Scully: Death by hypervolemia. Seventy-five percent blood loss. That’s over four liters of blood.
Mulder: You could say the man was running on empty.
Written by: Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato
Episode Summary:
Mulder and Scully investigate a murder of a man that has been exsanguinated (learned a new word today) and has two bite marks on his neck. His daughter, Teena, is the only witness and only recall red lightning. At the exact same time a second man is killed in San Francisco in the same manner. When they meet his daughter, Cindy, they discover they are identical twins. Mulder meets with Deep Throat and learns about the Litchfield experiments made to perform gene modification as added chromosomes were put into male and female embryos, fittingly named Adam and Eve, to heighten intelligence as well as psychosis. Dr. Sally Kendrick (played by the very versatile Harriet Sansom Harris) was fired at her position in the fertility clinic and the girls are being kidnapped. You can probably see where this is going, but there are a few surprises as things aren’t what they seem.
Personal Commentary:
“Eve” takes a little bit to get into, but once you’re in on the secret it gets very suspenseful. I like the fact that it is a very different monster of the week episode, dealing with the positives and very significant negatives of genetic modification. The two twin girls acted very well coming across as both sympathetic and secretly very intelligent. They are conniving, although at the same time play into the hands of Mulder and Scully like putty.
Scully’s motherly side debuts in this episode, as she talks with the girls, and it’s very calming and a refreshing new side of her. The story’s twists are good, some expected and one if you’re a bit naive like me, didn’t see coming at all. Genetic testing becomes another significant theme of the series, and this is a launching pad on the genesis of where it could have began.
Episode Grade: B
Favorite Scene:
The Scully scene being all wholesome and motherly. The quality of the video isn’t the best, but it does show off Scully’s gentle side.
Fun Facts:
- The rock band Eve 6 took their name from a character in this episode.
- When the agents are visiting the mentally insane institution, Eve 6 says, “I am her and she is me and we are all together”, which is a reference to the first line of the song “I Am the Walrus” by the Beatles. (“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together”).
- Erika and Sabrina Krievins’ last acting role. Only acted in two TV shows.
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