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

"The Dead are No Longer Lonely"
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by Mark Snow

User Reviews

As if it weren't hard enough for a chubby girl to get a date already...

Now they have to be worried that their date is going to feast on their fat.

This is a great example of how man will say just about anything to get what they want. Show it to your daughters.

In this episode, only heavy girls need to be afraid, in the real world though, all girls need to be afraid.

Anyway, this is another non conspiracy episode. It doesn't add anything to the ongoing X-Files theme but can be viewed independently. Wouldn't want to watch this episode right before going to sleep.

So next time you're on a date and he's telling you everything you want to hear, be suspicious!