“Fight Club” – Season 7 Ep. 20

 

Mulder: You have any ideas, Scully, any thoughts?

Scully: What I’m thinking, Mulder, is how familiar this seems. Playing Watson to your Sherlock. You dangling clues out in front of me one by one. It’s a game, and… and, as usual, you’re, you’re holding something back from me. You’re not telling me something about this case.

Written by: Chris Carter

Directed by: Paul Shapiro

Original Air Date: May 7th, 2000

Principal Setting: Kansas City, Missouri

Episode Summary:

Two strikingly similar women, who do not know one another, cause people to erupt into violence upon each other, whenever these two women come in contact. Mulder and Scully set out to solve the mystery of this unexplained violence involving the two women.

Personal Commentary:

No, this is no cross-over to the movie Fight Club and not even close to as good of quality either. I would skip this one if you’re a casual X-File watcher. It’s a far fetched plot even for the X-Files and Kathy Griffin gets on my nerves. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard.

It’s a shame because the alternate universe idea could have been a really interesting story device, but it just goes to waste with a lackluster plot about two woman who cause violence for little, to no purpose or cognitive reason.

Episode Grade: D-

Favorite Scene:

Fun Facts:

• Mulder and Scully’s look-alike FBI counterparts are played by David Duchovny’s stunt double and Gillian Anderson’s stand-in, respectively.
• Jack McGee, playing Lulu’s and Betty’s biological father, is only 11 years old than the actor who portrays them, Kathy Griffin.

Faces You May Recognize:

 

• Kathy Griffin is famous for playing in the show Suddenly Susan and Sally Weaver in Seinfeld. She also has made an appearance in the movies Pulp Fiction and It’s Pat.