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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Protect Them from the Truth
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Protect Them from the Truth

    S1:E3

    The administration unveils a tough new strategy to force Sophia to reveal the detainees' plan; Vicky and Carter possess a crucial hostage.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Cut Off the Head
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Cut Off the Head

    S1:E17

    Vice President Jarvis vocalizes his lack of faith in President Martinez's leadership and agrees to meet with an adversary. Senator Catherine Lewis reports the findings of her surreptitious blood testing of the White House staff only to find one holdout, someone very close to the President. Sophia pushes forward in her search for a super weapon. And, after witnessing injustices within the Sleeper community, Leila begins to question where she belongs. Elsewhere, Sean and Vicky find whom they've been hunting for, but it may be too late.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Ghost of a Second Chance
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Ghost of a Second Chance

    S7:E7

    Maddie and Athena investigate a case surrounding an abducted mother and child as Hen and Karen learn more about Mara’s family history. Meanwhile, Eddie grapples with unresolved feelings for someone from his past.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Ice
    8.4/10(100 votes)

    #4 - Ice

    S1:E8

    In the claustrophobic isolation of a remote outpost in Alaska, Mulder and Scully investigate the horrifying deaths of scientists.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man
    8.4/10(54 votes)

    #5 - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man

    S4:E7

    The Lone Gunmen reveal the (possibly fake) secret history of the Cigarette Smoking Man to Mulder and Scully; from a young captain in the U.S. Army recruited to assassinate President Kennedy, to becoming the mysterious man in the shadows at the height of a global conspiracy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Squeeze
    8.2/10(107 votes)

    #6 - Squeeze

    S1:E3

    Mulder and Scully search for a killer whose savage murder spree reoccurs every thirty years, where there appears to be no tangible method for the murderer's entrance and escape.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Tooms
    8.1/10(77 votes)

    #7 - Tooms

    S1:E21

    Eugene Tooms is released from the sanitarium, and Mulder becomes personally involved to ensure that he is caught in the act of getting the last human liver he needs to go into hibernation for another 30 years.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Home
    8.1/10(61 votes)

    #8 - Home

    S4:E2

    A baby is found buried alive in shallow ground and appears to have birth defects resulting from generations of inbreeding, leading Mulder and Scully to a reclusive family who have a history of inbred children.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - E.B.E.
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    #9 - E.B.E.

    S1:E17

    Mulder and Scully receive information from Deep Throat about a UFO that was shot down over Iraq and has been secretly transported to the US. However, Deep Throat then intentionally misleads the agents to prevent them from discovering the truth.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - One Breath
    8.0/10(72 votes)

    #10 - One Breath

    S2:E8

    Scully mysteriously appears in a Washington hospital, alive but in a coma, and Mulder must fight to keep her alive in order to find out what happened to her and who did it to her. Meanwhile, Scully fights her own personal battle as she decides whether to stay or go on to the next world.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  11. undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - Slashdance
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    #11 - Slashdance

    S9:E3

    Imitation is the best form of tragedy. Coming clean can be pretty messy.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Orphans
    7.9/10(54 votes)

    #12 - Orphans

    S4:E10

    The death of a Freak sparks troubling behavior in Pepper. Elsa reveals the history of the Freak Show. Desiree grows suspicious of Maggie.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Smoldering Children
    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #13 - Smoldering Children

    S1:E10

    Violet learns about the rules of the house. The truth about Larry's condition is explained. Constance is interrogated by the police.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Beyond the Sea
    7.8/10(85 votes)

    #14 - Beyond the Sea

    S1:E13

    When death row inmate Luther Lee Boggs claims to be psychic and can lead Mulder to a serial killer in return for a lesser sentence of life in prison, Scully becomes an unwilling believer when Boggs tells her that she can communicate through him with her recently deceased father.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Halloween (2)
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #15 - Halloween (2)

    S1:E5

    Tate comes face to face with his past, and Ben and Vivien are haunted by a new houseguest before Halloween night comes to an end.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Tricks and Treats
    7.7/10(77 votes)

    #16 - Tricks and Treats

    S2:E2

    An exorcist is called to Briarcliff to help save a troubled farm boy; Sister Jude's darkest secret is revealed.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Unholy Night
    7.7/10(66 votes)

    #17 - Unholy Night

    S2:E8

    A murderous Santa wreaks havoc on Briarcliff; Sister Jude faces off with the devil; Arden has a shocking encounter in the death chute.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Replacements
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    #18 - The Replacements

    S3:E3

    Fiona takes on an unlikely protégé; a guilt-ridden Zoe tries to give Kyle his old life back; Madison has a fiery exchange with Joan Ramsey.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Die Hand Die Verletzt
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Die Hand Die Verletzt

    S2:E14

    The ritualistic murder of a teenager in a small town gets Mulder and Scully caught up in a secret occult practice within the local school's PTA and a substitute teacher with strange powers.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Little Green Men
    7.7/10(70 votes)

    #20 - Little Green Men

    S2:E1

    With the X-Files closed, Scully has been assigned as an instructor at the FBI Academy while Mulder is doing menial surveillance work. After meeting with Senator Matheson, one of his supporters in regards to the X-Files, Mulder disobeys orders and heads to an abandoned SETI site in Puerto Rico which has inexplicably reactivated itself and could provide proof of contact with extra-terrestrial life.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Halloween (1)
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #21 - Halloween (1)

    S1:E4

    The line between the living and the dead blurs on Halloween. Two of the house's previous residents give the Harmons decorating advice.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    #22 - The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks

    S3:E10

    Fiona attempts to out the new supreme with a visit from Stevie Nicks; Cordelia learns the truth about Hank and the witch hunters; Madison tries to eliminate her competition for the supremacy.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Thin White Line
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #23 - The Thin White Line

    S1:E14

    Frank enters a hospital emergency room looking for Catherine, who is working the night shift in child counseling. Suddenly, paramedics rush in with a bloodied woman on a gurney. Frank is inexplicably drawn to the stranger, and as he moves closer, notices a curved slash on her palm. He raises his own right hand, revealing a thin white scar which matches exactly the slash on the victim's hand. The woman dies from her injuries.

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    Writer:James Wong

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - The Curse of Frank Black
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Curse of Frank Black

    S2:E6

    On Halloween, Frank experiences eerie visions and strange events that spark flashbacks to his youth—and a telling encounter with a troubled World War II veteran.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:James Wong

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  25. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - She Gets Revenge
    7.4/10(44 votes)

    #25 - She Gets Revenge

    S5:E10

    Alex enlists John's help to contain an outbreak. Donovan learns the Countess' true intentions. Liz and Iris plan to leave the hotel for good.

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    Writer:James Wong

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James Wong Ratings Summary

"Protect Them from the Truth" is the best rated episode written by James Wong. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/4/2010 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Cut Off the Head".