“Sein und Zeit” – Season 7 Ep. 10

Scully: Don’t go looking for something you don’t want to find.

Written by: Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz

Directed by: Michael W. Watkins

Original Air Date: February 6th, 2000

Principal Setting: Sacramento, California

Episode Summary:

Mulder requests to be put on the case of a seemingly routine child abduction case of a missing little girl. Mulder finds a connection between this case and old x-files involving missing children. Scully believes that Mulder is personalizing the case, relating it to the abduction of his sister Samantha.

Personal Commentary:

This is the first of a two-parter where Mulder finally finds what truly happened to his sister. The opening scene is very strange, creepy and sad. It is an emotional ride, especially the second half, as Mulder is drawn in to a routine child abduction and finds coincidences within the case and his mother giving him cryptic voice mails.

Dealing with a serial killer that kidnaps and murders children is always a tough thing to watch, and the journey on how they discover the secret santa workshop that he lures the kids in makes it that much more tragic. It’s a very well acted, heartbreaking two part episode that we will find out what happens to Mulder’s sister in the second part, “Closure”.

Episode Grade: B

Featured Video:

Mulder usually comes across as a bad actor when he cries, but this one scene is very emotional and believable.

Fun Facts:

• ‘Sein und Zeit’ is the original title of German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s influential 1927 book ‘Being and Time’.
• The TV show being watched early on in the episode is another Chris Carter show (which was cancelled a few months after this episode aired) called Harsh Realm.
• *SPOILER FACT* Last episode of Mulder’s mother. She dies in this episode.

Faces You May Recognize:

• Spencer Garrett is famous for playing in Yes Man, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Air Force One, and stars alongside David Duchovny in Aquarius.

• Mark Rolston makes another appearance on, first starring in “Red Museum”. He is famous for playing in The Shawshank Redemption, The Departed, Aliens, and has starred in shows CSI:Miami and Cold Case.