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* HurtingHero: Jeffrey big time, physically as well as mentally from what he has survived.
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* ArchnemesisDad: Just when it seemed CSM couldn't get any worse, it is revealed that after shooting his own son in the head failed to kill him him, he had Jeffrey subjected to hideous experiments, attempting to turn him into an alien SuperSoldier. Somehow he Jeffrey managed to survive this as well and escape, but was terribly burned and disfigured as a result. Jeffery gets his revenge in kind by sabotaging an important part of the Colonists plans as a result.
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* AntiHero: What Jeffrey Spender has become since being shot in the head and experimented on. His [[SavingTheWorld goal]] is good and noble, his [[ManipulativeBastard methods]] are less so and his [[RevengeByProxy motives]] are selfish.
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* ThePowerOfHate: Jeffrey doesn't regret not being killed by the shot to the head, and believes his hatred for his father is the only reason he survived what he did, that only it could never be destroyed.
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* ThePowerOfHate: Jeffrey doesn't regret not being killed by the shot to the head, and believes his hatred for his father is the only reason he survived what he did, that [[UnstoppableRage only it could never be destroyed.destroyed]].
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--> '''Scully:''' "I bet you wish night and day that that [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E12OneSon bullet that was meant to kill you had succeeded]]."
* WhamShot: 'Daniel Miller' looking at his ruined reflection in the interrogation room glass, followed by a MatchCut to Jeffrey Spender moments before CSM shot him in the head.
--> '''Scully:''' "I bet you wish night and day that that [[Recap/TheXFilesS06E12OneSon bullet that was meant to kill you had succeeded]]."
* WhamShot: 'Daniel Miller' looking at his ruined reflection in the interrogation room glass, followed by a MatchCut to Jeffrey Spender moments before CSM shot him in the head.
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* ManlyTears: Jeffrey freely sheds them while holding William.
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* ThePowerOfHate: Jeffrey doesn't regret not being killed by the shot to the head, and believes his hatred for his father is the only reason he survived what he did, that only it could never be destroyed.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Downplayed in that his end goal was noble and good, but Jeffrey manipulates Scully's feelings about Mulder and the other hero's sympathy to accomplish his objective. He learned a little bit from his hated father after all.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Downplayed in that his end goal was noble and good, but Jeffrey manipulates Scully's feelings about Mulder and the other hero's heroes sympathy to accomplish his objective. He learned a little bit from his hated father after all.
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* ArchnemesisDad: Just when it seemed CSM couldn't get any worse, after shooting his own son in the head failed to kill him he had Jeffrey subjected to hideous experiments, attempting to turn him into a Super Soldier.an alien SuperSoldier. Somehow he managed to survive this as well and escape, but was terribly burned and disfigured as a result. Jeffery gets his revenge in kind by sabotaging an important part of the Colonists plans as a result.
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* MadeOfIron: Somehow Jeffrey impressively survived both being shot in the head at close range and horrific experimentation trying to turn him into a SuperSoldier.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Downplayed in that his end goal was noble and good, but he Jeffrey manipulates Scully's feelings about Mulder and the other hero's sympathy to accomplish his objective. He learned a little bit from his hated father after all.
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* PapaWolf: When Doggett finds out Spender injected William with something he nearly goes full JackBauerInterrogation on him, threatening to kill him if anything happened to the baby.
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* PapaWolf: When Doggett finds out Spender injected William with something he nearly goes full JackBauerInterrogation JackBauerInterrogationTechnique on him, threatening to kill him if anything happened to the baby.
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* HowWeGotHere: The episode opens with Scully handing William over to his new parents, and then goes back to explain why she decided to put him up for adoption.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Jeffrey gets his revenge at last for all the evil, abuse and manipulation he and his mother suffered through their lives at CSM's hands.
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* RiddleForTheAges: How the hell did Jeffrey manage to escape from the clutches of TheConspiracy after they experimented on and failed to turn him into a Super Soldier? OffscreenMomentOfAwesome?
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Although Jeffrey's burns and wounds are very real, he played up his condition and situation for all it was worth to garner sympathy from the X-Files team and gain access to William.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Although Jeffrey's burns and wounds are very real, he played up his condition and situation for all it was worth to garner sympathy from the X-Files team and gain access to William.
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[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E01NothingImportantHappenedToday 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E02NothingImportantHappenedTodayII 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E03Daemonicus 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E044D 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E05LordOfTheFlies 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E06TrustNo1 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E07JohnDoe 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E08Hellbound 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E09Provenance 9]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E10Providence 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E11AudreyPauley 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E12Underneath 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E13Improbable 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E14ScaryMonsters 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E15JumpTheShark 15]] | '''16''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E17Release 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E18SunshineDays 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E19TheTruth 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E20TheTruthII 20]]]]-]]]
'''Season 9, Episode 16:'''
!William
->Written by Creator/DavidDuchovny, Frank Spotnitz and Creator/ChrisCarter\\
Directed by Creator/DavidDuchovny
A mysterious and hideously scarred man (Chris Owens) approaches the agents, claiming to have information about a new alien conspiracy that has replaced the old Syndicate. The possibility is raised that he might actually beMulder, but it turns out he is Jeffrey Spender.
Mulder.
[[Recap/TheXFiles Index]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E01NothingImportantHappenedToday 1]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E02NothingImportantHappenedTodayII 2]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E03Daemonicus 3]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E044D 4]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E05LordOfTheFlies 5]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E06TrustNo1 6]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E07JohnDoe 7]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E08Hellbound 8]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E09Provenance 9]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E10Providence 10]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E11AudreyPauley 11]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E12Underneath 12]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E13Improbable 13]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E14ScaryMonsters 14]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E15JumpTheShark 15]] | '''16''' | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E17Release 17]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E18SunshineDays 18]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E19TheTruth 19]] | [[Recap/TheXFilesS09E20TheTruthII 20]]]]-]]]
'''Season 9, Episode 16:'''
!William
->Written by Creator/DavidDuchovny, Frank Spotnitz and Creator/ChrisCarter\\
Directed by Creator/DavidDuchovny
A mysterious and hideously scarred man (Chris Owens) approaches the agents, claiming to have information about a new alien conspiracy that has replaced the old Syndicate. The possibility is raised that he might actually be
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* MythArc: Deals with Scully trying to protect her child and [[spoiler: ultimately putting him up for adoption for his own protection.]]
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler: The return of Jeffrey Spender.]]
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* BodyHorror: Horrific torture to [[spoiler: Spender]] Spender has rendered him severely disfigured.
* TheBusCameBack:[[spoiler: The return of Jeffrey Spender.]]
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* {{Depower}}: Spender gives William an injection that will remove his alien-related powers and make him a normal human child, as an "up yours" to the alien conspiracy.
* HowWeGotHere: The episode opens with Scully handing William over to his new parents, and then goes back to explain why she decided to put him up for adoption.
* MythArc: Deals with Scully trying to protect her child and[[spoiler: ultimately putting him up for adoption for his own protection.]]
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* {{Depower}}: Spender gives William an injection that will remove his alien-related powers and make him a normal human child, as an "up yours" to the alien conspiracy.
* HowWeGotHere: The episode opens with Scully handing William over to his new parents, and then goes back to explain why she decided to put him up for adoption.
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