End Game (17 Feb. 1995)
"The X Files" End Game (original title)

Samantha tells her brother about the shape-shifting Alien Bounty Hunter and why he is out to kill all of them. With Scully taken prisoner by the Alien Bounty Hunter, Mulder arranges to swap... See full summary »

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Frank Spotnitz

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Steven Williams

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Steven Williams	...	Mr. X
Peter Donat	...	William Mulder
Brian Thompson	...	Alien Bounty Hunter
Megan Leitch	...	Samantha Mulder
Colin Cunningham	...	Lt. Terry Wilmer
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Garry Davey	...	Captain
Andrew Johnston	...	Agent Barry Weiss
Allan Lysell	...	Able Gardner
J.B. Bivens	...	Sharpshooter
Oliver Becker	...	2nd Doctor
Beatrice Zeilanger	...	Paramedic (as Beatrice Zeilinger)
Bonnie Hay	...	Field Doctor

Storyline

Samantha tells her brother about the shape-shifting Alien Bounty Hunter and why he is out to kill all of them. With Scully taken prisoner by the Alien Bounty Hunter, Mulder arranges to swap his sister for her. Snipers are in the woods to take out the alien creature but it does not go well. The swap takes place on a bridge and while Scully is safe, Samantha and the bounty hunter fall into the waters below. Mulder's father gives him an envelope Samantha had left for him and as a result he goes to a women's health clinic in Maryland. There he gets a greater understanding of what is really going on. When Mulder disappears, it's Assistant Director Skinner who goes the extra mile to find out where he's gone.

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Plot Keywords:

sniper | abortion clinic | rockville maryland | germantown maryland | clone | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 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

For episode #2.17, "Endgame", Steven Williams (Mr. X) and Mitch Pileggi (A.D. Skinner) improvised their famous elevator fight scene on the spot. During the filming of the sequence Williams actually broke a knuckle on his right hand from punching Pileggi.

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Goofs

The Captain of the submarine is shown with a beard. Beards have been unauthorized in the Navy since 1981.

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Quotes

[Skinner enters Mulder's apartment after fighting with X]
Skinner: Agent Mulder took a commercial flight to Tacoma, Washington... there he took a military plane to Deadhorse, Alaska. Using his FBI credentials, he chartered a Rologon All-Terrain Vehicle - still a ten-mile hike across the ice. Here are the co-ordinates of his final destination.
Scully: Where did you get this?
Skinner: Unofficial channels.

User Reviews

Checkmate!

End Game is a chess term used to describe the later stages of a chess game when there are few pieces left on the board. The pawns become more important in the game. In reference to the x-files episode of the same name, who are the pawns? Are they the clones of Samantha who sacrifice themselves so that the original can survive? Or is it Mulder being used as a pawn by the alien bounty hunter (ABH) to expose the clones so that he can kill them? These are thought-provoking questions that can enhance your enjoyment of this episode. What I like about the ABH is that no only can he morph into whomever he wants, but he can also don the personality of the person whom he is impersonating. That makes him especially dangerous. This episode is just as exciting as Colony. It doesn't skip a beat. The elevator fight scene between X and Skinner is classic. It's great to see Skinner sticking up for Mulder and Scully. And, in the grand tradition of the x-files, it leaves lots of questions unanswered, making us ask for more.