Born Again

This episode doesn't actually have an ounce of UST in it, which is probably why it always gets forgotten.

I have to tell you, it is a pretty great X-File. Seriously creepy, even scary in parts. That girl is so bang on; a poorly cast kid can really ruin things, but this girl was so scary.

I love her psychic powers. I love reincarnation stories. I even found the little deep sea diver image surprisingly scary. I never think of the X-Files as a scary show, ever, but this hidden gem of an episode really was!



The best is the hypnosis scene, or rather, the hypnosis video where an ambiguous image of the diver in the fish tank buzzes across the screen. Figuring it out that it was the last thing this ex-cop saw before he died kind of gave me chills.

The disfigured doll that the girl mangles repeatedly in therapy is super creepy, especially when you find out that's how the ex-cop was disfigured after his death.




The origami animals were a neat touch, but as much as I liked the giraffe being left of the doorstep, I think it was strange that the woman kept such a huge shrine to her first husband so prominently in her living room. As her second husband, I would probably get pretty jealous, to tell you the truth.



Cute that the writers thought they needed to explain to the viewers exactly what origami is. :p

The cutest part was when Mulder asked the composite artist to draw a funny mustache on the mug shot to make the little girl laugh. Aw.





Needless to say, Mulder and Scully don't exactly see eye to eye on this one. But even Scully kind of has to admit that the coincidences are too great to deny. She can at least acknowledge that something strange is going on, when they get brushed off, and realize certain pages are missing in the ex-cop's homicide file.




So much strangeness at least makes it easier for M & S to work together. They are both interested enough in the case to see it through togetner, despite their obvious differences of opinion. As a viewer, I felt the same way. I really wanted to know how this would wrap up.



I know it's not shippy, so most Philes would probably dismiss it as boring, but seriously, if you haven't recently, give this episode another try!