Gethsemane is a good episode, but I don't know that it is my favorite ever. I enjoy the trilogy that it sets up, but unfortunately the story doesn't quite grab me until the very end. Mulder calls Scully onto a case as she is being harassed by her former pastor about coming back to the church. I like the theme that this sets up about belief and faith in what you believe. That is the most important part of this episode is setting this theme up. There is a duality between Scully's faith in God and Mulder's faith or belief in "the truth". Mulder heads off to the Yukon to help with the excavation of an alien corpse from the ice. He is present as an autopsy is performed and as soon as he leaves, all remaining members of the team are dead and the body is missing. Meanwhile Scully meets Kritschgau who tells them that Mulder is being used as a pawn in an elaborate hoax. It is not known at this time who is telling the truth and who is lying. All this misdirection and misinformation is brought to a climax at the end of the episode as Scully tells the FBI that she has identified Mulder as having shot himself in the head and killed himself. Close curtains, close set until next season, leave fans everywhere sitting on their couches going "wah?" I give the episode an 8 out of 10. Better things to come for this story.
Review of Gethsemane
You already believe, Mulder. What difference would it make? I mean, what would proof change for you?
14 November 2009
Warning: Spoilers