S6.E7

Terms of Endearment

Episode aired Feb 9, 2000
15
45m

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A pregnant woman's baby is snatched away from her belly by a devil. Agent Spender believes the case is a joke, but Mulder decides to look into it on his own anyway. His investigation focuses... Read allA pregnant woman's baby is snatched away from her belly by a devil. Agent Spender believes the case is a joke, but Mulder decides to look into it on his own anyway. His investigation focuses on the woman's husband.A pregnant woman's baby is snatched away from her belly by a devil. Agent Spender believes the case is a joke, but Mulder decides to look into it on his own anyway. His investigation focuses on the woman's husband.

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Trivia
In the middle of filming, a mother withdrew her baby from the cast during the final run-through of the "cursed-birth" scene. Although a fan of the show, as a devout Catholic she was uncomfortable with her child representing a demon. Director Rob Bowman assured her that the production staff understood her dilemma; the casting staff quickly called down and found a replacement in less than 45 minutes. It was the first time during the filming of the series that a cast member withdrew for religious reasons.

Goofs
During the scene that Wayne Weinsider uses the baby monitor to eavesdrop on Mulder's phone conversation with Scully, Wayne is able to hear both Mulder and Scully's voices. In reality, the monitor would only be able to pick up Mulder's side of the conversation, Scully's voice over the phone would be inaudible.

Quotes
[walking past Wayne]
Fox Mulder: I know what you are.

Connections
Features The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

Soundtracks
Only Happy When It Rains
Written and Performed by Garbage

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8/10

A harrowing chiller. Cracking episode.

A woman's baby is snatched from her in quite brutal fashion, she claims the being that took it was a horned beast, in the form of a devil.

Very good, that's a pretty creepy, unsettling episode. Definitely a one off story, so easy for a casual viewer to watch and follow. This features some of the most chilling and creepy sequences I've ever seen on The X Files, those opening sequences were really rather nasty.

I loved the twist in the story, great use on only happy when it rains by Garbage, but would Devil Woman have perhaps been the better choice?

Bruce Campbell is excellent as Wayne, it's very commanding performance. Such an interesting character, I liked the way his reasoning was explained.

Enjoyed that, 8/10.