Patient X

Episode aired Mar 1, 1998
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

Gillian Anderson and Veronica Cartwright in The X-Files (1993)

Alien Invasion Conspiracy Thriller Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Mulder and Scully search for answers when separate groups of alien abductees are burned alive. They meet a woman with an implant in her neck and symptoms similar to Scully.Mulder and Scully search for answers when separate groups of alien abductees are burned alive. They meet a woman with an implant in her neck and symptoms similar to Scully.Mulder and Scully search for answers when separate groups of alien abductees are burned alive. They meet a woman with an implant in her neck and symptoms similar to Scully.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Alex Shostak Jr. worked 12-14 hours a day, When make-up was applied - to give the appearance that his eyes and mouth had been sewed up. A small straw was pushed between his lips to give him water. He couldn't open his eyes under the make-up, and he had to be guided by the crew members throughout the filming of his scenes.

Goofs
The Dutch UN peacekeepers are wearing American gear, like PASGT vests, PASGT helmets, and M81 BDUs.

Quotes
Mulder: Do I look like I'm having fun, Scully?
Scully: You look constipated, actually.
Mulder: That would make sense, I've had my head up my rear end for the last five years.

Connections
Featured in The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998)

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

User reviews6

Review

Featured review

8/10

Lots of interesting moments.

Mulder is sceptical when Cassandra Spender,a woman who claims to have been abducted by aliens multiple times, begins to show symptoms similar to those Scully had.

It's definitely an episode with lots of interest, as soon I saw that it was set in Kazakhstan, it became obvious was thread they were going to return to, and of course they did.

It's intriguing once again, it does feel a little that they're dragging out the black oil storyline a bit, but it always seems to feature on high standard episodes, this being one.

Marita continues to be interesting, I am really keen to understand exactly how she's involved, they are revealing her story very, very spot. It is always great to see Krycek, and again, you don't quite know where you stand with him.

I love the way the show always had villainous Brits popping up.

Visually good once again, I'm looking forward to the next one, 8/10.