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Episode Guide:
"Ice"


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Episode 1X07

First screened in Australia: March 31, 1994   repeated September 17, 1997
First screened in the USA: 5 November, 1993

Title: Ice

Credits: Director: David Nutter
Writers: Glen Morgan & James Wong Starring: Guest Stars: Plot:
A group of scientists in the Arctic all die in a grisly murder-suicide, explained only by their mysterious warning, "We are not who we are." Scully and Mulder head north to investigate with a new team of scientists, discovering the source of the homicides is a worm-like parasite pulled up from deep in the Arctic ice core. Stranded by a snowstorm, members of the group begin to die - leading even Scully to suspect that Mulder is now infected with the deadly parasite.
My Rating: 10/10

Ok, basically it's a rip-off of "The Thing" and there's a couple of scientific inaccuracies but it's still a great episode. The claustrophobic and paranoid atmosphere has been captured perfectly and it's just a good and believable story.

Notable Quotable:
Mulder: "San Diego? Do you get much of a chance to study ice down there?"
Denny: "Just what's around the keg."

Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Steve Hytner appeared occassionally as Kenny Bania in "Seinfeld"; as well as "Hardball", "Working", "Roswell" and "The Jeff Foxworthy Show". He also appeared on 3 episodes of "Herman's Head" as well as episodes of "Space: Above And Beyond" and "Friends". His movie roles include "Ski Patrol", "The Shadow", "The Prophecy" trilogy, "Forces Of Nature" and "Face/Off".

Trivia
The dog in this episode is the mother of David Duchovny's dog Blue

The character John Richter is played by Stunt Co-Ordinator Ken Kersinger.

The character Denny Murphy is a San Diego Chargers fan, and so are Glen Morgan and James Wong, the writers of this episode.
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