4.07.2003

Anasazi/The Blessing Way/Paper Clip [2X25, 3X01, 3X02]

Overall Rating: 10/10
Fright Factor: 7/10
Acting: 10/10
Mytharc Relevance: 10/10
Re-watchability: High
Connections: N/A

Summary: After an earthquake, a group of Navajo tribesmen find an uncovered railcar in the desert containing a pile of corpses that appear to be at least part alien. Meanwhile, a New Jersey hacker named Kenneth Soona, also known as the "Thinker," stumbles on the government's secret MJ files containing documented evidence of extraterrestrial activity. Soona makes a DAT copy of the information, which quickly becomes a "hot potato" the Syndicate tries to squelch. Shortly thereafter, Soona meets an unfortunate end disguised as a mob hit. When Mulder tracks down the tape, he discovers it is encrypted in Navajo - the code language used by the U.S. Government's "code talkers" during World War II. Scully, via a Washington connection, locates an elderly former Navajo codetalker named Albert Hosteen (Floyd Red Crow Westerman), who can help decipher the MJ files. Cigarette-Cmoking Man knows how crucial these files are - the entire Conspiracy is on there, including names.

Report: This trilogy is one of the series' high points - period. It serves as both an important turning point in the show and also as a curtain, where both Mulder and Scully lose someone very close to them and find their purpose strengthened. Carter and company pulled out all the stops for this three-parter; and the show is at its nail-biting, conspiracy-busting spirit-hunting best here.

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