Syzygy (The X-Files)

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"Syzygy" is the thirteenth episode of the third season of television series The X-Files. Agents Mulder and Scully visit a small town to investigate a series of bizarre deaths, mainly among high school teenagers. Evidence points to a Satanic cult. Moreover, people in this village, including Mulder and Scully, seem to be changed by the events — the weak and aggressive features of a person's character are turned inside out. Mulder drinks, Scully smokes and acts aggressive towards Mulder and jealous at the non-existent relationship between him and the female detective, and a peace-loving school director becomes leader of the mob. Eventually Mulder notices some coincidence with strange astrological phenomena, and two teenaged girls turn out to be main suspects as a consequence. Text taken from the "Syzygy" summary here.

[edit] Trivia

• A "Syzygy" is a planetary alignment.
• This episode established the popular phrase among The X-Files community, "Sure. Fine. Whatever.".
• There are many references to this episode in The X-Files: The Game:
  • The game's lead character's name, Craig Willmore, was mentioned in the episode by two school girls.
  • The name of the town, 'Comity' is also used in the game as the name for an inn, the Comity Inn.
  • A Keystone Kops movie which is showing on all of the channels on Mulder and Scully's hotel room TV, is also shown on every TV in the episode.
• Live's hit song "All Over You" is being played during the birthday party scene.

[edit] External links

• Syzygy at the Internet Movie Database
• Syzygy at TV.com