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"The X Files" Fearful Symmetry (1995)
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"The X Files" (1993)Original Air Date:
24 February 1995 (Season 2, Episode 18)Plot:
An elephant found roaming an interstate road in Boise, Idaho escaped from a locked cage in a zoo across the county... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Just enjoy... moreCast
(Episode Credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | Jayne Atkinson | ... | Willa Ambrose |
| Lance Guest | ... | Kyle Lang |
| Jack Rader | ... | Ed Meecham |
| Bruce Harwood | ... | John Fitzgerald Byers |
| Tom Braidwood | ... | Melvin Frohike |
| Jody St. Michael | ... | Sophie (as Jodie St. Michael) |
| Charles Andre | ... | Ray Floyd |
 | Garvin Cross | ... | The Red Head Kid |
| Tom Glass | ... | The Trucker |
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Errors in geography: Malawi's Government is said to dispute the ownership of Sophie the Gorilla to the zoo. However, gorillas aren't native to Malawi. moreFAQ
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Whilst it is universally acknowledged that Fearful Symmetry was heavily influenced by the Kolchak episode They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be, whether this makes it a rip-off or a homage is an altogether more controversial point. As a huge fan of both series I subscribe to the latter belief, although the less charitable may not do. James Whitmore was brave to take on the task of directing such a difficult episode, invisible elephants and gorilla suits sounds like a recipe for disaster, but he pulls it off with style, the teaser being an absolute gem. Lance Guest does a great job of making a credible character out of Kyle Lang and Jack Rader seethes with menace as Ed Meecham. Forget Fearful Symmetry's dubious originality and just enjoy it as a deeply satisfying X File.