2.21 The Calusari
US Airdate: April 14, 1995
writer: Sara B. Charno
director: Michael Vejar
STARRING:
David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson as Special Agent Dana Scully
Guest Cast:
Charlie/Michael Holvey ......... Joel Palmer
Golda .......................... Lilyan Chauvin
Maggie Holvey .................. Helena Clarkson
Dr. Charles Burk ............... Bill Dow
Head Calusari .................. Kay E. Kuter
Steve Holvey ................... Ric Reid
Teddy Holvey ................... Oliver & Jeremy Isaac Wildsmith
Agent Karen E. Kosseff ......... Christine Willes
WHEN A LITTLE BOY'S LIFE IS THREATENED BY HIS SUPERSTITIOUS GRANDMOTHER, MULDER MUST SOLVE AN OLD-WORLD RIDDLE TO SAVE THE BOY'S LIFE -- AND SCULLY'S.
After a toddler dies on the railroad tracks at a local fair, Mulder suspects a supernatural force at work in the boy's family. To protect the surviving son, he and Scully probe a family with old-world roots and a grandmother with old-world superstitions. Scully suspects a psychological disorder, but Mulder is convinced by poltergeist-type activity that some sort of paranormal activity is taking place. When evil strikes at the family twice more, they discover a surprising family secret about the dead, a secret that threatens the living. Mulder must enlist the help of a band of old men, the Calusari, to exorcise a demon spirit.
Notes
Spooky, but too long-winded and serious for me, although the kid that plays Charlie/Michael is a real Omen-type and fits the part well. The final scenes are worth the price of admission though, the exorcism is the climax of this episode and highlights the wonderful art direction throughout this series. And the scene where first the face then the body of Michael appears from out of the darkness behind the hospital door...eeeek!
Let it be noted that in the episode....Mulder smiles at Scully's joke. Well, it doesn't happen much, so it should be noted ;-)
Quotes
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Mulder: "You see this is a helium balloon here, and the only thing I learned in kindergarten is when you let them go they float up, up and away. But you see this is moving away from him. Horizontally."
Scully: "Did you learn about wind in kindergarten?"
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Chuck: "...but with this special software which... I designed..."
Mulder: (gives Scully an 'I don't know...' look about Chuck)
Chuck: "...we can detect hidden 'information.'"
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Scully: "So you're saying that a... a ghost killed Teddy Holvey..."
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Mulder: "...I think from the... 'information'... here, this is clearly some kind of poltergeist activity."
Scully: "Mulder, this information is the same reason why I'll see a newspaper photo with Jesus' face appearing in the foliage of an Elm tree!"
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(when told the 2 yr old got out of a child-holster)
Scully: "I've seen some pretty slippery 2 year olds..."
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Mulder: "...So unless Teddy Holvey was the reincarnation of Houdini...and that would have been an X-File in itself."
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Scully: "Well I think this boy needs as much protection as he can get, but just not from ghosties and beasties."
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Scully: "Have you ever heard of Munchausen by Proxy?"
Mulder: "Yeah, my grandfather used to take that for his stomach."
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Mulder: "Before Chuck succumbed to the glamours of academia he did a tour of duty on the old Hippie Trail."
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Chuck: "In 1979 I witnessed a guru named Sala Baba create an entire feast out of thin air."
Scully: "Too bad you didn't take a picture. You could have run it through your computer and seen the entire Last Supper." (NOTE: Mulder smiles at her joke!)
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Calusari #1: "It is over for now. But you must be careful. It knows you."
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Mulder: "..Neither innocence nor vigilance may be protection against the howling heart of evil."
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