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Founder's Mutation

  • Episode aired Jan 25, 2016
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Gillian Anderson in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files: Founder's Mutation
Play trailer0:38
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A scientist working for the DOD commits suicide. Mulder and Scully start an investigation only to discover a secret mutation experiment.A scientist working for the DOD commits suicide. Mulder and Scully start an investigation only to discover a secret mutation experiment.A scientist working for the DOD commits suicide. Mulder and Scully start an investigation only to discover a secret mutation experiment.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
6.4K
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    • Director
      • James Wong
    • Writers
      • Chris Carter
      • James Wong
    • Stars
      • David Duchovny
      • Gillian Anderson
      • Mitch Pileggi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Wong
    • Writers
      • Chris Carter
      • James Wong
    • Stars
      • David Duchovny
      • Gillian Anderson
      • Mitch Pileggi
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    • 13User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews

    Videos3

    The X-Files: Are You Ok?
    Clip 1:06
    The X-Files: Are You Ok?
    The X-Files: What do you Make of this Scully?
    Clip 1:41
    The X-Files: What do you Make of this Scully?
    The X-Files: Founder's Mutation
    Trailer 0:38
    The X-Files: Founder's Mutation

    Photos35

    Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Rebecca Wisocky in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson and Jonathan Whitesell in The X-Files (1993)
    David Duchovny, Doug Savant, and Jonathan Whitesell in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson in The X-Files (1993)
    Jonathan Whitesell in The X-Files (1993)
    David Duchovny and Amanda Burke in The X-Files (1993)
    David Duchovny and Amanda Burke in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    Christopher Logan in The X-Files (1993)
    Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

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    David Duchovny
    David Duchovny
    • Fox Mulder
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Dana Scully
    Mitch Pileggi
    Mitch Pileggi
    • Walter Skinner
    Jonathan Whitesell
    Jonathan Whitesell
    • Kyle Gilligan
    Rebecca Wisocky
    Rebecca Wisocky
    • Jackie Goldman
    Doug Savant
    Doug Savant
    • Augustus Goldman
    Aaron Douglas
    Aaron Douglas
    • Lindquist
    Vik Sahay
    Vik Sahay
    • Gupta
    Ryan Robbins
    Ryan Robbins
    • Murphy
    Christine Willes
    Christine Willes
    • Sister Mary
    Kacey Rohl
    Kacey Rohl
    • Agnes
    Christopher Logan
    Christopher Logan
    • Dr. Sanjay
    Omari Newton
    Omari Newton
    • Rogers
    Nikolai Witschl
    Nikolai Witschl
    • Dr. Hill
    Alison Wandzura
    Alison Wandzura
    • Cynthia
    Daniela Dib
    • Sarah
    Megan Peta Hill
    Megan Peta Hill
    • Molly
    Craig March
    Craig March
    • Detective Gordon
    • Director
      • James Wong
    • Writers
      • Chris Carter
      • James Wong
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    • Trivia
      Rebecca Wisocky nailed Gillian Anderson with an apple twice in the scene in which Mulder and Scully interview her.
    • Goofs
      Jackie Goldman, in flashback, notices her daughter missing, runs out of the house, and finds her underwear in the swimming pool. She then tells the agents that her daughter was under water for at least 10 minutes. She wouldn't know that unless she was aware of when her daughter went into the pool.
    • Quotes

      Dana Scully: This is what you suspected all along, but were afraid to articulate. Is this what you believe happened to me 15 years ago? When I got pregnant, when I had my baby? Was I just an incubator?

      Fox Mulder: You're never "just" anything, to me, Scully.

    • Connections
      Features 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      The X-files
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mark Snow

      Performed by John Beal

    User reviews13

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    9/10
    Great monster of the week episode with some memorably creepy imagery.
    This episode was a very solid standalone episode which will be remembered best for its disturbing imagery. Right off the bat, the opening scene has you pretty creep-ed out. It's a standard episodic hook, but a well executed one. From there, the plot and a lot of the twists are pretty standard, but the visual storytelling and the characters are so compelling here that you get wrapped up in it and forget to critique it. Some of the shots from this episode won't be leaving me soon. Especially the final shots of the second last scene. Real nightmare fuel. The ending to this final sequence cut off in a way that felt slightly anti- climatic, but it was used for a good moment of humour.

    The only really weak link in the episode is the scene that explains some of what happened between Mulder and Scully in the time gap. What should have been a heart-wrenching story left me grinding my teeth in disappointment at how stale it seemed. The actors also didn't seem to really be in it. I just wish it had been executed a little better, since it is such blatant foreshadowing to a twist in future mythology episodes. In the end, it's just one scene that felt a little out of whack in an otherwise masterfully balanced episode. Written and directed by X-files alumni James Wong, this is in my opinion better than "My Struggle", an excellent episode.
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    • Jan 25, 2016

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • British Columbia Institute of Technology - Aerospace Technology Campus, Vancouver International Airport, 3800 Cessna Drive, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Ten Thirteen Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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