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* HotScientist: Susanne Modeski.
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* AbsenteeActor: DoubleSubverted with Mulder whose voice is heard but that's via a recording by The Lone Gunmen to get Scully to join them.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. But when Susanne fakes her death instead, he kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. However, he gets his comeuppance when Byers injects him with his own chemical, making him admit Grant's and Susanne's murders to the police.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. But when Susanne fakes her death instead, he kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. However, he gets his comeuppance when Byers injects him with his own chemical, making him admit Grant's himself as the killer of Grant and Susanne's murders Susanne to the police.
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* BrickJoke: As soon as you see the Lone Gunmen use a voice modifier to impersonate Mulder and persuade Scully to go to Las Vegas, you're just waiting for the moment Scully finds out that Mulder never called her. This happens at the end.

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* BrickJoke: As soon as you see the Lone Gunmen use a voice modifier to impersonate Mulder and persuade Scully to go to Las Vegas, you're just waiting for the moment Scully finds out that Mulder never called her. This uncovers this lie, which happens at the end.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. But when Susanne fakes her death instead, he kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. However, he gets his comeuppance when Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit his murders to the police.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. But when Susanne fakes her death instead, he kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. However, he gets his comeuppance when Byers injects him with the his own chemical, making him admit his Grant's and Susanne's murders to the police.



* StagedShooting: Of Susanne.

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* StagedShooting: Of Susanne. It works for the public, but it doesn't work fr Timmy.
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* BrickJoke: As soon as you see the Lone Gunmen use a voice modifier to impersonate Mulder and persuade Scully to go to Las Vegas, you're just waiting for the moment Scully finds out that Mulder never called her. It occurs at the end.

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* BrickJoke: As soon as you see the Lone Gunmen use a voice modifier to impersonate Mulder and persuade Scully to go to Las Vegas, you're just waiting for the moment Scully finds out that Mulder never called her. It occurs This happens at the end.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. He then kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. But the tides are turned against him when Suzanne fakes her death and Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit to the police his murders.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. He then But when Susanne fakes her death instead, he kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has outlived his usefulness]]. But the tides are turned against him However, he gets his comeuppance when Suzanne fakes her death and Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit his murders to the police his murders.police.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Buddy, either way, I know we're both hoping she's in a better place than Las Vegas."'']]
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite some love still existing between Susanne and Byers, the two must part ways when Sthe former leaves the country for a new life.

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite some love still existing between Susanne and Byers, the two must part ways when Sthe the former leaves the country for a new life.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. He then kills Grant after he has made no use for his plans. But the tides are turned against him when Suzanne fakes her death and Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit to the murders of the two people.

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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. He then kills Grant after [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he has made no use for outlived his plans. usefulness]]. But the tides are turned against him when Suzanne fakes her death and Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit to the murders of the two people.police his murders.

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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''RECAP:'''\\
[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E01TheBeginning 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E02Drive 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E03Triangle 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E04Dreamland 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E05DreamlandII 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E06HowTheGhostsStoleChristmas 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E07TermsOfEndearment 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E08TheRainKing 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E09SR819 9]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E10Tithonus 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E11TwoFathers 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E12OneSon 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E13AguaMala 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E14Monday 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E15Arcadia 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E16Alpha 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E17Trevor 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E18Milagro 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E19TheUnnatural 19]] | '''20''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E21FieldTrip 21]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E22Biogenesis 22]]]]-]]]
'''Season 6, Episode 20:'''
!Three of a Kind
->Written by Creator/VinceGilligan & John Shiban\\
Directed by Bryan Spicer

->'''Byers:''' Ten years ago, I saw you thrown into a car. Kidnapped right in front of me. Did that not happen? Did I just dream all of that?\\
'''Susanne:''' It happened. But things got better.




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* BrickJoke: As soon as you see the Lone Gunmen use a voice modifier to impersonate Mulder and persuade Scully to go to Las Vegas, you're just waiting for the moment Scully finds out that Mulder never called her. It occurs at the end.
-->'''Scully:''' Oh man, I am gonna kick their asses.



** Morris Fletcher returns for a scene flirting with Scully, who has been zapped with mind-altering drugs.

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** Morris Fletcher [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E04Dreamland Morris]] [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E05DreamlandII Fletcher]] returns for a scene flirting with Scully, who has been zapped with mind-altering drugs.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: Despite some love still existing between Susanne and Byers, the two must part ways when Sthe former leaves the country for a new life.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Timmy's plan was to inject an unwilling captive with anoitic histamine to control them to kill Susanne. He then kills Grant after he has made no use for his plans. But the tides are turned against him when Suzanne fakes her death and Byers injects him with the chemical, making him admit to the murders of the two people.



* ShoutOut: "Go brush your hair, MichaelBolton."

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* ShoutOut: "Go brush your hair, MichaelBolton.Music/MichaelBolton."



* VomitDiscretionShot
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VomitDiscretionShot: Langly, [[BlatantLies after failing in his admission to Scully that he doesn't lose it at an autopsy]].
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->''"You know, Byers, growing old with us ain't so bad."''

