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* TragicVillain: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from the experience, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
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* TragicVillain: Mostly averted.Heavily downplayed. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from the experience, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
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* PutOnABus: Doctor Chuck Burks is never seen again after this episode.
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Directed by Tony Wharmby
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* SilentAntagonist: The murderous beggar man doesn't say a word the entire episode, which brings into question [[FridgeLogic how he was able to get a job interview to become a janitor]].
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* SilentAntagonist: The murderous beggar man doesn't say a word the entire episode, which and appears to be a mute. Which brings into question [[FridgeLogic how he was able to get a job interview to become a janitor]].
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* BittersweetEnding: The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatised by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realisation she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet. The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatised traumatized by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realisation realization she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.does. Also somehow the beggar man is revealed to still be alive at the end of the episode, and finds another victim at the airport.
* HereWeGoAgain: Somehow the beggar man survived being shot and is seen at the end of the episode, preparing to target another businessman at the airport.
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* SilentAntagonist: The murderous beggar man doesn't say a word the entire episode.episode, which brings into question [[FridgeLogic how he was able to get a job interview to become a janitor]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"If these Siddhi hold so fast to their orthodoxy, then what would cause them to break their faith?"'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"If these Siddhi hold so fast to their orthodoxy, then what would cause them to break their faith?"'']]
->''"What if, whatever it is that killed these men entered and exited them of its own free will? I mean, something.... small... with small hands... living... inside the victims as a... as a stowaway of sorts."''
-->-- '''Dana Scully'''
-->-- '''Dana Scully'''
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-->'''Scully:''' I realized that it's what Mulder would have seen or understood. ''(Cries)'' Because that's just how he came at things... without judgement and without prejudice and with an open mind that I am just not capable of.
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* BittersweetEnding: The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatized by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realization she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.
* TheBully: Trevor tries to bully Quinton. But he then apologizes when Quinton's father is killed. In fact, he even teams up to find the beggar man with Quinton.
* TheBully: Trevor tries to bully Quinton. But he then apologizes when Quinton's father is killed. In fact, he even teams up to find the beggar man with Quinton.
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* BittersweetEnding: The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatized traumatised by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realization realisation she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.
* TheBully: Trevor tries to bullyQuinton. But he then apologizes Quinton, but later apologises when Quinton's father is killed. In fact, he even teams up to find the beggar man with Quinton.
* TheBully: Trevor tries to bully
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* WouldHurtAChild: Very much implied by the ending, had Scully not intervened against the beggar man. Also played with with Scully who is forced to shoot him when he takes the form of Trevor. Shooting him on faith that he wasn't really a boy, but disturbing her all the same.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Very much implied by the ending, had Scully not intervened against the beggar man. Also played with with Scully who is forced to shoot him when he takes the form of Trevor. Shooting him on faith that he wasn't really a boy, but disturbing her all the same.same.
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->'''Doggett:''' This whole thing doesn't make any sense.\\
'''Scully:''' No... it did. In some way, it did.
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->'''Doggett:''' This whole thing doesn't make any sense.\\
'''Scully:''' No... it did. In some way, it did.
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* TragicMonster: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from the experience, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
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* TragicMonster: TragicVillain: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from the experience, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
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* SilentAntagonist: The murderous beggar man doesn't say a word the entire episode.
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* BigGoddamnHeroes: Scully swoops in just in time to save Quinton from the beggar man at the end.
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* TheBusComesBack: Doctor Chuck Burks, an old friend of Mulder's who has helped him and Scully over the years makes his last appearance here, aiding Scully and Doggett.
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* SuperStrength: The only explanation for how the tiny beggar man, even with his illusion powers, could overpower much bigger men.
* TragicMonster: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insanefrom, from the experience, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
* TragicMonster: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane
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* AssShove: You have to see it to believe it.
* AgentMulder: Scully attempts to think like Mulder and see what he sees through the episode, and although she succeeds in saving the day, she comes to the realization in the end that she can't. No matter how hard she tries.
* AgentScully: Agent Doggett is particularly and understandably uncomfortable with this case, and highly skeptical of Scully's ideas and Doctor Burks... at least until seeing an illusion in action.
* AgentMulder: Scully attempts to think like Mulder and see what he sees through the episode, and although she succeeds in saving the day, she comes to the realization in the end that she can't. No matter how hard she tries.
