The X-Files
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Eugene Tooms, a supernatural killer whom Mulder helped incarcerate, is released on parole.
Executive producer Dave Erickson tells IMDb what fans can learn from the new Season 1 Special Edition DVD commentary and serves up some key tidbits about Season 2.
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Title: Tooms (22 Apr 1994)
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Dr. Aaron Monte
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Detective Talbot
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Judge Kann
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Doctor Plith
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Doctor Collins
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Gillian Carfra | ... |
Christine Ranford
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Pat Bermel | ... |
Frank Ranford
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Mikal Dughi | ... |
Dr. Pamela Karetzky
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| Glynis Davies | ... |
Defense Counsel Nelson
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Prosecution Counsel Myers
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Mulder seems to be the only person concerned at the prospect that Eugene Tooms is about to be released from the psychiatric institution he's been in for several months. His pleadings fall on deaf ears as Tooms has never been convicted of a crime and the review board find Mulder's claims preposterous. Mulder is convinced Tooms will strike again and begins to follow him while Scully contacts the retired police detective, Frank Briggs, who had helped them in their earlier investigation. An old corpse from a long ago killing helps them out. Written by garykmcd
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22 April 1994 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »Company Credits
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Walter Skinner: Agent Scully, may I have a word with Agent Mulder, please?
[Scully leaves the room; the Cigarette Smoking Man stubs out a cigarette and lights a new one. Skinner takes off his glasses and sits next to Mulder]
Walter Skinner: Fox... you are one of the finest, most unique agents in the nearly sixty-year history of this institution. I mean, we were talking about you when you were in the academy. Now, most of us, including the director, feel that your talents are wasted on the ...
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Walter Skinner's debut appearance. See more »Goofs
As Mulder enters the escalator shaft to search for Tooms, you can see the reflection of a red LED on the filming camera reflecting off of polished metal surfaces. See more »Quotes
[Skinner talks to Mulder in private]Walter Skinner: Agent Scully, may I have a word with Agent Mulder, please?
[Scully leaves the room; the Cigarette Smoking Man stubs out a cigarette and lights a new one. Skinner takes off his glasses and sits next to Mulder]
Walter Skinner: Fox... you are one of the finest, most unique agents in the nearly sixty-year history of this institution. I mean, we were talking about you when you were in the academy. Now, most of us, including the director, feel that your talents are wasted on the ...
[...]
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Tooms has the distinction of being the first sequel to a monster-of-the-week (MOTW) episode. It also has the distinction as being the first appearance of Assistant Director Walter Skinner. Also CSM speaks for the first time in this episode. This is a great episode. It's one of the better sequel episodes. It's not as creepy as Squeeze, but excels in a different way. I love the cinematography used to show Tooms point of view. When he sees a potential victim, he/she is dressed in bright blue and the surroundings turn to black and white. Mulder does his best Columbo impression in this episode. He hounds Tooms and doesn't allow him to kill like he wants. The ending was a bit unbelievable, but other than that, Tooms is another solid season one episode.