If the intent of this episode was to keep the viewer confused as to what's going on, I think the writers largely succeeded. As explained by FBI agent Robert Comer (Neal McDonough), according to an ancient prophecy, Scully's baby William is destined to become the savior of humanity, but only if Fox Mulder is still alive. If he dies, William will instead lead the Colonists. Because Comer believes that Mulder was killed by the cult, it was his mission to kill William to prevent humanity's destruction. My question would be - how does any of this make sense?
Here's something else I don't get. The UFO cult leader in the story is revealed to be a man named Josepho, who once survived an ambush in Iraq while serving with the military. He claimed he was saved by four guardian angels, which translates into X-Files language as four super soldiers. In the cast credits for this and the prior episode, actor Denis Forest is listed as the 'Lone Man'. Why not just call him Josepho?
So then, if the cultists are kidnapping baby William in order to protect him, does it mean they are for the alien invasion and the colonists to succeed, or are they opposed to the aliens and intend to hide him? With all that, baby William is left behind when the space ship discovered by Josepho takes off, leaving the cultists dead in it's wake. Whether the baby is going to be the savior of humanity or the leader of it's destruction, why not take the kid and keep him under wraps? Totally confusing for this viewer, but I'm open to other interpretations.
With all that, Assistant Director Follmer (Carey Elwes) now opposes Deputy Director Kersh (James Pickens Jr.), Doggett's out of his coma thanks to the alien artifact, and Toothpick Man (Alan Dale) is revealed to be a super soldier. Ai, yai yai! Just a little too bizarre for me.
Here's something else I don't get. The UFO cult leader in the story is revealed to be a man named Josepho, who once survived an ambush in Iraq while serving with the military. He claimed he was saved by four guardian angels, which translates into X-Files language as four super soldiers. In the cast credits for this and the prior episode, actor Denis Forest is listed as the 'Lone Man'. Why not just call him Josepho?
So then, if the cultists are kidnapping baby William in order to protect him, does it mean they are for the alien invasion and the colonists to succeed, or are they opposed to the aliens and intend to hide him? With all that, baby William is left behind when the space ship discovered by Josepho takes off, leaving the cultists dead in it's wake. Whether the baby is going to be the savior of humanity or the leader of it's destruction, why not take the kid and keep him under wraps? Totally confusing for this viewer, but I'm open to other interpretations.
With all that, Assistant Director Follmer (Carey Elwes) now opposes Deputy Director Kersh (James Pickens Jr.), Doggett's out of his coma thanks to the alien artifact, and Toothpick Man (Alan Dale) is revealed to be a super soldier. Ai, yai yai! Just a little too bizarre for me.