"One Son" is the 129th episode of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on February 14, 1999 on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1. It was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Rob Bowman.
"One Son" is a direct continuation of the previous episode, "Two Fathers". While Cassandra Spender (Veronica Cartwr...
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"One Son" is the 129th episode of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on February 14, 1999 on the Fox Network, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1. It was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Rob Bowman.
"One Son" is a direct continuation of the previous episode, "Two Fathers". While Cassandra Spender (Veronica Cartwright) reveals the truth about the alien conspiracy to Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), her ex-husband - the Cigarette Smoking Man - does the same to her son, Jeffrey Spender in an effort to convince him to work with the conspiracy. But even as Mulder is deceived by Diana Fowley (Mimi Rogers), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) stays true to the investigation, and the two find a surprise ally. Meanwhile, the Syndicate reach the climax of their plans, only to find that the end is not as they expected. The episode was generally positively received by...
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