"The X Files" Bad Blood (1998)

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

22 February 1998 (Season 5, Episode 12)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

While investigating bizarre exsanguinations in Texas, Mulder kills a teenage boy whom he mistakes for a vampire...

Plot Keywords:

Vibrating Bed | Reference To Gertrude Stein | Reference To Dracula | FBI | FBI Agent

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Luke Wilson	...	Sheriff Hartwell
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Patrick Renna	...	Ronnie Strickland
Forbes Angus	...	Funeral Director
Brent Butt	...	Coroner

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the autopsy of the first patient, when the camera shows a close-up on the patient's neck where the bite marks are, you can see the actor's pulse right above them.

Quotes:

Scully: [bewildered] But... he was dead!
Mulder: [bemused] I saw that.
Scully: He had a stake through his heart!
Mulder: I saw that too.

Movie Connections:

References Shaft (1971)

My #1 Episode

"Bad Blood" is my absolute favourite stand-alone X-File episode. Watching the story being played out by first Scully's view and then Mulder's was original and funny. This episode pokes fun at the way each agent sees the case--always differing from the others point of view. It really displays the difference of views and opinions in Mulder and Scully's partnership.

Bad Blood is packed full of laughs and great one-liners, and the character of Lucius Hartwell (played by an amazing Luke Wilson!) is hilarious. I love Mulder's interaction with him. The storyline isn't bad either, but, really, what's not to love about the guv'meant peepuhl, vampires and big buck teeth? 10/10