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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn and Harold Piller's son have died, but they seem to be happy and in a better place, wherever they are. Samantha's apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.

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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn and Harold Piller's son have died, but they seem to be happy and in a better place, wherever they are. Samantha's apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. Piller, on the other hand, cannot accept this, continuing his futile search in response. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.
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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn and Harold Piller's son have died, but they seem to be happy and in a better place, wherever they is. Samantha's apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.

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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn and Harold Piller's son have died, but they seem to be happy and in a better place, wherever they is.are. Samantha's apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.
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* PolicePsychic: The episode is kickstarted by a self-proclaimed police psychic who comes to Agents Mulder and Scully with a lead about the former's missing sister. While Piller's actual status as a police psychic is questionable, his powers do seem to be legitimate, as they are able to lead Mulder to a place where he can come to terms with his sister's death.
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Mulder learns the fate of his sister Samantha.

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With the help of Scully and a police psychic named Harold Piller (Creator/AnthonyHeald), Mulder at last learns the fate of his sister Samantha.Samantha and other children who have mysteriously vanished over the years without a trace.
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* ISeeDeadPeople: Mulder, as well as the parents of one of the victims.

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* ISeeDeadPeople: Mulder, as well as police psychic Harold Piller and the parents of one of the victims.
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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn died but she seems to be happy and in a better place, wherever she is. Her apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.

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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn died and Harold Piller's son have died, but she seems they seem to be happy and in a better place, wherever she they is. Her Samantha's apparition even hugs Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.

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'''Season 7, Episode 11:'''
!Closure



'''Season 7, Episode 11:'''
!Closure
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* VillainsNeverLie: Mulder and Scully go back and forth on this, the former intensely sceptical of the Cigarette-Smoking Man's story about Samantha, and Scully more or less willing to take him at his word, because he has no apparent reason to lie. For his own part, CSM claims that with the Syndicate destroyed, there is no longer any reason to protect their secrets. [[spoiler:Turns out he was telling the truth. Samantha died.]]

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* VillainsNeverLie: Mulder and Scully go back and forth on this, the former intensely sceptical of the Cigarette-Smoking Man's story about Samantha, and Scully more or less willing to take him at his word, because he has no apparent reason to lie. For his own part, CSM claims that with the Syndicate destroyed, there is no longer any reason to protect their secrets. [[spoiler:Turns Turns out he was telling the truth. Samantha died.]]
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[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E01TheSixthExtinction 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E02TheSixthExtinctionIIAmorFati 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E03Hungry 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E04Millennium 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E05Rush 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E06TheGoldbergVariation 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E07Orison 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E08TheAmazingMaleeni 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E09SignsAndWonders 9]] | '''10''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E15EnAmi 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E16Chimera 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E18BrandX 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E19HollywoodAD 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E20FightClub 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E21JeSouhaite 21]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E22Requiem 22]]]]-]]]

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[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E01TheSixthExtinction 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E02TheSixthExtinctionIIAmorFati 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E03Hungry 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E04Millennium 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E05Rush 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E06TheGoldbergVariation 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E07Orison 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E08TheAmazingMaleeni 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E09SignsAndWonders 9]] | '''10''' [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E10SeinUndZeit 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] '''11''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E15EnAmi 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E16Chimera 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E18BrandX 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E19HollywoodAD 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E20FightClub 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E21JeSouhaite 21]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E22Requiem 22]]]]-]]]

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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''RECAP:'''\\
[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E01TheSixthExtinction 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E02TheSixthExtinctionIIAmorFati 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E03Hungry 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E04Millennium 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E05Rush 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E06TheGoldbergVariation 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E07Orison 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E08TheAmazingMaleeni 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E09SignsAndWonders 9]] | '''10''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E15EnAmi 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E16Chimera 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E17AllThings 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E18BrandX 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E19HollywoodAD 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E20FightClub 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E21JeSouhaite 21]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E22Requiem 22]]]]-]]]
'''Season 7, Episode 11:'''
!Closure
->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter & Frank Spotnitz\\
Directed by Kim Manners

->'''Schoniger:''' Word of advice, me to you: Let it be. You know, there's some wounds that are just too painful ever to be reopened.\\
'''Scully:''' Well, this particular wound has never healed. And Mulder deserves [[TitleDrop closure]], just like anyone.






* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn died but she seems to be happy and in a better place, wherever she is. Her apparition even hugs Mulder and he later exclaims "I am free."

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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn died but she seems to be happy and in a better place, wherever she is. Her apparition even hugs Mulder and he later exclaims "I am Mulder, finally giving him closure to the mystery of her disappearance. This can easily be seen in the final words of the episode.
-->'''Scully:''' Mulder, what happened? Are you sure you're all right?\\
'''Mulder:''' I'm fine. ''(Holding back tears)'' '''I'm
free."'''



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->''[[Music/{{Moby}} ♫ Weakly mind, weakly\\
Ooh, I go home... ♫]]''
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* VillainsNeverLie: Mulder and Scully go back and forth on this, the former intensely sceptical of the Cigarette-Smoking Man's story about Samantha, and Scully more or less willing to take him at his word, because he has no apparent reason to lie. For his own part, CSM claims that with the Syndicate destroyed, there is no longer any reason to protect their secrets. [[spoiler:Turns out he was telling the truth. Samantha died.]]

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* VillainsNeverLie: Mulder and Scully go back and forth on this, the former intensely sceptical of the Cigarette-Smoking Man's story about Samantha, and Scully more or less willing to take him at his word, because he has no apparent reason to lie. For his own part, CSM claims that with the Syndicate destroyed, there is no longer any reason to protect their secrets. [[spoiler:Turns out he was telling the truth. Samantha died.]]]]
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* SecretDiary: Samantha had one while she was kept at the base, detailing the tests done on her before she died. Mulder finds it hidden in the wall of the house.

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* SecretDiary: Samantha had one while she was kept at the base, detailing the tests done on her before she died. Mulder finds it hidden in the wall of the house.house.
* VillainsNeverLie: Mulder and Scully go back and forth on this, the former intensely sceptical of the Cigarette-Smoking Man's story about Samantha, and Scully more or less willing to take him at his word, because he has no apparent reason to lie. For his own part, CSM claims that with the Syndicate destroyed, there is no longer any reason to protect their secrets. [[spoiler:Turns out he was telling the truth. Samantha died.]]
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Mulder learns the fate of his sister Samantha.
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* ISeeDeadPeople: Mulder, as well as the parents of one of the victims.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Implied that's what happened to all the child victims, including Samantha.


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* MonochromeApparition: The children, including Samantha, are seen by Mulder with a pale blue tint to them.
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* MythArc: The second part of a two-parter revolving around Mulder trying to find out what happened to a bunch of kidnapped children and ultimately, attempt to find his sister, alive or dead.

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* MythArc: The second part of a two-parter revolving around Mulder trying to find out what happened to a bunch of kidnapped children and ultimately, attempt to find his sister, alive or dead.dead.
* SecretDiary: Samantha had one while she was kept at the base, detailing the tests done on her before she died. Mulder finds it hidden in the wall of the house.
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* HoldingHands: Scully holds Mulder's hand after he reads his sister's diary.
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* BittersweetEnding: Mulder finds out that Samantha along with Amber Lynn died but she seems to be happy and in a better place, wherever she is. Her apparition even hugs Mulder and he later exclaims "I am free."
* MythArc: The second part of a two-parter revolving around Mulder trying to find out what happened to a bunch of kidnapped children and ultimately, attempt to find his sister, alive or dead.
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