By that I mean there is mystery, some creepiness, some disturbing scenes and some emotional ones. The mystery is around the death of a scientist, the how and the why. Which leads to other mysteries. There are some disturbing scenes of deformed children who are locked away from the rest of the world (supposedly for their own good, of course).And there is a classic, gory, supernatural death which was a little hard to watch. As Mulder says afterward, "Believe me, you can't unsee that". The emotional scenes relate to Scully and Mulder's son, William. When talking to a woman who had lost her son, Scully says' "A mother never forgets". Mulder and Scully have a discussion about William, Mulder says he has had to put his son behind him. They both separately have little "What if" visions of living their lives with William. Taking him to school, watching TV together, etc. I have to say, Mulder's visions made me cry. Maybe because it shows that he hasn't put it all behind him, maybe because William would have given Mulder a normal life. Another solid episode.
Review of Founder's Mutation
