All Souls (26 Apr. 1998)
"The X Files" All Souls (original title)

In the confessional at her local church, Scully tels a priest that she is responsible for the death of young girl. In flashbacks, Scully and Mulder are called in when a young woman is found... See full summary »

Director:

Allen Coulter

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), John Shiban (teleplay),

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Glenn Morshower

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Glenn Morshower	...	Aaron Starkey
Jody Racicot	...	Father Gregory
Emily Perkins	...	Dara Kernoff / Paula Koklos / Roberta Dyer
Lauren Diewold	...	Emily Sim
Joseph Patrick Finn	...	Confessor
Eric Keenleyside	...	Lance Kernof
Patti Allan	...	Mrs. Kernoff
Arnie Walters	...	Father McCue
Lorraine Landry	...	Vicki Belon
Tracy Elofson	...	Four-Faced Man

Storyline

In the confessional at her local church, Scully tels a priest that she is responsible for the death of young girl. In flashbacks, Scully and Mulder are called in when a young woman is found dead in the street not far from her home. No one has any idea how she got there as she was severely handicapped and was not mobile. Scully's parish priest asks her to look into the case as the girl's parents are also members of the parish. As the case progresses, Scully will come to face evil and must also come to terms with loss of her own daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

church | confessional | wheelchair | adopted daughter | alexandria virginia | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1998 (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:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It's the second time, after second season's episode "Die Hand die verletzt", that Scully and Mulder have to confront what it seems genuine Hell's spawn.

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Goofs

The seraphim are described as having four faces; those of a lion, ox, eagle, and man. This is incorrect, as cherubim have four faces; seraphim only have one, which is covered by a pair of wings.

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Quotes

Mulder: You know, they say when you talk to God it's prayer, but when God talks to you, it's schizophrenia.

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Connections

References Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

User Reviews

All Souls

All Souls is one of my most favorite episodes of the X-Files. Of course, this is the writer's spin on the legend of the Nephilim. The story of offspring of "fallen angels" go much further than what the X-Files presented. The global accounts of "giants in the Earth" is part of the Nephilim story. The writers of the bible called these "giants" the Nephilim. In other parts of the world and other cultures these "creatures" were called by other names, but described in the same manner. There is "talk" that the nephilim are still amongst us. All in all, the story is very touching and in some parts very heart wrenching. Gillian Anderson gave a stunningly superb performance here.