Via Negativa (17 Dec. 2000)
"The X Files" Via Negativa (original title)

While Scully tends to her secret, Doggett and Skinner team up to track a cult leader who may be a psychic assassin.

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Frank Spotnitz

Stars:

Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Alexander	...	Assistant Director Arnold
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Grant Heslov	...	Andre Bormanis
Chris Jacobs	...	E.R. Doctor (as Christopher Jacobs)
Wayne King	...	Homeless Man (as Wayne A. King)
Lawrence LeJohn	...	Agent Angus Stedman
Kevin McClatchy	...	Agent James Leeds
Mary Ostrow	...	Nurse
James Pickens Jr.	...	FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh
Keith Szarabajka	...	Anthony Tipet

Storyline

While Scully tends to her secret, Doggett and Skinner team up to track a cult leader who may be a psychic assassin.

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Plot Keywords:

cult | genocide | attempted suicide | nightmare | falls church 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:

17 December 2000 (USA)

Filming Locations:

837 Beacon Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA

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

The character of André Bormanis shares a first and last name with a behind the scenes worker on the set of many sci fi TV shows from 1993 until about 2004.

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Quotes

John Doggett: I'm not sure I'm awake.

User Reviews

Don't fall asleep while watching this episode!

I need to write this down once and for all so I don't have to rewatch this and try and remember my thoughts on the episode. I really like this episode. I will start by saying that I have actually never really seen this episode from beginning to end before without falling asleep. I always fall asleep during both of Doggett's dream sequences and then I get startled awake when he does. At first I would rewind so I could watch what I missed but I would always fall asleep again. So finally as I watched this again recently and the same thing happened, I decided the next day that I would watch just the dream scenes so I could see them unsegmented. Turns out I have never seen the part with Dogget with the ax in Scully's room and the strobing blue light. Wow what an awesome creepy scene! If only for that dream this episode deserves a high rating. I also enjoy the fact that this is probably the first one where the main actors are not either Mulder or Scully. Doggett and Skinner are now the main agents and they do a great job of not seeming out of place. I feel bad that Doggett got such a bad rap from fans because he does a very good job on the show. I give this episode a 9 out of 10.