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Byers, Scully, and Langly find the body of Jimmy |
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| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 6X20 |
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| Directed by | Brian Spicer[1] | ||
| Written by | Vince Gilligan[1] | ||
| Production code | 6ABX19 | ||
| Original air date | May 2, 1999 (Fox)[1] | ||
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"Three of a Kind" is the twentieth episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on May 2, 1999 in the United States. The story was written by John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Kim Manners. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Three of a Kind" earned a Nielsen household rating of 8.2, being watched by 12.90 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received positive reviews.
In this episode, The Lone Gunmen run into the enigmatic Susanne Modeski. After deceiving FBI special agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) into joining them, the trio soon find out that Susan’s fiancé is planning to use her new brainwashing drug for political assassinations.
"Three of a Kind" functions as a sequel of sorts to the fifth season episode "Unusual Suspects", concluding the story of The Lone Gunmen and Susanne Modeski, the woman who led to the creation of the trio. While, Mulder played a supporting role in "Unusual Suspects," the concept is reveresed in "Three of a Kind", with Scully helping out The Lone Gunmen.
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David Duchovny lent only his voice to this episode, with The Lone Gunmen electronically synthesizing Mulder's voice to convince Scully to travel to Las Vegas.
Michael McKean briefly reprises his role as Morris Fletcher from the two-part episode "Dreamland".
"Three of a Kind" first aired in the United States on May 2, 1999.[2] This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 8.2, with a 12 share, meaning that roughly 8.2 percent of all television-equipped households, and 12 percent of households watching television, were tuned in to the episode.[3] It was viewed by 12.90 million households.[3] The episode aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky1 on July 4, 1999.[4] The episode received 0.87 million viewers and was the second most watched episode that week.[5]