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“Chinga”

Stephen King co-wrote this episode of The X-Files along with series creator Chris Carter, who would help get the voices of Mulder and Scully correct. King was a fan of the show and approached David Duchovny with the hope of writing an episode.

The episode he helped to pen featured an evil doll, much like Annabelle or Chucky, that was able to force people into violent behavior.

Scully was on vacation, actively trying to avoid the phone calls from an obviously bored Mulder, but she came across this terrible scene at a supermarket and she wound up getting roped in to helping the local sheriff.

As the episode was basically a Scully solo episode, with a few phone calls coming from Mulder to provide some comedic relief, it was a fun time. I enjoy Scully being able to show that she is a capable FBI agent and not just depend on Mulder. She did seem to slide into Mulder’s way of thinking perhaps a bit too fast, considering scientist Scully would have a difficult time accepting the possibility of a talking, killer doll. Still, it mostly made sense and there is little that was funnier than Scully taking this doll and putting it in the microwave.

Clearly the doll, Chinga, was not at the level of Chucky or Annabelle because there is no way nuking them in a microwave would take care of them.

There were some creepy moments of the show too, including the “Hokey Pokey.”