But not Barney Fife (which Mulder hoped for, apparently). The local Sheriff's name is Andy Taylor (Mulder is kinda excited and asks if that's for real). When Mulder expresses his desire for idyllic life in an American wholesome town, Scully says it would be like living in Mayberry. Peacock engages in incest with her sons, resulting in her birthing her other two sons through her eldest son as well as the birth of other severely deformed babies. Off with His Head!: Deputy Pastor winds up like this when he accidentally triggers one of the Peacocks' traps.Scully: Meanwhile, I've quit the FBI and become a spokesperson for the Ab-roller. Not Listening to Me, Are You?: Scully to Mulder who is a bit spaced out and playing with a baseball.The Nose Knows: After the Peacocks kill Sheriff Taylor, they realize someone else is in the room by smelling her.Never Heard That One Before: Deputy Paster's reaction to Mulder's joke about whether his last name is Fife.Mundanger: The Monsters of that week were not paranormal.She even has to examine her sons to see if they injured themselves. Peacock took getting crudely stitched up after the car crash that left her crippled years prior as one would getting breakfast.
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Plus it seems like the inability to feel pain runs in the family as Mrs. This is Truth in Television, as properly motivated (as in "animalic adrenaline rush") people can do a lot of damage before succumbing themselves.
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Also mention of "the Mulder family pass genetic muster".
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He was allegedly told, "This is awful even for us." Despite that, it's also considered one of the best episodes of the entire series.
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Reportedly, Tucker Smallwood asked a member of the crew if this kind of material was normal for the show. It was also barred from being reran for years. It was the first to have a Parental Advisory warning and the only one to be a TV-MA. Darker and Edgier: Even in the very serious and grim series, this episode takes the cake as one of the darkest, most violent, and most disturbing in the entire show.Curb-Stomp Battle: The Sheriff does not go quietly when the Peacocks invade his house and fights back with a baseball bat, but unfortunately it may as well have been made of foam for all the good it does him.The way he says no suggests he's been asked this many times and is quite sick of it. Berserk Button: Mulder asking Deputy Barney Pastor if his last name is Fife.Mulder and Scully investigate after a deformed baby's corpse is found, and uncover the dark history of the family living in a nearby house.