5x02 Redux II (3)

Another good episode, but i don't like the "Scully's renewed religious faith"

Cancer man's plan doesn't really make sense. Trying to recruit Mulder, who's been against him all this time, and helping Mulder out multiple times, while also exposing himself to danger, which is what happened at the end with his supposed death. His behavior doesn't really make enough sense.

Mulder naming Blevins yet he had no evidence? So why would Blevins care? And there was still the evidence that Mulder shot that guy. Nevermind.

Still, it's a good episode. It was interesting seeing cancer man help out Mulder and trying to recruit him. It was nice seeing Mulder's reunion with Samantha, whether she is real or a clone. Though that thread threatens to further convolute things, but for now it's fine. I liked the moments between Mulder and Scully, their looks, how they touch each other, how Mulder kissed her twice on the cheek. His agony at being by her bedside when he planned to take cancer man's offer. It's all quite good. The conversation between Mulder and Scully's brother was really well done.

This episode gets very sad as Scully is coming to terms in her hospital bed with potential death by reestablishing her faith. Mulder however, does find a chip that ends up curing Scully. It’s a relief even though we know that Scully isn't going to die. It's heart wrenching to see Mulder cry over the forthcoming death of his friend. It never happens but it's touching anyway. In the meantime, we find out that the recovered alien is actually a fake. The Cigarette Smoking man is shot and killed but his body is not found. Mulder fingers Chief Blevins as the mole and Blevins is then assassinated by the Syndicate. Mulder meets with Samantha, arranged by the CSM who apparently adopted Samantha. We really don't know if it is truly Samantha or not.

Secondary characters in this episode: Michael Kritschgau, CSM, Syndicate, Blevins, Samantha, Scully's brother Bill, Scully's Mom