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"The Erlenmeyer Flask"
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Episode 1X23
Title: The Erlenmeyer Flask
First screened in Australia: July 21, 1994
First screened in the USA: May 13, 1994
Credits:
Director: RW Goodwin
Writer: Chris Carter
Starring:
Guest Stars:
- Simon Webb as Dr. Secare
- Jerry Hardin as Deep Throat
- Ken Kramer as Dr. Berube
- Lindsey Ginter as the Crew-Cut Man
- Anne DeSalvo as Dr. Carpenter
- William B. Davis as the The Cigarette-Smoking Man
- Jaylene Hamilton as the Reporter
- Jim Leard as Captain Roy Lacerio
- Phillip Mackenzie as the Medic
- Mike Mitchell as the Cop
- John Payne as the Guard
Plot:
A government experiment fusing alien DNA with human goes awry. Mulder is alerted to the case by his contact, Deep Throat. Upon further investigation, Mulder and Scully track down a researcher in the experiment, Dr. Berube. He denies any knowledge of the experiments, and soon after, he is killed by the crew cut man. During the course of the investigation, Mulder’s trust in his source is tested, he is kidnapped by the government baddies and Scully has to sneak into a secret Government lab and steal evidence. Oh, did I mention that The X Files division gets shut down as well? These events sandwich an even greater puzzle. What does the government know about aliens, what sort of strange experiments are they performing and why are they hiding this fact from the public?
My Rating: 10/10
Notable Quatable:
Scully: "If this is monkey pee you are on your own."
Scully: "I may be understating the strangeness of this, Mulder…."
Mulder: (discussing Deep throat) "Do you think he does it because he gets off on it?"
Scully: "No. I think he does it because you do."
Mulder to Deep Throat: "My mother usually wanted me home by the time the streetlights come on."
Mulder: "Cut out the Obi-Wan Kenobi crap."
Mulder: "Maybe you’ve become too dependent on me."
Deep Throat: "You’ve never been closer."
Mulder: "To what?" (Deep Throat walks away.)
Mulder: "They’re shutting us down, Scully."
Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Anne DeSalvo (Dr Carpenter) has been in "Starting Over", "Stardust Memories", "Arthur", "Lovesick", "DC Cab", "Perfect", "Burglar". She also wrote, directed and starred in "The Amati Girls".
Ken Kramer (Dr Berube) was also in the episodes "3" and "War Of The Coprohages". He's been in mainly TV movies such as "Stay Tuned", "Dash And Lilly", "Crimes Of Passion" and "The Journey To California".
Simon Webb (Dr Secare) has been in an episode of "First Wave" and the movies "Bingo", "The Grocer's Wife" and "Happy Gilmore".
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