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3	'''Season 3, Episode 11:'''
4	!Revelations
5	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thexfilesrevelations.png]]
6	[[caption-width-right:350:''"Any [[TitleDrop revelations]]?"'']]
7	->Written by Kim Newton\
8	Directed by Creator/DavidNutter
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10	->'''Scully:''' Mr. Jarvis, my religious convictions are hardly the issue here.\
11	'''Owen:''' But they are. How can you help Kevin, if you don't believe? Even the killer, he believes.
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13	A boy suffering from stigmata is targeted by a serial killer. Scully the devout Catholic and Mulder the sceptic of spiritual phenomena swap their usual roles for an episode.
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15	!!Tropes:
16	* ABloodyMess: Mulder tastes fake blood: "Too much sugar." The look on Scully's face was priceless before he explained that it was fake blood.
17	* AgentMulder: Agent Scully, for a change, because the phenomenon of the week is one that ties in with her religious faith.
18	* AgentScully: Agent Mulder. He obviously gets [[ArbitrarySkepticism called out on it]] by Scully.
19	* DeathByCameo: Creator/RLeeErmey shows up as one of Gates’ victims in the teaser.
20	* DecoyAntagonist: Owen Jarvis is introduced in a threatening light but he's soon revealed to be protecting Kevin. Because of this trope after mostly playing villains it ended up being [[WordOfGod the actor's]] favorite role.
21	* HandicappedBadass: Owen Jarvis, who LooksLikeOrlok due to a rare skin disorder, says he's on a MissionFromGod to protect the boy and ultimately [[spoiler:performs a HeroicSacrifice]].
22	* TheKetchupTest: Mulder, much to Scully's horror before he explains that it's not real blood.
23	* LiteralCliffhanger: An insane businessman grabs a boy and jumps into a paper recycling shredder. When a horrified Scully rushes over, she finds the boy holding onto the railing above the bloody mess.
24	* LooksLikeOrlok: Owen Jarvis, who despite appearances is a selfless and heroic guy. In RealLife, his actor Creator/MichaelBerryman looks that way [[DisabledCharacterDisabledActor due to being afflicted with]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypohidrotic_ectodermal_dysplasia hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia]], a rare hereditary disorder that makes him unable to grow hair, teeth, nails, or sweat glands.
25	* SerialKiller: Simon Gates is a man who is planning to kill 12 stigmatic people for the coming of a "new age". He kills 11, and fails on the last.
26	* SuperWindowJump: Owen Jarvis throws himself through the window in the attic to escape from Mulder and Scully. He manages to run away.
27	* TeaserOnlyCharacter: The preacher played by Creator/RLeeErmey.
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