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"The X Files" Pusher (1996)
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23 February 1996
(Season 3, Episode 17)
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A seemingly unmotivated murderer, who can apparently talk his victims into killing themselves is on the loose and it is up to Mulder and Scully to study the clues left to them by the person and capture him. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | Mitch Pileggi | ... | Walter Skinner |
 | Robert Wisden | ... | Robert Patrick Modell |
| Vic Polizos | ... | Agent Frank Burst |
 | Roger R. Cross | ... | Lieutenant Brophy |
 | Steve Bacic | ... | Agent Collins |
| Don MacKay | ... | The Judge |
| Brent Sheppard | ... | Prosecutor |
 | D. Neil Mark | ... | Deputy Scott Kerber |
| Meredith Bain Woodward | ... | Defense Attorney Brent |
| Julia Arkos | ... | Holly |
| Ernie Foort | ... | Lobby Guard |
| Darren Lucas | ... | Lead Swat Cop |
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Argentina:60 min
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Writer/executive producer Vince Gilligan's episodes contain numerous references to his girlfriend, Holly. Some of the more prominent examples of this: the name of the secretary in episode #3.17, "Pusher", Susanne Modeski's pseudonym in episode #5.3, "The Unusual Suspects", and Mulder and Scully running into the police at Holly Street in episode #7.12, "X-Cops".
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Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the show, when "Pusher" is at the hospital, we hear two gun shots. "Pusher" makes the security guard shoot the medical technician and then himself. However, when Mulder goes to investigate, there are clearly 5 shell casings on the floor. Later, at 36:00 minutes, we see the pistol used, it is a .357 revolver. No shell casings would have been on the floor with only two shots fired.
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[last lines] [Mulder looks at Modell, lying in a coma. Scully enters]
Scully: No telling how long he'll hang on, but he'll never regain consciousness.
Mulder: You know, we thought he was receiving treatment here, but we were wrong.
Scully: What do you mean?
Mulder: I read his chart. The MRI's were a way to gauge how much life he had left, but he consistently refused treatment. The tumor remained operable right up until the end, but he consistently refused to have it removed.
Scully: Why?
Mulder: I think it's like you said. He was always such a little man. This was finally something that made him feel big.
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Scully: No telling how long he'll hang on, but he'll never regain consciousness.
Mulder: You know, we thought he was receiving treatment here, but we were wrong.
Scully: What do you mean?
Mulder: I read his chart. The MRI's were a way to gauge how much life he had left, but he consistently refused treatment. The tumor remained operable right up until the end, but he consistently refused to have it removed.
Scully: Why?
Mulder: I think it's like you said. He was always such a little man. This was finally something that made him feel big.
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Pusher is one of if not the best Monster of the Week episodes of season 3. Pusher isn't your standard mutated human preying on people MOTW. The paranormal element is simply Robert Modell being able to impose his will on anyone through the sound of his voice. Robert Wisden does an excellent job in his guest appearance as Pusher. This episode is written by Vince Gilligan, better known for his comedy episodes of 'Small Potatoes' and 'Bad Blood'. He writes an excellent story with Pusher, the drama and suspense being at the maximum. The final confrontation between Pusher, Mulder, & Scully is one of the best moments in the x-files, period. An interesting side note: Dave Grohl, lead singer of the band 'The Foo Fighters', makes a cameo appearance, one episode after the term "Foo Fighters" was used for the first time in the x-files. Robert "Pusher" Modell ranks right up there with Eugene Tooms & Donnie Pfaster as one of the best x-files villains. You WILL watch Pusher.