Bad Blood

Episode aired Feb 22, 1998
TV-14
45m

IMDb RATING

9.2/10

YOUR RATING

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

Conspiracy Thriller 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.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

9.2/10

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 reviews25

Review

Featured review

10/10

Exanguinated?

This was a fantastic episode. It really is one of the funniest X-Files out there. Mulder and Scully go to Texas to investigate a series of bizarre exanguinations by what Mulder believes to be a vampire. The script is brilliant, and one of the best ever written for the X-Files. Vince Gilligan is as good as Darin Morgan here. Scully's wise-cracking and sarcastic autopsy was truly something hilarious to behold. Luke Wilson was really good as the sheriff Scully falls for. This is definitely in the top ten episodes ever made. Mulder and Scully's different points of view where fun to watch. I laughed allot. Did the sheriff really have buckteeth or not? We will never know.