Die Hand Die Verletzt
- Episode aired Jan 27, 1995
- TV-14
- 45m
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8.1/10
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The agents investigate a murder in a small town populated by devil worshippers.The agents investigate a murder in a small town populated by devil worshippers.The agents investigate a murder in a small town populated by devil worshippers.
Travis MacDonald
- Dave Duran
- (as Travis Mac Donald)
Janine Cox
- Kate
- (uncredited)
Josh Epstein
- Josh
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaActor Dan Butler was terrified of the snake, being unable to talk while shooting the scene in the basement. The actor's fright meant the make-up team did not need to apply fake sweat to his face.
- GoofsDuring the pig/hog dissection in science class, the science teacher tosses a pig into the snake tank for feeding. Animals to be dissected would be soaked in formaldehyde and not suitable for feeding.
- Quotes
Fox Mulder: So, lunch?
Dana Scully: Mulder, toads just fell from the sky!
Fox Mulder: I guess their parachutes didn't open. You were saying something about this place not feeling odd?
- Crazy creditsIn the opening credits James Wong is credited as James "Chargers" Wong
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horrifying X-Files Moments (2018)
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Out with a bang.
James Wong and Glen Morgan's last episode (before returning two years later), "Die Hand Die Verletzt," stands as one of their best efforts and is easily the scariest episode of the second season. The premise deals with the occult and although later episodes would tackle similar themes, I think this one did a much better job. The scariest parts of the story don't even take place on-screen, but are told through Shannon's expository catharsis, in which issues of child abuse and Satanic rituals are brought into the forefront. At the center of all the commotion is the substitute teacher Mrs. Paddock, played to the hilt by Susan Blommaert, who manages to compact innocent naivety and chilling malevolence into one role. The episode, serving as a farewell for Morgan and Wong, has bits of dark humor (with an especially funny scene involving aerial amphibians), but you'd be remiss for labeling this a comedy. Although the mix of horror and comic relief doesn't always mesh well, and Mulder and Scully never actually solve the case, "Die Hand Die Verletzt" is one of the more memorable monster-of-the-week excursions from the early seasons, serving as a brave foray into darker territories and a fitting farewell for two of the show's greatest writers. I give it a 9 out of 10.
PS - Mulder is blatantly incorrect in his attributing the flow of water to the Coriolis effect. Not a big deal, but a marginal annoyance nonetheless.
PS - Mulder is blatantly incorrect in his attributing the flow of water to the Coriolis effect. Not a big deal, but a marginal annoyance nonetheless.
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