen, always a treat in my view. Although Mulder upstages them with a pencil.