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“The Field Where I Died”

My memory of this episode from when I originally saw it was that this was a really good episode. Now, during this rewatch, I have found that I am not a big fan of it.

This episode dealt with past lives, of a character of the episode named Melissa, as well as Mulder. Scully believed that Melissa was suffering from multiple personality disorder. There is also a local cult called the Temple of the Seven Stars with its leader Vernon Ephesian.

Kristen Cloke was the actor playing Melissa and she was a standout of this episode with her ability to play the different personalities. David Duchovny had an extended monologue under hypnosis where he was retreating into a past life, but that scene was not the best scene I have seen. I did not enjoy that section and it really sent the episode off the track.

I also did not love the ending, with the tragic deaths of everyone in the Temple of the Seven Star, including Melissa, having killed themselves by taking poison.

Most of this episode just did not feel like it hit the most effective emotional beats.