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The Lone Gunmen once again encounter Suzanne Modeski, the woman who inadvertantly brought them together, and uncover a sinister plot involving mind-controlling chemicals.

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The Lone Gunmen once again encounter Suzanne Susanne Modeski, the woman who inadvertantly inadvertently brought them together, and uncover a sinister plot involving mind-controlling chemicals.



** Suzanne Modeski.

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** Suzanne Susanne Modeski.
* DamselInDistress: Susanne
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* HotScientist: Suzanne Modeski.

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* HotScientist: Suzanne Susanne Modeski.



* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or at least Nerdish behavior. Timmy is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or at least Nerdish nerdish behavior. Timmy is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.PlayedForLaughs.
* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: How Frohike realizes that something is wrong with Scully.



* StagedShooting: Of Suzanne.

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* StagedShooting: Of Suzanne.Susanne.
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* IntoxicationEnsues: Scully is injected with a brainwashing drug to make her forget some evidence she's uncovered, one of its side-effects being the inhibition of higher reasoning. We later see her enthusiastically flirting with an all-male group of defense contractors and The MenInBlack. Fortunately, Frohike takes her away, much to their disappointment.

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* IntoxicationEnsues: Scully is injected with a brainwashing drug to make her forget some evidence she's uncovered, one of its side-effects being the inhibition of higher reasoning. We later see her enthusiastically flirting with an all-male group of defense contractors and The MenInBlack.TheMenInBlack. Fortunately, Frohike takes her away, much to their disappointment.
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* ShoutOut: "Go brush your hair, MichaelBolton."

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The Lone Gunmen once again encounter Suzanne Modeski, the woman who inadvertantly brought them together, and uncover a sinister plot involving mind-controlling chemicals.

A sequel to the previous season's Lone Gunmen episode, "[[Recap/TheXFilesS05E03UnusualSuspects Unusual Suspects]]". Where that episode had Mulder as a supporting character, this one has Scully.



-->'''FrohikeL''' Why would the government want to turn Scully into a bimbo?

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-->'''FrohikeL''' -->'''Frohike:''' Why would the government want to turn Scully into a bimbo?


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* SequelEpisode: Sequel and mirror to "[[Recap/TheXFilesS05E03UnusualSuspects Unusual Suspects]]".

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* TheBusCameBack: Morris Fletcher returns for a scene flirting with Scully, who has been zapped with mind-altering drugs.
** Also, Suzanne Modeski.
* GutPunch: [[spoiler: Jimmy Belmont's death]] changes the light-hearted tone of this episode to something darker.

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* TheBusCameBack: TheBusCameBack:
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Morris Fletcher returns for a scene flirting with Scully, who has been zapped with mind-altering drugs.
** Also, Suzanne Modeski.
* GutPunch: [[spoiler: Jimmy Belmont's death]] death changes the light-hearted tone of this episode to something darker.darker.
* HotScientist: Suzanne Modeski.



-->'''Frohike''': Why would the government want to turn Scully into a bimbo?
* TheKetchupTest
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or at least Nerdish behavior. [[spoiler: Timmy]] is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.

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-->'''Frohike''': -->'''FrohikeL''' Why would the government want to turn Scully into a bimbo?
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TheKetchupTest: How Timmy recognizes that the staged shooting was staged.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or at least Nerdish behavior. [[spoiler: Timmy]] Timmy is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.



* [[spoiler:StagedShooting: Of Suzanne]].

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* [[spoiler:StagedShooting: StagedShooting: Of Suzanne]].Suzanne.
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* OutOfCharacterMoment: Justified. Scully takes a cigarette at the bar while IntoxicationEnsues, though she doesn't smoke.
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* VomitDiscretionShot
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* [[spoiler:StagedShooting: Of Suzanne]].
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* TheKetchupTest

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* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or atleast Nerdish behaviour. [[spoiler: Timmy]] is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.

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* IntoxicationEnsues: Scully is injected with a brainwashing drug to make her forget some evidence she's uncovered, one of its side-effects being the inhibition of higher reasoning. We later see her enthusiastically flirting with an all-male group of defense contractors and The MenInBlack. Fortunately, Frohike takes her away, much to their disappointment.
-->'''Frohike''': Why would the government want to turn Scully into a bimbo?
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or atleast at least Nerdish behaviour.behavior. [[spoiler: Timmy]] is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.
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* GutPunch: [[spoiler: Jimmy Belmont's death]] changes the light-hearted tone of this episode to something darker.
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* AbsenteeActor: DoubleSubverted with Mulder whose voice is heard but that's via a recording by The Lone Gunmen to get Scully to join them.


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* TheBusCameBack: Morris Fletcher returns for a scene flirting with Scully, who has been zapped with mind-altering drugs.
** Also, Suzanne Modeski.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Or atleast Nerdish behaviour. [[spoiler: Timmy]] is a cold-blooded CIA assassin, [[KnightOfCerebus NOT]] PlayedForLaughs.
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* ADayInTheLimeLight: The Lone Gunmen episode.
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