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The X-Files S5E19 — Folie à Deux
8.5
The X-Files•Season 5•Episode 19

Folie à Deux

8.5/10 · 4,918 votesMay 10, 199846 min

Ranked #6 of 20 in Season 5•+0.5 vs season avg

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Mulder is held hostage inside an office where a man claims his boss is a monster and has clouded all their minds while he turns them into zombies one by one, which is disbelieved until Mulder opens his mind and allows himself to see it

Directed byRob Bowman
Written byVince Gilligan
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Episode Summary

"Folie à Deux" is episode 19 of The X-Files season 5. It scored 8.5/10 from 4,918 votes, ranking #6 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Rob Bowman and written by Vince Gilligan, it aired on May 10, 1998.

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