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"Three Of A Kind"


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Episode 6ABX19

Title: Three Of A Kind

First screened in Australia: June 30, 1999
First screened in the USA: May 2, 1999

Credits: Director: Brian Spicer
Writers: Vince Gilligan & John Shiban

Starring: Guest Stars: Plot:
The Lone Gunmen attend a Defense Contractors' Convention in Las Vegas to uncover trade secrets. When they catch a glimpse of the woman, Susanne Modeski, who disappeared from Byer's life ten years previously, they trick Scully into coming to their aid.

My Rating: 7/10

This episode was quite good but just seemed to lack a little spark that would make it truly exceptional. Mulder was absent (save from a voice cameo) while Scully's role was a nice chance to showcase her acting talents. Can The Lone Gunmen carry an episode by themselves? Yes. It was interesting to see more detail of their paranoid existence and to meet some of their "weird" nerdish friends and to catch up with the mysterious Susanne Modeski. The opening dream sequence (while I normally hate that kind of thing) with Byers was a fine touch and it tied in well with the ending. The Las Vegas background to the story was well utilised.

Where Have I Seen That Face Before?
Charles Rocket (Grant Ellis) has appeared in "Dumb And Dumber", "Hocus Pocus", "Dances With Wolves" and "Delirious" (a John Candy flop with Murray Rubinstein from "Biogenesis"). On TV he also had a starring role in "Moonlighting" with Bruce Willis.

Jim Fyfe's (Jimmy The Geek) best known movie roles are in "The Frighteners" (filmed in New Zealand with Michael J Fox) and "A Kiss Before Dying". He also starred in the TV series "Dark Shadows" and appeared in episodes of "News Radio" and "Law And Order" twice.

Brian Reddy (Big Fritz) was in the "Seinfeld" episode "The Pledge Drive" and had small roles in "Dante's Peak", "Primal Fear", "Outbreak" and "Casino", also set in Las Vegas. He's also been seen in two episodes of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer".

Richard Zobel (Al) has appeared in a "Profiler" episode plus "From The Hip" and "Turk 182".

John Billingsley (Timmy) had a starring role in "The Others" TV series.

The Pain Factor:
Scully gets drunk and is also zapped with a mind-altering substance.

Trivia:
The original title for this episode was "B.R.M." which stood for Biological Response Modifiers

The episode was shot in Las Vegas, the first episode shot "on location".


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