"The X Files" End Game (1995)

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Frank Spotnitz (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

17 February 1995 (Season 2, Episode 17)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The search for the bodies of those in the lake continues, as a note from Mulder's father leads him to an abortion clinic in Rockville...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files | Conspiracy

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oliver Becker	...	Doctor #2
J.B. Bivens	...	Sharpshooter
Colin Cunningham	...	Lt. Terry Wilmer
Garry Davey	...	Captain
Peter Donat	...	William Mulder
Bonnie Hay	...	Field Doctor
Andrew Johnston	...	Agent Barry Weiss
Megan Leitch	...	Samantha Mulder
Allan Lysell	...	Able Gardner
Brian Thompson	...	Alien Bounty Hunter
Steven Williams	...	Mr. X
Beatrice Zeilanger	...	Paramedic (as Beatrice Zeilinger)

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:

For episode #2.17, "Endgame", Steven Williams (Mr. X) and Mitch Pileggi (A.D. Skinner) improvised their famous elevator fight scene on the spot. During the filming of the sequence Williams actually broke a knuckle on his right hand from punching Pileggi.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 29:00) Watch the foot shadows under the door. The first shadow is a right foot, and we can clearly see the shoe. The second foot shadow appears, and then the right hand shadow clearly rotates from left to right. The person who then knocks has their back to the door at the time.

Quotes:

Mulder: How was the opera?
Mr. X: Wonderful. I've never slept better.

Checkmate!

End Game is a chess term used to describe the later stages of a chess game when there are few pieces left on the board. The pawns become more important in the game. In reference to the x-files episode of the same name, who are the pawns? Are they the clones of Samantha who sacrifice themselves so that the original can survive? Or is it Mulder being used as a pawn by the alien bounty hunter (ABH) to expose the clones so that he can kill them? These are thought-provoking questions that can enhance your enjoyment of this episode. What I like about the ABH is that no only can he morph into whomever he wants, but he can also don the personality of the person whom he is impersonating. That makes him especially dangerous. This episode is just as exciting as Colony. It doesn't skip a beat. The elevator fight scene between X and Skinner is classic. It's great to see Skinner sticking up for Mulder and Scully. And, in the grand tradition of the x-files, it leaves lots of questions unanswered, making us ask for more.