"Wetwired" is the 72nd episode and the twenty-third episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 10, 1996 on FOX, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was written by the show's visual effect designer Mat Beck, and directed by Rob Bowman.
"Wetwired" follows FBI Special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate a series of...
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"Wetwired" is the 72nd episode and the twenty-third episode of the third season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on May 10, 1996 on FOX, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was written by the show's visual effect designer Mat Beck, and directed by Rob Bowman.
"Wetwired" follows FBI Special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully investigate a series of murders committed by ordinary citizens angered after seeing illusory images, Scully's trust in Mulder is put to the ultimate test. The episode earned a high Nielsen household and syndication ratings, it was generally well received by fans and critics alike.
A man mistakenly kills his wife, believing her, as well as the police who soon arrive, to all be someone else. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) is tipped off to the case by the mysterious Plain Clothed Man, who provides him with a newspaper article discussing the case. Mulder and partner Dana...
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