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The X-Files S3E22 — Quagmire
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The X-Files•Season 3•Episode 22

Quagmire

8.0/10 · 5,470 votesMay 3, 199643 min

Ranked #13 of 24 in Season 3•matches the season avg

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Mulder and Scully investigate a series of disappearances and attacks around a lake where Mulder believes that the local legend about a lake monster may be all too real. Frustrated Scully insightfully confronts Mulder about the futility of their work on the X-Files.

Directed byKim Manners
Written byKim Newton
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Episode Summary

"Quagmire" is episode 22 of The X-Files season 3. It scored 8.0/10 from 5,470 votes, ranking #13 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Kim Manners and written by Kim Newton, it aired on May 3, 1996.

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