"The X Files" Sein und Zeit (2000)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Michael W. Watkins

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

6 February 2000 (Season 7, Episode 10)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Mulder requests to be put on the case of a seemingly routine child abduction case of a missing little girl...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files | Conspiracy

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bisom	...	News Anchor #2
Randall Bosley	...	Ed Truelove / Paunchy Man
Marie Chambers	...	Guard
Megan Corletto	...	Amber-Lynn LaPierre
Kim Darby	...	Kathy Lee Tencate
Spencer Garrett	...	Harry Bring
Martin Grey	...	Agent Flagler
John Harnagel	...	World Weary Dad
Shareen Mitchell	...	Billie LaPierre
Mark Rolston	...	Bud LaPierre
Nancy Tiballi	...	News Anchor #1
Rebecca Toolan	...	Mrs. Teena Mulder

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

'Sein und Zeit' is the original title of German philosopher Martin Heidegger's influential 1927 book 'Being and Time'.

Quotes:

Scully: Mulder?
Mulder: Over here.
Scully: What is it?
Mulder: Diazepam. She used them to sleep.
Scully: Is there a note?
Mulder: No. She called when I was in California. She wanted to talk, but, uh... I never called her back.
Scully: Mulder...
Mulder: I didn't... Why would she do this? It just doesn't make any sense.
Scully: We never truly know why.
Mulder: No, she wouldn't kill herself. Why are these pictures gone? There were photos here. There were photos of my sister and I. This is all that she had left of us and they're missing. Why...? She saw me on the news. She wanted to talk about the missing girl, Amber Lynn. She wanted to tell me something about her, or maybe she couldn't tell me over the phone because she was afraid that they would do something like this to her.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

No One Shoots At Santa Claus

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Sein Und Zeit begins the story that will finally reveal the truth to us about the abduction of Mulder's sister, Samantha. It feels like the writers and producers of the show were trying to wrap the main story lines up, maybe in anticipation of the series ending. In season six, the syndicate is all killed by the faceless rebels, and in this two-parter the story of Mulder's sister is wrapped up. These two story lines were the impetus for Mulder's quest. After 'Closure', the show heads in a different direction. An odd thing I noticed in the beginning of the episode is that Mrs. LaPierre has a Hollywood video in her dresser drawer. That has got to be overdue! She'll surely forget to return it if it's left in there. I found it disturbing that FBI agents had a pool going on whether or not Amber LaPierre was dead. How sick. A moment of cinematography I liked is when the TV at Ed Truelove's place is on the news. The camera closes in on the TV and when it pulls out, we are at the FBI watching the same thing, no longer in Truelove's place. David Duchovny's acting is so strong in these episodes about his sister. It is second to none. It's quite interesting that it is Scully that discovers the "74" clue to find Santa's North Pole Village, and not Mulder. Finally, X-Files characters are normally named after friends and families of the writers of the episodes and don't carry any significance. The character Ed Truelove, however, does bear significance as his name is an oxymoron, meaning he believes he has true love for these little girls he kidnaps, while in reality it is nowhere near true love. The ending scene of the unmarked graves is poignant as we are left wondering if maybe Mulder's sister is buried here. Sein Und Zeit is a poignant episode with excellent acting by David Duchovny leading up to moment of truth about his sister in 'Closure'.