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'''Scully:''' Yeah, it's a beast that's supposed to come out of the woods and attack cars, right. Kind of like an East Coast Bigfoot.

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'''Scully:''' Yeah, it's a beast that's supposed to come out of the woods and attack cars, right. right? Kind of like an East Coast Bigfoot.
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* HumanAllAlong: Mulder and the audience expects the Jersey Devil to be some sasquatch creature, but is surprised to find that they are feral human beings, albeit Neanderthal-like: incapable of speech and displaying brute strength, great agility, heightened sense of smell, and an above-average tolerance for pain, presumably naturally manifested through necessity in their physically-demanding lifestyle.
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* EarthyBarefootCharacter: The Jeresy Devil does not wear shoes and is close to nature, living in the Pine Barrens.
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* WildChild: The Jeresy Devils are feral human beings who show every indication of having lived like a wild animal in the Pine Barrens. The episode's closing shot shows a WildChild, presumably her offspring, peering out of some bushes.
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* NubileSavage: Mulder's first remark after being rescued from being eaten by the female Jersey Devil is: "She was ''beautiful''!". Plus, her legs are rather smooth for someone living in the woods of Jersey. Otherwise this is TruthInTelevision because the two species of human have interbred to a degree, with a significant number of humans today having Neanderthal ancestry.

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* NubileSavage: Mulder's first remark after being rescued from being eaten by the female Jersey Devil is: "She was ''beautiful''!". Plus, her legs are rather smooth for someone living in the woods of Jersey. Otherwise this is TruthInTelevision because the two species of human have interbred to a degree, with a significant number of humans today having Neanderthal ancestry.
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* NubileSavage: Mulder's first remark after being rescued from being eaten by the female Jersey Devil is: "She was ''beautiful''!". Plus, her legs are rather smooth for someone living in the woods of Jersey.

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* NubileSavage: Mulder's first remark after being rescued from being eaten by the female Jersey Devil is: "She was ''beautiful''!". Plus, her legs are rather smooth for someone living in the woods of Jersey. Otherwise this is TruthInTelevision because the two species of human have interbred to a degree, with a significant number of humans today having Neanderthal ancestry.
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Mulder and Scully head out to Atlantic City to investigate some murders that look (at least to Mulder) suspiciously like reports in the X Files of the Jersey Devil in the 1940s. Also: Scully goes on a date with a divorced dad who seems unable to go two sentences without bringing up his kids.

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Mulder and Scully head out to Atlantic City to investigate some murders that look (at least to Mulder) suspiciously like reports in the X Files of the Jersey Devil (Claire Stansfield) in the 1940s. Also: Scully goes on a date with a divorced dad who seems unable to go two sentences without bringing up his kids.
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* FemaleMonsterSurprise: Low-key example, given that we're dealing with what is essentially a human.
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* JurisdictionFriction: The Atlantic City cops ''really'' don't want the feds coming into their territory. Mulder figures their main interest is keeping the devil's existence quiet so the tourists keep gambling.

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