If Mulder had any intention of staying with The X-Files, he sure had a funny way of showing it by his actions in this story. It seems like he goes behind Agent Doggett's back and defies Deputy Director Kersh (James Pickens Jr.) at every turn. It's almost as if he's itching to be fired, which ultimately is the case, but not before we get to see another story involving the alien black oil presence.
While virtually every crew member of a Galpex Petroleum oil rig is infected with the black oil, an unusual anomaly has 'deactivated' the virus in the bodies of two Huecha Mexican laborers, who see it as their mission to take down the rig before aliens can arrive and produce more of their black oil buddies from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. There's a bit of international intrigue thrown into the mix as well, as Mexican interest in the oil wealth clashes with the American side, a factor that had Kersh wishing he could just sidestep the entire issue, but for Mulder's involvement against strict orders.
In a nifty tribute to "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid", it was cool to see Agents Mulder and Doggett take that plunge into the Gulf with FBI choppers heading in to make the save. For all his antagonism toward Doggett in this and prior episodes, it was noble of Mulder to take the fall for him and The X-Files when he got word from Kersh that he was history. Making his peace with Doggett was admirable, a gesture that showed that Mulder could move on, leaving The X-Files in capable hands.
While virtually every crew member of a Galpex Petroleum oil rig is infected with the black oil, an unusual anomaly has 'deactivated' the virus in the bodies of two Huecha Mexican laborers, who see it as their mission to take down the rig before aliens can arrive and produce more of their black oil buddies from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. There's a bit of international intrigue thrown into the mix as well, as Mexican interest in the oil wealth clashes with the American side, a factor that had Kersh wishing he could just sidestep the entire issue, but for Mulder's involvement against strict orders.
In a nifty tribute to "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid", it was cool to see Agents Mulder and Doggett take that plunge into the Gulf with FBI choppers heading in to make the save. For all his antagonism toward Doggett in this and prior episodes, it was noble of Mulder to take the fall for him and The X-Files when he got word from Kersh that he was history. Making his peace with Doggett was admirable, a gesture that showed that Mulder could move on, leaving The X-Files in capable hands.