"The X Files" Redux II (1997)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

9 November 1997 (Season 5, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

As Scully lies in the hospital dying of cancer, Mulder continues to search for answers. The cigarette...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Charles Cioffi	...	Section Chief Scott Blevins
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Sheila Larken	...	Margaret Scully
Pat Skipper	...	Bill Scully Jr.
Megan Leitch	...	Samantha Mulder
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
John Finn	...	Michael Kritschgau
Robert Wright	...	Dr. Zuckerman
Ken Camroux	...	Senior Agent
Don S. Williams	...	Elder #1
Arnie Walters	...	Father McCue

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Quotes:

The Cigarette Smoking Man: Quit the FBI, come work for me. I can make your problems go away.

If one Redux isn't enough for you, you can always come back for seconds.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Redux II adds on to the angst created by Gethsemane and Redux and brings the tension to a thrilling climax that leaves the viewer with a memorable impression. When Scully collapses during the FBI panel hearing and returns to the hospital, Mulder is forced to acknowledge that he is still alive. During this episode, we see some of David Duchovny's finest dramatic acting when he is at Scully's bedside. When you see Mulder's concern for Scully, you would swear it is really happening, it feels so real. The makeup department does a fine job on "cancer" Scully. She looks so sick at the hospital. The drama reaches its height during this episode when the Cigarette Smoking Man(CSM) offers to return Mulder's sister to him in exchange for working for him. Mulder then meets someone who appears to be his sister. And it's this one scene that prevents this episode from being a 10. In season two's "End Game", Mulder saw and interacted with several Samantha clones. The Samantha in Redux II looks just like the clones but Mulder never questions it. I feel that Mulder would've been a lot more cautious this time around, considering that CSM is the one presenting her. The final segment of Redux II is not to be missed. I love how Mulder's speech at the FBI panel is integrated with simultaneous shots of Scully at the hospital and CSM at his apartment. The suspense doesn't get any better when Mulder is getting ready to reveal the bad guy in the FBI and the sniper has his sites on CSM. Redux was so nice they named it twice.