Medusa
- Episode aired Feb 11, 2001
- TV-14
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.7K
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Doggett takes to the Boston subways to try to figure out where a deadly agent that is killing citizens is coming from.Doggett takes to the Boston subways to try to figure out where a deadly agent that is killing citizens is coming from.Doggett takes to the Boston subways to try to figure out where a deadly agent that is killing citizens is coming from.
Penny Johnson Jerald
- Dr. Hellura Lyle
- (as Penny Johnson)
Adam Lieberman
- Officer Philbrick
- (as Adam Gordon)
Chris Graves
- Kid
- (as Christopher Graves)
Mary Kathleen Gordon
- Woman
- (as Mary-Kathleen Gordon)
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of the more expensive episodes in the series because a replica of parts of the Boston subway had to be built from scratch. Robert Patrick called the set "the biggest damn thing I'd seen in my life."
- GoofsDespite being a CDC Contaminant specialist, Dr. Hellura Lyle leaves exposed skin under her face mask at the neck area.
- Quotes
John Doggett: I'll be your eyes and ears. And I wish someone would tell me what the hell it is I'm supposed to be looking for.
- Crazy creditsThe intro of last week's The Gift (2001) had Mulder's ID added to it (it was omitted since Dogget started working in his place). "Medusa" returns to omitting it and just showing Scully and Dogget's FBI IDs.
- ConnectionsReferences Survivor (2000)
Featured review
Beware The Beast below.
Scully and Doggett are called to the subways of Boston, where a man has been viciously and brutally killed by an unknown assailant.
You know that when an episode ends with Scully saying, 'let's go home,' that what has gone before is something pretty dramatic.
Medusa is a pressure cooker episode, it's definitely not perfect, but for the most part, it's a tense, exciting, race against the clock episode.
Vibes of 24 and Doctor Who's 'The Green Death,' it's not an episode for everyone, but for me it was pretty good. I liked seeing Doggett as the hero character, and I liked the concept of the organism, even though, fundamentally it made no sense, with its story seemingly changing from scene to scene.
Strong visuals, well acted, and it made a change to see the duo up against the clock, Deputy Chief Karras, all that's wrong with the modern world?
Not perfect, but I really enjoyed it, 8/10.
You know that when an episode ends with Scully saying, 'let's go home,' that what has gone before is something pretty dramatic.
Medusa is a pressure cooker episode, it's definitely not perfect, but for the most part, it's a tense, exciting, race against the clock episode.
Vibes of 24 and Doctor Who's 'The Green Death,' it's not an episode for everyone, but for me it was pretty good. I liked seeing Doggett as the hero character, and I liked the concept of the organism, even though, fundamentally it made no sense, with its story seemingly changing from scene to scene.
Strong visuals, well acted, and it made a change to see the duo up against the clock, Deputy Chief Karras, all that's wrong with the modern world?
Not perfect, but I really enjoyed it, 8/10.
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