Shadows
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| Series: | The X-Files |
| Original Airdate: | October 22, 1993 |
| Production Number: | 1x05 |
| Date(s): | Unknown |
| Written by: | Glen Morgan and James Wong |
| Directed by: | Michael Katleman |
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When two extremely odd corpses appear in Philadelphia, Mulder and Scully investigate the deaths and meet a female secretary who seems to be protected by a strange invisible force.
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[edit] Summary
SUMMARY
[edit] Background Information
- According to writer Glen Morgan, 20th Century Fox requested more episodes where Mulder and Scully help people while investigating the paranormal. He and writing partner, James Wong, therefore wrote this episode with the intention of complying with that request.
- Morgan and Wong were fond of ghost stories and executives at Fox had suggested an episode that would involve poltergeists.
- In this episode's original script, Mulder tells Scully that he would like the words "no regrets" engraved on his tombstone.
- The name Tom Braidwood appears in this episode on a reserved parking sign. At the time when this episode was created, Tom Braidwood was an assistant director on The X-Files. He would later guest star as Lone Gunman, Melvin Frohike.
- In one scene, Mulder jokes that Elvis was the only man ever to have faked his own death. The joke would eventually become the first of many similar Elvis jokes littered throughout most of the series.
[edit] Guest Cast
[edit] Guest Starring
[edit] Co-Starring
- Lorena Gale as Ellen Bledsoe
- Veena Sood as Ms. Saunders
- Deryl Hayes as Webster
- Kelli Fox as Pathologist
- Tom Pickett as Cop
- Tom Heaton as Groundskeeper
- Janie Woods-Morris as Ms. Lange
- Nora McLellan as Jane Morris
- Anna Ferguson as Ms. Winn
[edit] Uncredited
[edit] References
SEMICOLON-SEPARATED LIST OF ITEMS/LOCATIONS REFERENCED IN EPISODE (BUT NOT LINKED TO IF ALREADY LINKED IN SUMMARY OR GUEST STARS SECTIONS)
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