Season 2, Episode 20: "Humbug"
16 July 2021
1 hr 36 mins 2 secs
Season 2
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Sadly, Killer Croc, he was not.
After “The Alligator Man” in a sideshow is murdered, Mulder thinks his death is one in a long line of serial killings. He and Scully head to a small town in Florida inhabited by sideshow performers to see if they can find the killer. But when they arrive, Mulder’s prime suspect turns out to be the Fiji Mermaid, a hoax creature that never existed. Unless…
Bah… Humbug!
(Originally recorded: 19 June 2021)
(Originally released: 16 July 2021)
References:
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files by Zack Handlen & Emily Todd Vanderwerf
The Complete X-Files: Revised and Updated Edition by Matt Hurwitz & Chris Knowles
The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to The X-Files by Brian Lowry
wanting to believe: a critical guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen by Robert Shearman
Music:
“Dark Science” by David Hilowitz
“The Truth Is What We Make of It” by The Agrarians
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