Nothing Lasts Forever
- Episode aired Mar 14, 2018
- TV-14
- 44m
While investigating human organ theft, Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious cult consumed with macabre rituals.While investigating human organ theft, Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious cult consumed with macabre rituals.While investigating human organ theft, Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious cult consumed with macabre rituals.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is not the first time Mulder is seen wearing glasses. In Pilot (1993), Mulder is down in his office and has glasses on, plus a pocket protector. However, those were myopia glasses, while now he's wearing presbyopia ones, which mark the passage of time and how he's grown older.
- GoofsWhen Mulder and Scully leave the church they find that three steel piles were detached from the church's fence near the entrance just at the sidewalk. It makes no sense for Juliet to remove those piles right at the entrance and moreover to remove three piles just beside each other. This way everybody can easily spot the missing piles just by walking at the sidewalk next to the church and while removing them she must be extra cautious not to get spotted.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Fox Mulder: Well, what are you talking about, Scully? Because I don't know if any god is listening, but I am standing right here. And I am listening. Right beside you. I'm all ears. That's my choice.
Dana Scully: [looks around church to see that they are alone, whispers something inaudible in his ear, then continues talking in normal voice as he mentally processes what she whispered] That's not my four-year-old self looking for a miracle. That's my leap of faith forward. And I'd like to do it together.
Fox Mulder: [he nods] I've always wondered how this was gonna end.
[he reaches for a taper and lights another prayer candle]
- Crazy creditsAfter the opening credits, the tagline "I Want to Be Beautiful" is in place of the traditional "The Truth Is Out There" tagline.
- ConnectionsReferences Dragnet (1951)
I had not recognized Fiona Vroom from the last time I saw her as the cool alien chick from Star Trek Beyond, in fact I mistook Carlena Britch for her for a moment, as she was the one hanging from ropes and doing stunt stuff. Fiona was playing the same person across a gap of about 50 years. Enough time to grow old, but she wasn't. For some reason.
In fact this episode has a lot to say about Skully's Faith. And that Mulder, although he does not share it, will support her. This is the closest Mulder gets. He goes to Church, he even lights a prayer candle. Even though he mistakes it as a birthday candle.
All we know, is a Girl "Juliet", is a modern day Van Helsing of sorts. Issues like aging, Immortality and Vampirism, Religion are all mixed up, as if in a blender, an item which is also used and abused in this episode.
We know that Gillian has said she does not want to do more, so of course the real possibility of the show finally ending is being faced. Although I don't think 6 episodes and then 10 episodes make a very good season 10 and 11. I am very disappointed, not in any of these episodes, cos hey, it's The X Files. But in that we, the fans have been cheated out of two full seasons. Because there is just so much happening in the world today that could be given The X Treatment, and 16 episodes are not enough. And we didn't get to see much of Skinner or Kersh. X-Files works best as an anthology series, not as an episodic series. So there was just not enough time to tell as many great stories as we had in the first 9 seasons. And the story here represents about 1/3rd of the overall X-Files stories.
It's The X-Files, so what were ya expecting, Bambi? Sorry, this is more like Bambi meets Godzhilla. This story is exactly what the series is about. This was like last year's "Babylon" which was also an important and powerful episode, and people just don't get it, especially when they are being made the object of a parody.
Both Fiona and Carlena are given nice "meaty" roles... Fiona sings! She makes us believe that she is who she is acting. And Carlena becomes a mini Gina Carano.
- XweAponX
- May 11, 2018