Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
"Ghouli," written and directed by X-Files vet James Wong, was quite the journey of discovery. One storyline hiccup aside, this was a solid, unexpectedly emotional adventure that constantly morphed, like William himself, throughout its duration.
"Ghouli" opened like it was a monster/case-of-the-week installment, but then quickly transformed into a story that was more tethered to the main mythology arc by bringing in Scully's presumed psychic connection to her long lost son. From there, it appeared as though we'd be watching a story that didn't sync up with the show's spine completely, but yet contained enough shared elements so as to conjure up some pretty heavy feelings in our heroes - particularly Dana.
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"Ghouli," written and directed by X-Files vet James Wong, was quite the journey of discovery. One storyline hiccup aside, this was a solid, unexpectedly emotional adventure that constantly morphed, like William himself, throughout its duration.
"Ghouli" opened like it was a monster/case-of-the-week installment, but then quickly transformed into a story that was more tethered to the main mythology arc by bringing in Scully's presumed psychic connection to her long lost son. From there, it appeared as though we'd be watching a story that didn't sync up with the show's spine completely, but yet contained enough shared elements so as to conjure up some pretty heavy feelings in our heroes - particularly Dana.
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