Via Negativa 

While Scully tends to her secret, Doggett and Skinner team up to find and somehow stop a cult leader who can kill people in their dreams.

Director:

Tony Wharmby

Writers:

Chris Carter (created by), Frank Spotnitz

Stars:

Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Keith Szarabajka	...	Anthony Tipet
James Pickens Jr.	...	Alvin Kersh
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Agent Gene Crane
Grant Heslov	...	Andre Bormanis
Wayne Alexander	...	Senior Agent
Kevin McClatchy	...	James Leeds
Lawrence LeJohn	...	Angus Stedman
Wayne King	...	Homeless Man (as Wayne A. King)
Chris Jacobs	...	E.R. Doctor (as Christopher Jacobs)

Storyline

While Scully tends to her secret, Doggett and Skinner team up to find and somehow stop a cult leader who can kill people in their dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

incorporeal man | dream killer | ex cult member | evil cult leader | suicide cult | 

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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:

Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Agent Doggett's name is pronounced exactly the same as the slang expression "dog it" which is defined as lacking or slacking, or trailing behind others.

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Goofs

Langly banters with Frohike about his professed '60's counter-culture experiences by asking, "Before of after you partied with the Stones at Altamont?" To which Frohike replies, "Altamont was in the '70's." However, the event they are referring to, the infamous Altamont Free Concert, took place Dec. 6, 1969.

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Quotes

Melvin Frohike: [when Doggett comes up with a theory they themselves didn't think of] Not bad for a beginner.

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Soundtracks

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

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.