Bad Blood

Episode aired Feb 22, 1998
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

9.2/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

Dark Comedy Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Scully and Mulder each recount their version of events that led Mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a Texas teenager he claims was a vampire.Scully and Mulder each recount their version of events that led Mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a Texas teenager he claims was a vampire.Scully and Mulder each recount their version of events that led Mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a Texas teenager he claims was a vampire.

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IMDb RATING

9.2/10

7.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
In an AMA that Gillian Anderson did on Reddit in October 2014, she said this is her favorite X-Files episode.

Goofs
During the first autopsy that Scully performs, we see the victim's body with the chest already open. Scully later says that she'll "begin with the Y-incision", but this has clearly already been done.

Quotes
Scully: Begin autopsy on white male, age sixty, who is arguably having a worse time in Texas than I am... though not by much. I'll begin with the Y-incision.
[She picks up the scalpel provided to her and the blade falls off. Unenthusiastically]
Scully: Yee-ha.

Crazy credits
The funeral director is played by Forbes Angus, but the credits read Jerry Springer.

Connections
Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 X-Files Episodes (2016)

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

User reviews26

Featured review

10/10

Funniest X-File of them all!

The X-Files was most famously known as being a dark and scary television show. What casual observers of the show don't know is that the X-Files had an assortment of humorous episodes sprinkled in this monster-heavy series. These "humorous" episodes do not disappoint either. Bad Blood is arguably the best of this bunch. When Mulder kills a teenage boy who he mistakenly believed to be a vampire, he and Scully must explain their actions to Skinner, their superior. What ensues is a hilarious "he said/she said" account from Mulder and Scully, each explaining his/her version of the transpired events. You won't stop laughing after seeing Mulder and Scully give completely different "versions" of the exact same event. As Mulder tells Skinner at the end of the episode, "That is... essentially... exactly the way it happened." If you're ready for a light-hearted episode with plenty of dark humor, Bad Blood is a must-see.