"The X Files" Folie a Deux (1998)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

10 May 1998 (Season 5, Episode 19)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Mulder gets sent to investigate a threat made against a telemarketing firm. While at the firm, Mulder...

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Brian Markinson	...	Gary Lambert
John Apicella	...	Greg Pincus
Roger R. Cross	...	Agent Rice
Cynthia Preston	...	Nancy Aaronson
Leslie Jones	...	Gretchen Starns
Dmitry Chepovetsky	...	Supervisor
Brenda McDonald	...	Mrs. Loach
Robert Luft	...	Male Telemarketer
Tim Bissett	...	Medical Assistant
Norma Jean Wick	...	Newscaster
Grant Gladish	...	Cameraman
Steve Bacic	...	SWAT Commander

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:

Continuity: The amount of blood on Mulder's lip changes frequently.

Quotes:

Mulder: You have to be willing to see.
Scully: I wish it were that simple.
Mulder: Scully, you have to believe me. Nobody else on this whole damn planet does or ever will. You're my one in five billion.

Monster Boy Does It Again

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After the spy thriller of 'The Pine Bluff Variant', the x-files steamrolls towards the end of season five with the excellent Folie a Deux. What a fun episode to watch! I absolutely loved everything else about the episode. It's so funny to see Mulder ticked off at the beginning for being called on every monster assignment. Labeling himself as "monster boy" was hilarious. It's cool to see the continuity from the previous episode with Mulder's pinkie still being bandaged up from being broken by the gimp. Kim Manners masterfully directs this episode. Kim likes to chop off the tops of people's head when he shoots close-up shots. It's interesting to see those shots when you're looking for them. He has a very unique style. Vince Gilligan, better known for his humorous episodes, writes an excellent story about paranoia and trust. The only failure in this episode for me is the cheesy-looking monster. I can't say what would've been better than that, I just think a giant bug is kind of a letdown. It reminds me of Stephen King's "It". I watched that entire show in suspense only to have "it" turn out to be a giant spider. Giant bugs just don't instill a lot of fear in me. However, Folie a Deux is still an awesome episode where even Scully sees some things she can't quite explain to Skinner. An episode of angst in an angst-filled season leads us right up to the angst-filled season finale. Will there ever be some angst relief for Mulder and Scully?