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"The X Files" Orison (2000)



Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   284 votes
Director:
Rob Bowman
Writers:
Chris Carter (creator)
Chip Johannessen (written by)
Contact:
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Original Air Date:
9 January 2000 (Season 7, Episode 7)
Plot:
Five years have passed since Scully escaped from Donnie Pfaster, an obsessed death fetishist. When Reverend Orison helps the madman get away from prison he immediately turns to the 'one' that got away...Scully. | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Episode Credited cast)

David Duchovny ... Fox Mulder

Gillian Anderson ... Dana Scully
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Arch ... Call Girl (as Lisa Kushell)

Tara Buck ... Blueberry
Eric Buker ... Marshal

Nick Chinlund ... Donald Addie Pfaster

Rick Cramer ... Guard
Steve Rankin ... U.S. Marshal Daddo

Emilio Rivera ... Brigham
Scott Wilson ... Rev. Orison
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Argentina:60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mulder: You know, it's funny, when all is said and done, there's not much mystery in murder. more
Soundtrack:
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Satan's Manicurist Strikes Again, 26 October 2006
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Author: (andyetris@yahoo.com) from Philadelphia, PA

Recently I was delighted to see Nick Chinlund in a dramatic role on "Ghost Whisperer." I had been blown away by his outstanding performance in the X-Files season 2 episode "Irresistable," and his performance was so creepy I feared he might have wound up typecast!

In this season 7 sequel to the earlier episode, necrophiliac and fetishist Donnie Pfaster vanishes from a maximum security prison. Born-again prison chaplain Orison (Scott Wilson) seems to have something to do with the mysterious escape, but what? As Pfaster murders again, Mulder fears for Scully, who Pfaster views as the one that got away!

This is a solid thriller episode, but the weird elements are just thrown in for effect and aren't really developed. How exactly is Pfaster more evil than Cigarette Smoking Man, Modell, or Ed Truelove (to say nothing of Phyllis Paddock, Betsy Monroe, 'Reverend' Mackey...?)?? I was delighted, but ultimately disappointed, by the Carlos Castaneda reference. The ending is also muddy. Still the suspense is good and the fight scene struck me as a positive element.

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