My Struggle II
- Episode aired Feb 22, 2016
- TV-14
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
4.7K
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Mulder and Scully uncover a shocking truth with global ramifications.Mulder and Scully uncover a shocking truth with global ramifications.Mulder and Scully uncover a shocking truth with global ramifications.
Julian Christopher
- Dr. Rubell
- (as Julian D. Christopher)
Eoin Bates
- Stranded driver
- (uncredited)
Annet Mahendru
- Sveta
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Amber Snow
- Driver
- (uncredited)
John Specogna
- Dr. Grayson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAdenosine deaminase (ADA) - the gene product inhibited by the Spartan virus - is an actual enzyme. Hereditary defects in the enzyme can lead to a condition known as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), which leaves patients at risk for severe infections like those depicted. A treatment for the condition is to introduce a functional immune system into the patient via bone marrow transplant like Scully suggests for Mulder.
- GoofsThe Cigarette Smoking Man has a tracheostomy. He should not be able to speak unless a special device were attached to the tracheostomy (not apparent in this episode). Generally, a tracheostomy has to be covered to allow someone to speak. Please note that the word "tracheostomy" refers to the placement of a tube in the trachea while "tracheotomy" is just the act of cutting into the trachea. "Tracheostomy" is the correct term in this use.
- Quotes
[to Mulder]
Cigarette Smoking Man: Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes.
- SoundtracksThe X-Files
(uncredited)
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Bael
Featured review
I actually loved it...
...and I'm surprised how many of the first page of reviews here didn't. That's what prompted me actually.
A lot of loose ends get tied up in what works hard to be a thrilling and fitting finale to, what 23 years of television? To do that, still leave a frankly genius final scene and plot for who knows what comes next (we can only hope, though I doubt we will be lucky)? Well, I am sold.
I thought the whole series was a fitting final tribute. They didn't throw them in willy nilly but still went old school on some fun cases (and threw in an excellent dig at the early days). The baton handing was the one thing that grated on me but it was only slight and in fairness Tad is a great future-season redshirt (one thing you have to say, they take no prisoners and their sfx guys really are top notch).
Special mention to Cigarette Smoking Man, by far one of the best evil geniuses of recent decades. He is a monster, now he looks like a monster.
If you just wanted them to come out and trot out their hits ad infinitum you were plum out of luck boyo; Chris, thank you for that.
M
A lot of loose ends get tied up in what works hard to be a thrilling and fitting finale to, what 23 years of television? To do that, still leave a frankly genius final scene and plot for who knows what comes next (we can only hope, though I doubt we will be lucky)? Well, I am sold.
I thought the whole series was a fitting final tribute. They didn't throw them in willy nilly but still went old school on some fun cases (and threw in an excellent dig at the early days). The baton handing was the one thing that grated on me but it was only slight and in fairness Tad is a great future-season redshirt (one thing you have to say, they take no prisoners and their sfx guys really are top notch).
Special mention to Cigarette Smoking Man, by far one of the best evil geniuses of recent decades. He is a monster, now he looks like a monster.
If you just wanted them to come out and trot out their hits ad infinitum you were plum out of luck boyo; Chris, thank you for that.
M
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- matthewhemmings
- Oct 1, 2016
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- Crease Clinic, Riverview Hospital, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada(Our Lady of Sorrows Hospital)
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