“Mulder, voodoo only works by instilling fear among its believers. You saw the way Bauvais tried to intimidate me. The power of suggestion is considerable, I’ll admit… But this is no more magic than a pair of fuzzy dice.” — Dana Scully
Our agents find themselves drawn into the world of voodoo after going to investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding a soldier’s car crash.
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Radhika: I’m going to preface this by admitting that I won’t have many insightful things to say about this episode (but maybe Max will). From what I’ve gathered by investigating on the Internet, it was generally well received back in the day, but aside from a few key scenes sticking out in my head, I don’t think I’ve ever been able to watch “Fresh Bones” without my attention wandering off halfway through.
Quick recap: Mulder and Scully investigate the car crash and presumed death of a soldier who was working at a Haitian refugee camp. The presence of mysterious symbols and strange behavior indicate that there might be more to the death than a simple suicide. And of course, the soldier reappears, alive, with remnants of a chemical (inside his blood) that appears to be part of some Haitian zombification ritual. Continue reading
Apt. 42 Revisited 