Kitsunegari

Episode aired Jan 4, 1998
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45min

7.9/10

S5.E8

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Ty Olsson and Robert Wisden in The X Files (1993)

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Robert Patrick Modell, aka "Pusher," has recovered from his injuries and escaped from a prison hospital. Mulder and Scully lead the manhunt even as Modell may be using his powerful mind-cont... Read allRobert Patrick Modell, aka "Pusher," has recovered from his injuries and escaped from a prison hospital. Mulder and Scully lead the manhunt even as Modell may be using his powerful mind-control capabilities to target Fox for revenge.Robert Patrick Modell, aka "Pusher," has recovered from his injuries and escaped from a prison hospital. Mulder and Scully lead the manhunt even as Modell may be using his powerful mind-control capabilities to target Fox for revenge.

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David Duchovny and Mitch Pileggi in The X Files (1993)

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1993)

Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, and Bruce Harwood in The X Files (1993)

David Duchovny and Colleen Winton in The X Files (1993)

Robert Modell (see Pusher (1996) ) seems to have recovered from his gunshot wounds and is again using his power of suggestion to get his victims to see things that are not there. Scully and Assistant Director Skinner are particularly concerned as they assume Modell is out to take his revenge on Mulder. As the murder count rises however, Mulder however realizes that Modell may not not be the killer this time around and may have another purpose in mind. —garykmcd

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Trivia
The series hired two Japanese translators to yield a proper translation of the title phrase, due to the fact that "fox hunting" is not readily rendered in Japanese.

Goofs
When Scully and Mulder are explaining "Pusher"'s background to another character, they state that he follows a warrior code, which they call "Budo". In fact, Budo is a Japanese word referring to martial arts. The Japanese warrior code is called Bushido. Scully is just quoting Modell's own explanation from Pusher (1996), and it just shows that Modell doesn't know what he is talking about.

Quotes
Walter Skinner: Mulder, a moment please?
[waits for Scully to leave the office]
Walter Skinner: I just wanted to say you did a good job.
Fox Mulder: How's that?
Walter Skinner: Nobody could have figured this out but you. You knew it was Linda Bowman and not Modell. You were way ahead of me.
Fox Mulder: I almost killed my partner.
Walter Skinner: Mulder, despite that, you prevailed. You won her game.
Fox Mulder: How come I feel like I lost?