* AgentScully: Agent Doggett is particularly and understandably uncomfortable with this case, and highly skeptical of Scully's ideas and Doctor Burks... at least until seeing an illusion in action.
* BigGoddamnHeroes: Scully swoops in just in time to save Quinton from the beggar man at the end.
* BittersweetEnding: The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatized by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realization she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.
* BittersweetEnding: The murderous beggar man is shot dead by Scully, saving Quinton, but his father and Trevor's mother are still dead, and Scully is traumatized by having to kill what looked like a boy, and coming to the realization she doesn't know how to do what Mulder does.
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* EvilCripple: The legless Indian BodySnatcher/illusionist.
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* TheBusComesBack: Doctor Chuck Burks, an old friend of Mulder's who has helped him and Scully over the years makes his last appearance here, aiding Scully and Doggett.
* EvilCripple: The legless Indian BodySnatcher/illusionist. Despite his possible tragic background nothing else is presented to be sympathetic about him, no personality.
* EvilCripple: The legless Indian BodySnatcher/illusionist. Despite his possible tragic background nothing else is presented to be sympathetic about him, no personality.
* MasterOfIllusion: The beggar man can disguise himself as anyone and anything, or become invisible, and project illusiory people as distractions.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The reason for the beggar man’s killing spree is implied to be revenge for the death of his son during a chemical plant accident.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The reason for the beggar man’s killing spree is implied to be revenge for the death of his son during a chemical plant accident.accident.
* TragicMonster: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
*WouldHurtAChild: Very much implied by the ending, had Scully not intervened against the beggar man. Also played with with Scully who is forced to shoot him when he takes the form of Trevor. Shooting him on faith that he wasn't really a boy, but disturbing her all the same.
* TragicMonster: Mostly averted. While the reason for his murders is implied as revenge for losing his son, there is nothing tying his victims to the chemical plant accident. The beggar man appears to have gone insane from, and is just killing who he feels like, and was prepared to murder children.
*WouldHurtAChild: Very much implied by the ending, had Scully not intervened against the beggar man. Also played with with Scully who is forced to shoot him when he takes the form of Trevor. Shooting him on faith that he wasn't really a boy, but disturbing her all the same.
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[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E01Within 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E02Without 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E03Patience 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E04Roadrunners 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E05Invocation 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E06Redrum 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E07ViaNegativa 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E08Surekill 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E09Salvage 9]] | '''10''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E11TheGift 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E12Medusa 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E13PerManum 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E14ThisIsNotHappening 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E15Deadalive 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E16ThreeWords 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E17Empedocles 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E18Vienen 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E19Alone 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E20Essence 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E21Existence 21]]]]-]]]
'''Season 8, Episode 10:'''
!Badlaa
->Written by John Shiban\\
Directed by Tony Wharmby
[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E01Within 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E02Without 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E03Patience 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E04Roadrunners 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E05Invocation 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E06Redrum 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E07ViaNegativa 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E08Surekill 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E09Salvage 9]] | '''10''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E11TheGift 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E12Medusa 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E13PerManum 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E14ThisIsNotHappening 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E15Deadalive 15]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E16ThreeWords 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E17Empedocles 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E18Vienen 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E19Alone 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E20Essence 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E21Existence 21]]]]-]]]
'''Season 8, Episode 10:'''
!Badlaa
->Written by John Shiban\\
Directed by Tony Wharmby
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Scully and Doggett hunt a murderous legless fakir (Deep Roy) (Creator/DeepRoy) who can hide inside the bodies of his victims.
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* OrificeInvasion: Dear ''God''...
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* OrificeInvasion: Dear ''God''...''God''...
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The reason for the beggar man’s killing spree is implied to be revenge for the death of his son during a chemical plant accident.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The reason for the beggar man’s killing spree is implied to be revenge for the death of his son during a chemical plant accident.
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* AlmightyJanitor: He can take on different faces, which makes him pretty powerful as far as Janitors go.
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* EvilCripple: The legless Indian BodySnatcher/illusionist.
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* TheBully: Trevor tries to bully Quinton. But he then apologizes when [[spoiler: Quinton's father is killed]]. In fact, he even teams up to find the beggar man with Quinton.
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* ForeignLanguageTitle: It means "Revenge" or "Retort" in Urdu.
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* ForeignLanguageTitle: It means "Revenge" or "Retort" in Urdu.
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* HellIsThatNoise: The squeaky wheels.
* OrificeInvasion: Dear ''God''...
