Summary
It's the annual Skinner episode and we get the continuation of the mysterious "bee connection" that was started back at the beginning of the season in Herrenvolk. Oh, and mustn't forget about the smallpox thing too; we first heard about that back about a season ago. (This much I do understand.) Anyway, from what I can make of the proceedings, Skinner does some "dirty" cleanup work for CSM in payment for whatever favour was done for him regarding Scully at the end of Memento Mori. (Although as Skinner himself says here, what the heck was actually done for Scully since she's in the hospital undergoing tests during this adventure?) While this episode gave us some intriguing scenes between Mulder and Skinner and showed us some of the fuzzy boundaries that the latter has to deal with in his life, we also got some of that "when a man digs a hole, he risks falling into it" crap. Not to mention yet another gun being waved ceremoniously in CiggybuttMan's face. This one seemed to be all about setup with no real resolution... hmmm — maybe it's "classic" TXF??
Best or Worst Moment
I'm going to leave the "tighty whiteys" alone and just mention a fun bit of dialogue. Finding Skinner at home after he's been trying unsuccessfully to phone him, Mulder understandably senses that his superior's explanation of "I needed some sleep" is a tad weak at best. "That's why you were taking the garbage out at four in the morning?" Nice to know that Mulder cares enough to drop by Skinner's place at four in the morning.
Original Rating: * *
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