Born Again

Episode aired Oct 3, 1995
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

Crime Drama Mystery

An 8-year-old girl is the prime suspect in a series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated deaths.An 8-year-old girl is the prime suspect in a series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated deaths.An 8-year-old girl is the prime suspect in a series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated deaths.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

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Andrea Libman in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and William B. Davis in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

David Duchovny and Dey Young in Born Again (1994)

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in Born Again (1994)

David Duchovny and Maggie Wheeler in Born Again (1994)

P. Lynn Johnson in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Leslie Carlson, P. Lynn Johnson, Andrea Libman, and Dey Young in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

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Trivia
David Duchovny has openly stated that he hates this episode.

Goofs
The corpse blinks quite noticeably during an autopsy.

Quotes
Mulder: Why is it still so hard for you to believe, even when all the evidence suggests extraordinary phenomena?
Scully: Because sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you.

Connections
References Captain Kangaroo (1955)

Soundtracks
The X-Files
(Credited)
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Beal

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Featured review

4/10

The Lost Art Of Origami

Born Again is a sub-standard episode from season one. It deals with the subject of reincarnation and just doesn't fly. I've never been big on reincarnation and that could be part of my apathy toward this episode. It does reference the Tooms case which is some nice continuation from the previous episode. But the positives end there. Which is unfortunate because that takes place at the beginning of the episode. I think it's ludicrous that a dead guy would chose to reincarnate in the body of a completely unrelated girl. And he waits until the girl turns eight to start exacting revenge. There's even a serious lack of witty Mulder & Scully dialogue to keep the episode afloat. If you're into reincarnation, maybe this episode is up your alley. If you're not, then at least you can learn what bradycardia is.

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