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* TakeThat: All the doctors in on the satanic conspiracy are plastic surgeons and assholes, and the lucrative nature of plastic surgery for the medical industry is mocked by Mulder and Scully.
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'''Season 4, Episode 06:'''
!Sanguinarium
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[NightmareRetardant Yes, this symbol is one of protection.]] [[{{Gorn}} But if you watch this, prepare to grab a barf bag.]]]]
->Written by Valerie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew\\
Directed by Kim Manners
'''Season 4, Episode 06:'''
!Sanguinarium
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[NightmareRetardant Yes, this symbol is one of protection.]] [[{{Gorn}} But if you watch this, prepare to grab a barf bag.]]]]
->Written by Valerie Mayhew & Vivian Mayhew\\
Directed by Kim Manners
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->'''Dr. Franklyn:''' I don’t know how much of this you know, but uh, ten years ago there were several deaths at this hospital here in the ASU and like uh, the recent deaths they were all ruled accidental.\\
'''Mulder: Were any of you here at the time?\\
'''Dr. Franklyn:''' A few of us, yes, but .. more importantly ... there’s a nurse, Rebecca Waite. She was on the ward during those incidents.
'''Mulder: Were any of you here at the time?\\
'''Dr. Franklyn:''' A few of us, yes, but .. more importantly ... there’s a nurse, Rebecca Waite. She was on the ward during those incidents.
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'''Scully:''' Mulder, if you want to connect the dots here, you should look at thefacts.
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->''"I like to say whoever God didn’t get around to creating in his own image, it’s our job to recreate in ours."''
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->''"I like to say whoever God didn’t get around to creating in his own image, it’s our job to recreate in ours."''
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* DeadlyDoctor: Subverted. All the doctors are committing murders due to manipulation by devil worship.
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* GoodAllAlong / RedHerring: [[spoiler: Nurse Waite is trying to stop the murders instead of committing them.]]
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