Paper Hearts
- Episode aired Dec 15, 1996
- TV-14
- 45m
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8.7/10
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An incarcerated serial killer claims Mulder's sister was one of his many victims.An incarcerated serial killer claims Mulder's sister was one of his many victims.An incarcerated serial killer claims Mulder's sister was one of his many victims.
John Dadey
- Local Agent
- (uncredited)
Mark Gibbon
- Guard
- (uncredited)
Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson
- Addie Sparks
- (uncredited)
Karen Kruper
- FBI Female Tech
- (uncredited)
Sonia Norris
- Marleen Ross
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaWriter Vince Gilligan and Director Rob Bowman assert that David Duchovny's successful basketball shot was filmed in just one take--without special effects.
- GoofsScully claims the address of the "Mad Hatter" (Roche) to be 9809 Alice Road, apartment number 6, but when they go to the apartment it is apartment number 5.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The X-Files: Trust No 1 (2002)
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Paper Hearts has become one of my favorite episodes since I started watching the series again. I remember watching it earlier on when I was more into the mytharc of the series and wanting to know about the conspiracies and I remember being disappointed that this episode leads you to believe that you would get answers about Mulder's sister and then you don't. But you know after rewatching it and knowing the final outcome and being able to focus on other aspects of this episode it really is great. I love the acting performances both by Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and the guest star performances are just as good. I almost want to like Roche when I first meet him. He acts like he and Mulder are just old friends that haven't seen each other in a while. This works very well for a serial killer because actually the exact opposite is the case. The music was another high point of the episode for me. It doesn't happen often that we get an original score for just one episode but this is done here and it is just eerie enough yet soothing to the point that you actually feel like you are in Mulder's dream with him. All in all this is a great episode and I give it a 10/10.
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