"The X Files" Revelations (1995)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Nutter

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Kim Newton (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

15 December 1995 (Season 3, Episode 11)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Over the course of three years, eleven would-be stigmatics, or people who claim to have harnessed the power of God...

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Kevin Zegers	...	Kevin Kryder
Sam Bottoms	...	Michael Kryder
Kenneth Welsh	...	Simon Gates
Michael Berryman	...	Owen Lee Jarvis
Hayley Tyson	...	Susan Kryder
R. Lee Ermey	...	Reverend Patrick Findley
Lesley Ewen	...	Carina Maywald
Fulvio Cecere	...	Priest
Nicole Robert	...	Mrs. Tynes

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Scully and Mulder make a reference to a story about St. Ignatius "in the Bible." Ignatius, in fact, is not in the Bible himself; he is one of the early so-called "church fathers."

Quotes:

Dana Scully: Mulder, would you do me a favor?
Dana Scully: Would you smell Mr. Jarvis?

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

You Never Draw My Bath.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Revelations is the first episode to follow up the wildly exciting Nisei/731 mythology episodes. This is a solid episode that is centered around Scully's faith and beliefs. Make note of this episode. This time Scully is the believer and Mulder is the skeptic. It's not very often during the series that we encounter this role reversal. Any episode that deals with religion, Mulder suddenly turns doubter. I liked the character of Owen Jarvis. His looks make you think he is the bad guy at first but he turns out to be Kevin's protector. It's interesting that besides showing marks of the crucifixion, Kevin can also replicate himself, though it's never explained. Scully explains that St. Ignatius had this same power in the Bible; but I've never seen that in any Bible I've ever read. So overall, what makes this episode good is the centering on Scully's struggles with her dormant faith and with the role reversal of Mulder and Scully.