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* AdultFear: Giving birth in the middle of nowhere because indestructible super-beings are out to take and/or kill your child. And just when you thought you were safe, they gather while you're in labor.
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* AwayInAManger: William's birth has multiple parallels to the Christ birth story. This includes the proverbial StarOfBethlehem (which leads Mulder to the abandoned town where Scully gave birth) and the ThreeWiseMen as portrayed by the Lone Gunmen. An interesting birth, given that Mulder is a agnostic and Scully a Catholic--the symbolism probably wasn't missed by either of them.
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->''"I'm sure that this looks untoward untoward, but my life is in danger. And my baby's. There's a man who's pursuing us and it is very important that he not find us here."''
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->''"I'm sure that this looks untoward but my life is in danger. And my baby's. There's a man who's pursuing us and it is very important that he not find us here."''
-->-- '''Dana Scully'''
-->-- '''Dana Scully'''
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->'''Scully:''' From the moment I became pregnant, I feared the truth... about how... and why. And I know that you feared it, too.\\
'''Mulder:''' I think what we feared were the possibilities. The truth we both know.
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* BadBoss: Kersh as usual, though Doggett finally turns the tables on him and [[ShutUpHannibal informs him he is under investigation]] for his involvement with The Conspiracy.
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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]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E16ThreeWords 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E17Empedocles 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E18Vienen 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E19Alone 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E20Essence 20]] | '''21''']]-]]]
'''Season 8, Episode 21:'''
!Existence
->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter\\
Directed by Kim Manners
Aliensupersoldiers Super Soldiers continue to be a problem as pursue Scully as she prepares to give birth.
[[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]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E16ThreeWords 16]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E17Empedocles 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E18Vienen 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E19Alone 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS08E20Essence 20]] | '''21''']]-]]]
'''Season 8, Episode 21:'''
!Existence
->Written by Creator/ChrisCarter\\
Directed by Kim Manners
Alien
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* ThreeMonthOldNewborn: Averted. Jerry Shiban (son of producer John Shiban) played baby William, and was only a couple weeks old at the time of filming. \n** Kim Manners, in the DVD commentary for this episode, laughed at the situation of having to re-cast William for season 9. Apparently, all babies ''don't'' look alike and having to find one that looked like Jerry was not as easy as it sounded.
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* {{DeliveryGuy Delivery Gal}}: Monica delivers William, and is nervous about it at the beginning of the episode.
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