S2.E10

Red Museum

Name: Red Museum
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1996-01-02
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Paul Sand

Episode aired Jan 2, 1996
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.9K

YOUR RATING

Crime Drama Mystery

A vegan religious cult is accused of kidnapping local teenagers for some type of ritual. Mulder and Scully begin to suspect that a different kind of conspiracy is at play when Scully sees De... Read allA vegan religious cult is accused of kidnapping local teenagers for some type of ritual. Mulder and Scully begin to suspect that a different kind of conspiracy is at play when Scully sees Deep Throat's killer in town.A vegan religious cult is accused of kidnapping local teenagers for some type of ritual. Mulder and Scully begin to suspect that a different kind of conspiracy is at play when Scully sees Deep Throat's killer in town.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

David Duchovny and Paul Sand in Red Museum (1994)

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in Red Museum (1994)

Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Steve Eastin in Salaiset kansiot (1993)

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Trivia
This was originally conceived as an inter-network crossover between Salaiset kansiot (1993) and Rooman sheriffi (1992), but was rewritten to stand alone when negotiations fell through.

Goofs
Scully finds the chemical contains the same DNA they found in The Erlenmeyer Flask (1994), in the bovine hormone and says that it has unidentified amino acids. DNA does not contain amino acids; it contains nucleic acids.

Connections
Referenced in Rooman sheriffi: Away in the Manger (1994)

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

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A unique episode- a standalone with a mythology tie-in

"Red Museum" is a unique episode in that it is structured like and feels like a standalone 'monster of the week' episode (small town+creepy elements=Mulder and Scully investigation) but has a mythology tie-in that comes late in the episode with Deep Throat's killer.

It's also a very, very good episode. I used to think that this script was all over the place, and that it had too many elements that were brought together too fast at the end. I mean, half-way through this episode you could be forgiven for calling it the "Brand X" of beef. In some ways it still is, but the focus of the episode changes. Still, upon this viewing I found a lot to appreciate in Chris Carter's script- it's intelligent, paranoid as the best of the X-Files tends to be, and creates a genuinely detailed and effective portrait of this small town in just 45 minutes.

"Red Museum" is atmospheric and creepy enough, the acting's good for everyone, the mythology tie-in is handled very well, and the script is strong. The general fan reaction to this episode seems to be 'meh, it's okay' or 'it's good', but I'd go a step further and say that this is an excellent episode, and very enjoyable.

8.5/10

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