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[[caption-width-right:350:The most unusual partnership you'll ever see in ''Series/TheXFiles''.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The most unusual partnership you'll ever see in ''Series/TheXFiles''.]]
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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]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E10SeinUndZeit 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | '''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 15:'''
!En Ami
->Written by William B. Davis\\
Directed by Rob Bowman
->''"I have access, Agent Scully. I have these miraculous chips, but the genetic research that makes them work is closely guarded. There are men in this building who would kill me if they knew what I'd offered you. They'd kill you, too, in the blink of an eye."''
-->-- '''Cigarette Smoking Man'''
[[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]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E10SeinUndZeit 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E11Closure 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E12XCops 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E13FirstPersonShooter 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS07E14Theef 14]] | '''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 15:'''
!En Ami
->Written by William B. Davis\\
Directed by Rob Bowman
->''"I have access, Agent Scully. I have these miraculous chips, but the genetic research that makes them work is closely guarded. There are men in this building who would kill me if they knew what I'd offered you. They'd kill you, too, in the blink of an eye."''
-->-- '''Cigarette Smoking Man'''
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->''"You may be right... but for a moment, I saw something else in him. A longing for something more than power. Maybe for something he could never have."''
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Before going on the trip with CSM, Scully hides an audio recorder in her clothes, and places the mic there. Played with, when CSM wises up makes her wear a dress with cleavage to prevent her from hiding such a device from him.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Before going on the trip with CSM, Scully hides an audio recorder in her clothes, and places the mic there. Played with, when CSM wises up and makes her wear a dress with cleavage to prevent her from hiding such a device from him.
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* OddFriendship: One half of the episode's central theme. William B. Davis had always been fascinated by his character's largely unexplored relationship with Scully, and wanted them to interact at length. Certain scenes and a suggestive line at dinner could imply that CSM is outright attracted to her; indeed, Davis' outline for the original script was for his character to "seduce" with her with the medical knowledge she craves.
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* OddFriendship: One half of the episode's central theme. William B. Davis had always been fascinated by his character's largely unexplored relationship with Scully, and wanted them to interact at length. Certain scenes and a suggestive line at dinner could imply that CSM is outright attracted to her; indeed, Davis' outline for the original script was for his character to "seduce" with her with the medical knowledge she craves.
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* HiddenDepths: Scully extols this of CSM, believing she saw a genuine glimpse of the mundane, lonely man beneath the surface.
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* BaitandSwitch: The Black-Haired Man returns, seemingly a threat to the Cigarette-Smoking Man's plan; he spends most of the episode trailing his car. Only not really: he's acting under CSM's orders, and is executed by his superior after making an attempt to kill Scully.
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* BaitandSwitch: The Black-Haired Man returns, seemingly a threat to the Cigarette-Smoking Man's plan; he spends most of the episode trailing his car. Only not really: he's acting under CSM's orders, and is executed by his superior after making an attempt to kill Scully.
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* DemotedToExtra: Done deliberately with Mulder, who takes a backseat while Scully deals with the CSM.
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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: CSM's behaviour in this episode is highly ambiguous. On one hand, he's [[TheChessmaster still himself]], playing the agents to get what he wants. On the other, he [[WhatYouAreInTheDark throws away his greatest gain]], saves Scully's life even when her purpose had been fulfilled, and is generally shown to be a tragic character that Scully, at least, is willing to believe capable of better things. In the end, his moral compass and the motivations behind his more heroic acts in this episode are left up in the air.
* HiddenDepths: Scully extols this of CSM, believing she saw a genuine glimpse of the mundane, lonely man beneath the surface.
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* OddFriendship: One half of the episode's central theme. William B. Davis had always been fascinated by his character's largely unexplored relationship with Scully, and wanted them to interact at length. Certain scenes and a suggestive line at dinner could imply that CSM is outright attracted to her; indeed, Davis' outline for the original script was for his character to "seduce" with her with the medical knowledge she craves.
* PetTheDog: CSM's entire interaction with Marjorie, who is clearly delighted to see him. Our BigBad in general shows a much more human side to the character in this episode.
* PetTheDog: CSM's entire interaction with Marjorie, who is clearly delighted to see him. Our BigBad in general shows a much more human side to the character in this episode.
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* VillainEpisode: The episode was written our BigBad's actor, and focuses on his relationship with Scully.
* VillainousRescue: CSM kills his own hitman to save Scully's life.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: CSM succeeds in getting hold of the disease-curing extraterrestrial technology, but throws it off the pier alone at night. A single man having ''that'' much power over people's lives is [[EvenEvilHasStandards perhaps too grand a standing even for him to commit to]].
* VillainousRescue: CSM kills his own hitman to save Scully's life.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: CSM succeeds in getting hold of the disease-curing extraterrestrial technology, but throws it off the pier alone at night. A single man having ''that'' much power over people's lives is [[EvenEvilHasStandards perhaps too grand a standing even for him to commit to]].
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Before going on the trip with CSM, Scully hides an audio recorder in her clothes, and places the mic there. Played with, when CSM wises up makes her wear a dress with cleavage to prevent her from hiding such a device from him.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: A much less overt example of the trope than is typically seen. Mulder becomes increasingly worried and tense the longer Scully is with CSM and he is kept out of the loop. When she returns, Mulder is visibly angry and upset, though it's seen through his body language rather than verbal yelling. When it's revealed to Scully that her dangerous trip was for nothing, she looks to Mulder. Mulder averts his gaze and says nothing.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: A much less overt example of the trope than is typically seen. Mulder becomes increasingly worried and tense the longer Scully is with CSM alone, and he is kept out of the loop. becomes moreso when Scully refuses communication with him. When she returns, Mulder is visibly angry and upset, radiates anger, though it's this is seen through his body language rather than verbal yelling. When it's revealed to Scully that her dangerous trip was anything he says--silent and averting eye contact. The latter is the most noticeable for nothing, she looks to Mulder. Mulder averts his gaze and says nothing.two people who are well-known for their FacialDialogue.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: As mentioned below, the title means "as friends" but sounds like "enemy" playing into the duplicitous theme of the episode.
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* ForeignLanguageTitle: "En Ami" is French for "as friends".
* MythArc: The one in which Scully almost gets a cure for all diseases.
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* ForeignLanguageTitle: "En Ami" is French for "as friends".
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