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* HurtingHero: Mulder, returning to the land of the living after being absent for so long, is noticeably emotionally reserved and uncertain about his place in everything now. The world having gone on without him, Scully being pregnant and likely not knowing if he's the father at this point.
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* BadBoss: Kersh is more insufferable than he already usually is.
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* OverlyLongHug: Frohike, one of the Lone Gunmen trio, is really excited to see Mulder for the first time since Mulder's unprecedented [[BackFromTheDead return from the dead]]. Frokihe embraces Mulder tightly around the waist. Mulder hugs him back, but it gets awkward.
-->'''Frohike:''' You know, it's really not fair. You've been dead for six months and you still look better than me. But not by much.\\
'''Mulder:''' Melvin, I'd be a whole lot happier to see you if you'd just take your hands off my ass.\\
'''Frohike:''' Sorry. ''[gets embarrassed and lets him go]''
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* CassandraTruth: Doggett keeps telling the surrounding SWAT officer that Absalom has him at hidden gunpoint, and that they should move back and lower their weapons. Of course, they don't listen, with one shooting Absalom dead. Though it's likely they knew and believed him, but were working for TheConspiracy and didn't care much.

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* CassandraTruth: Doggett keeps telling the surrounding SWAT officer officers that Absalom has him at hidden gunpoint, and that they should move back and lower their weapons. Of course, they don't listen, with one shooting Absalom dead. Though it's likely they knew and believed him, but were working for TheConspiracy and didn't care much.
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* CassandraTruth: Doggett keeps telling the surrounding SWAT officer that Absalom has him at hidden gunpoint, and that they should move back and lower their weapons. Of course, they don't listen, with one shooting Absalom dead.

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* CassandraTruth: Doggett keeps telling the surrounding SWAT officer that Absalom has him at hidden gunpoint, and that they should move back and lower their weapons. Of course, they don't listen, with one shooting Absalom dead. Though it's likely they knew and believed him, but were working for TheConspiracy and didn't care much.
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--->''[Mulder is seen back in the "X-Files" office, with his feet on his desk.]''\\

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--->''[Mulder -->''[Mulder is seen back in the "X-Files" office, with his feet on his desk.]''\\
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* DeadpanSnarker: Mulder is dishing out many of these in this episode.
--->''[Mulder is seen back in the "X-Files" office, with his feet on his desk.]''\\
'''Mulder:''' Who says you can't go home again?\\
'''Scully:''' What are you doing here?\\
'''Mulder:''' What's it look like?\\
'''Skinner:''' It looks like you want to give them real ammunition to use on you, that's what it looks like.\\
'''Mulder:''' Hey, I am just down here visiting my buds.\\
''[Later on, when Doggett is trying to stop Mulder's break-in of the Federal Statistics Center by knocking...]''\\
'''Frohike (radio):''' Mulder? What the hell's that?\\
'''Doggett:''' Your life's in danger if you don't get out now.\\
'''Mulder:''' Just a fly buzzing around the window.
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->''"You think this about Mulder. It's about the truth, John."''

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->''"You think this is about Mulder. Mulder? It's about the truth, John."''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"It's [[TitleDrop three words]]: 'Fight the future'."'']]

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->'''Scully:''' So you'll risk the consequences even though there may be nothing here?\\
'''Mulder:''' You don't get it, do you, Scully? The man shot at the White House, the prison escapee, there's something bubbling to the surface here. I want to know what it is.




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* BoomHeadshot: How Absalom goes out, courtesy of a SWAT officer.
* CassandraTruth: Doggett keeps telling the surrounding SWAT officer that Absalom has him at hidden gunpoint, and that they should move back and lower their weapons. Of course, they don't listen, with one shooting Absalom dead.



* WhamShot: The reveal of bumps on the back of Knowle's neck at the end of the episode, eventually revealing him to be a Super Soldier.

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* WhamShot: The reveal of bumps on the back of Knowle's neck at the end of the episode, eventually revealing him to be a Super Soldier.Soldier.
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->''"You think this about Mulder. It's about the truth, John."''
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->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter and Frank Spotnitz\\

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->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter and & Frank Spotnitz\\

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* ManipulativeBastard: Knowle Rohrer provides wrong information twice to Doggett and nearly gets Mulder killed this time.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Kersh being a scheming, manipulative jerkass as usual, trying to cut Mulder out of the X-Files and replace him with Doggett. Doggett is pissed off by it and Kersh threatens to close the X-Files altogether to keep him in line.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Knowle Rohrer provides wrong information twice to Doggett and nearly gets Mulder killed this time.
time. Kersh also qualifies to a lesser degree.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Kersh being a scheming, manipulative jerkass as usual, trying to cut Mulder out of the X-Files and replace him with Doggett. Doggett is pissed off by it and Kersh threatens to close the X-Files altogether to keep him in line.line.
*WhamShot: The reveal of bumps on the back of Knowle's neck at the end of the episode, eventually revealing him to be a Super Soldier.
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* DeathGlare: The smug Kersh is on the receiving end of a scathing one from Doggett.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Knowle Rohrer provides wrong information twice to Doggett and nearly gets Mulder killed this time.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Knowle Rohrer provides wrong information twice to Doggett and nearly gets Mulder killed this time.time.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Kersh being a scheming, manipulative jerkass as usual, trying to cut Mulder out of the X-Files and replace him with Doggett. Doggett is pissed off by it and Kersh threatens to close the X-Files altogether to keep him in line.
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* HurtingHero: Mulder returning to the land of the living after being absent for so long, is noticeably reserved and uncertain about his place in everything now. The world having gone on without him.

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* HurtingHero: Mulder Mulder, returning to the land of the living after being absent for so long, is noticeably emotionally reserved and uncertain about his place in everything now. The world having gone on without him.him, Scully being pregnant and likely not knowing if he's the father at this point.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Downplayed. Mulder after having been abducted and thought to be dead for months is understandably perturbed by everything he has missed out on.
* HurtingHero: Mulder returning to the land of the living after being absent for so long, is noticeably reserved and uncertain about his place in everything now. The world having gone on without him.
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[[WMG:[[center:[-'''RECAP:'''\\
[[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]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E10Badlaa 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E11TheGift 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E12Medusa 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E13PerManum 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E14ThisIsNotHappening 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E15Deadalive 15]] | '''16''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E17Empedocles 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E18Vienen 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E19Alone 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E20Essence 20]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E21Existence 21]]]]-]]]
'''Season 8, Episode 16:'''
!Three Words
->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter and Frank Spotnitz\\
Directed by Tony Wharmby
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Mulder tries to get reassigned to the X-Files, and investigates after a man is killed trying to break into the White House.
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* GoodVersusGood: Mulder is distrustful of Doggett till the end.

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* GoodVersusGood: DislikesTheNewGuy: Mulder is distrustful of Doggett till and thinks he is working with the end.bad guys.
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* GoodVersusGood: Mulder is distrustful of Doggett till the end.
* ManipulativeBastard: Knowle Rohrer provides wrong information twice to Doggett and nearly gets Mulder killed this time.
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