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"We are not who we are."

Tropes:

• Apocalyptic Log: The head of the research station's original crew records one, just before he shoots himself.
• Bottle Episode
• Driven to Suicide: A rare two-fer
• Dug Too Deep: Into the ice, rather than the ground.
• Grim Up North
• Hate Plague: The infecting organism drives its hosts into murderous rage against one another.
• Hey, It's That Guy!: Felicity Huffman appears as a toxicologist.
• Hostile Weather: A severe snowstorm traps them in the station for several days. Then again, even if it hadn't, the pilot is the first to die.
• Not Himself: "We are not who we are."
• The Power Of Trust: The first episode to really delve into the theme. The climactic scene has Mulder and Scully, each knowing the other might be infected with a parasite that compels them to murder, make the decision to trust each other absolutely anyway.
• Recycled In Space: Who Goes There at the NORTH Pole. Yes, it is THAT lazy and obvious.
• Stock Episode Titles: 14 uses.
• Whole Plot Reference: To The Thing.