Michael Bower’s short cameo in this episode may spark your memory in remembering him from the early 90’s show Salute Your Shorts.

The special effects looked pretty unrealistic to me, but I guess they were impressive back then.

It won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.

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All the special effects needed for the episode meant the episode nearly went over budget.

While shot from the side of course, the blushing reaction from Scully and knowing smile from Mulder are a clear giveaway to the reference.

In a nod to Sharon Stone’s iconic interrogation scene in Basic Instinct, the character Jade Blue Afterglow does the famous “leg cross” while being questioned by Scully and Mulder.

That’s probably why it feels like a bad Sci-fi show, than a quality X-Files episodes with writers who really know the characters.

This episode was written by sci-fi author William Gibson.

The only thing that saves this episode is the inclusion of the Lone Gunman, but even they can’t increase the quality of this bad idea of an episode. The look of Mulder fighting the cyber girl with a sword and sunglasses just looks ridiculous. This episode is very cheesy and feels more like a bad B movie sci-fi movie. Mulder and Scully enter the game in an attempt to find and stop the killer. A virtual reality game has gone haywire, and players are dying for real at the hands of Maitreya, the central character in this game. The Lone Gunmen request Mulder and Scully’s assistance in a murder case at a video game company. The computerized voice sounds like George Takei - Sulu in the original Star Trek.) COMPUTERIZED VOICE: T-minus ten seconds to engagement. They are dressed in futuristic metal vests, pants, and boots. Written by: William Gibson & Tom Maddox Directed by: Chris Carter Original Air Date: February 27th, 2000 Principal Setting: Newberry Springs, California Episode Summary: Three geeky looking young men, RETRO, MOXIE, and LO-FAT are getting ready for battle. You must have had me confused with my sister - Xena, Warrior Princess. One with a 14th century broadsword and the other with a flintlock pistol. Jade Blue Afterglow: And what truth am I not telling you? Scully: You might want to start telling the truth. Jade Blue Afterglow: Let’s just say it takes a whole lot to surprise me. The episode is the first of a two-part story, with the. Two Fathers marked the end of the Syndicate story line, in order to relaunch the series mythology arc. The episode was written by Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter, and was directed by Kim Manners. It premiered on the Fox network on February 7, 1999.

Scully: Would it surprise you to know that you have been placed at a crime scene in the offices of F.P.S.? 'Two Fathers' is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of The X-Files.

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