Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose 

A grumpy old man with psychic powers that show him how someone will die assists the agents with the hunt for a crazed killer who targets psychics. He also cryptically reveals to Mulder and Scully their own ultimate fates.

Director:

David Nutter

Writers:

Chris Carter (created by), Darin Morgan

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Peter Boyle

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Peter Boyle	...	Clyde Bruckman
Stuart Charno	...	The Puppet (as Stu Charno)
Frank Cassini	...	Detective Cline
Dwight McFee	...	Detective Havez
Alex Diakun	...	Tarot Dealer
Karin Konoval	...	Madame Zelma
Ken Roberts	...	Clerk
Jaap Broeker	...	The Stupendous Yappi
David MacKay	...	Young Husband
Greg Anderson	...	Photographer

Storyline

Scully and Mulder are called into the investigation of a series of murders where the victims were all psychics of some sort. A tea leaf reader, tarot card reader and palm reader are all the apparent victims of a serial killer. The local police have brought in a well-known TV psychic that Mulder finds laughable. He does come across Clyde Bruckman, an insurance salesman who may be a genuine psychic. While Scully is appropriately skeptical, Mulder realizes that Bruckman can only see one thing - how people will die.

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Plot Keywords:

tarot card | unwilling participant | propane tank | zodiac boat | bag of garbage | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The names of characters Detective Havez and Detective Cline are also references to a writer and director from the silent film era, Jean C. Havez and Edward F. Cline, respectively.

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Goofs

When the killer is at the tarot reader he proclaims the last card isn't meant for him but for the reader. The card is death which is meant to signify that he is about to be killed. However, in actual tarot reading the card death does not signify actual death at all, but rather new beginnings.

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Quotes

Clyde Bruckman: This is real cream, not the phony stuff. I know the difference, and the chocolate! Very rich. Look at these cute little doilies they put everything on. You sure you don't want to join me?
[Scully shakes her head "no"]
Clyde Bruckman: So what are you doing?
Dana Scully: Studying background checks. This is what detective work is really like. We can't come up with suspects by having visions.
Clyde Bruckman: Jealous?

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Connections

Referenced in The X-Files: Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996)

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Soundtracks

The X-Files
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Beal

User Reviews

A gleaming paragon of excellence.

If you haven't seen this episode do yourself a favor and watch it now. The writing is perfect, and the depth is nearly immeasurable. After reading about this episode on the internet, I found considerable amazing touches I had not seen the first few times I watched it. Yes, I've watched it several times, and I'm not usually the type to watch something over and over again. But, this one's different it's just perfect in its own little way. One thing I will say, and maybe it will drive some people away, but I would be negligent to leave it out, is that it is very dialogue driven. If you're looking for more of an action based episode look elsewhere.