What a class episode. I know the last 2 seasons of the X-Files have taken their fair share of knocks (not from me!), but you have to agree that although he is no Mulder (the man's a legend!), Doggett bring's something totally new to the series. At the start of season 8, it takes some getting used to seeing him as the main male lead, but after time you get to see that he is not just a typical hard-nosed cop, he has some subtle qualities that makes u warm to him. Robert Patrick does a fine job portraying all sorts of emotions when the wound of who killed his young son is re-opened, ranging from frustration and pain at having to re-live the whole event one more time, to the 'release' and closure he shares with his ex-wife after a great twist at the end means the killer is finally brought to justice in the only way that would deem satisfactory to the viewers (after the death of his son is revealed to be all the more horrific). Would it be more satisfying if the twist was sacrificed and Doggett was the man who pulled the trigger??? Fair play to the T-1000 for holding his own!
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