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"Miracle Man"
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Episode 1X17
Title: Miracle Man
First screened in Australia: June 9, 1994
First screened in the USA: March 18, 1994
Credits:
Director: Michael Lange
Writers: Howard Gordon & Chris Carter
Starring:
Guest Stars:
- R.D. Call as Sheriff Daniels
- Scott Bairstow as Samuel
- George Gerdes as Reverend Cal Hartley
- Dennis Lipscomb as Leonard Vance
- Campbell Lane as Margaret's Father
- Chilton Crane as Margaret Hohman
- Howard Storey as Fire Chief
- Lisa Ann Beley as Beatrice Salinger
- Alex Doduk as Young Samuel
- Walter Marsh as the Judge
- Iris Quinn Bernard as Lillian Daniels
- Roger Haskett as Deputy Tyson
Plot:
When a faith healer's patients suddenly collapse and die, Scully brings Mulder along to look into charges of murder. They find a small-town tent revivalist whose protégé, Samuel, may have once had the genuine gift of healing. Sunk in despair after the deaths he believes he caused, Samuel
believes he has been cursed by God. Enough of his gift remains, however, to let him immediately discern Mulder's own long-lived pain over Samantha's loss. When Mulder begins seeing visions of his sister, Scully reminds him of the power of suggestion. But after her autopsy reveals an
all-too-earthly cause of the patients' deaths, she and Mulder track down the real killer. They are too late to save Samuel, however, murdered in his jail cell in a murder-for-hire. When Samuel's body is reported missing from the morgue, however, Scully and Mulder are amazed to learn that it walked out on its own.
My Rating: 8/10
A fine episode that delves into the strange world of American evangelical religion and faith healing mixed with the quirky X-Files nuances and Mulder's search for his missing sister Samantha.
Notable Quotable:
Mulder: "I think I saw some of these people at Woodstock."
Scully: "Mulder, you weren't at Woodstock."
Mulder: "I saw the movie."
Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Scott Bairstow has had starring roles in the TV shows "Lonesome Dove", "Lonesome Dove The Outlaw Years", Party Of Five", "All My Children" and Chris Carter's short-lived "Harsh Realm". His movie roles include "White Fang II", "Wild America" and "The Postman".
George Gerdes appeared in arguably the best "Seinfeld" episode, "The Bubble Boy". His movie roles include "Jacknife", "Single White Female", "Iron Will", "Amistad" and "Stealth Fighter".
Trivia
The license plate on the reverend's car, 'BHEALD' (Be Healed)
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