2Shy (3 Nov. 1995)
"The X Files" 2Shy (original title)

Shy, overweight women are being pursued online by a suitor who courts them with Italian poetry. The women are being found dead, their corpses stripped of flesh.

Director:

David Nutter

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Jeff Vlaming

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Timothy Carhart

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Timothy Carhart	...	Virgil Incanto
Catherine Paolone	...	Ellen Kaminsky
James Handy	...	Detective Alan Cross
Kerry Sandomirsky	...	Joanne
Aloka McLean	...	Jesse Landis
Suzy Joachim	...	Jennifer
Glynis Davies	...	Monica Landis
Randi Lynne	...	Lauren
William MacDonald	...	Agent Kazanjian

Storyline

Scully and Mulder go to Cleveland to assist the local police in the investigation of a bizarre death. They've found the remains of a woman in her car but the body is in an advanced state of deterioration, even though she's only been missing for a short while. By the time Scully gets to the autopsy, there is no flesh left on the skeleton. Mulder sees similarities in this death and a series of deaths in another State where all of the victims had responded to a lonely hearts personals in their local newspaper. They now think the killer has moved on to Internet chat rooms to lure his victims.

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Plot Keywords:

cleveland ohio | break door in | bandaged hand | sketch of suspect | cloverleaf pendant | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

2shy was apparently supposed to air earlier in the season. This episode takes place in late August, and Clyde Bruckmans Final Repose (aired earlier) is supposed to take place sometime in September.

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Quotes

Scully: From a dry skin sample, you're concluding what, that he's some kind of a fat-sucking vampire?

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Soundtracks

"Waiting"
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by Mark Snow

User Reviews

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2Shy is one of only two episodes written by Jeff Vlaming. This episode was written back in 1995 when the internet was still in its beginning stages. I like how he attempted to tackle the issue of people meeting romantically online. For its time, this episode was probably quite unique. Virgil Incanto is a nasty bad guy who preys on lonely overweight women to get what he needs. If they were to make an episode like this now , Virgil would probably be a pedophile trying to get an underage girl. As Scully was wearing shades a few episodes earlier in D.P.O., it's Mulder's turn to wear them. For some reason they can't wear them simultaneously. The skeleton in the autopsy room looked like it was in a pan of tomato sauce. That effect left something to be desired. You need your medical dictionary to understand this episode, as lots of "big" words are used. I like the scene where Virgil is in his apartment, he hears a knock, answers the door, and it's Scully. But the scene has actually jumped and Scully is really at a different apartment. Cool transition. During the climax, there's some funky synthesizer music playing. It seems a little out of place and odd. Check out 2Shy, it's a good episode that deals with the current issue of online predators.