Top review. A quality anomaly in a show dying slowly. I caught a rerun of this episode by chance and decided to evaluate it, especially since it had three existing reviews already. Reviews that lack objectivity. Two of the reviewers admit they have a soft spot for time-anomaly stories. Well, unfortunately that throws their objectivity right out of the window. With that out of the way, I can say that this one has withstood time better than most of the episodes. It takes a really non-objective fan to claim that at this point the show was more than a shadow of its past glories.
Unlike most episodes that lack Mulder, this turns that handicap to its strength by starting with the idea of the writer deciding to make a Format Breaker. Since the classic format of "The X Files" is "Mulder and Scully investigate strange goings-on", most of the "Scully and Doggett who came up with that silly name? Breaking the format by making Scully and Doggett minor characters is a stroke of genius. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with Robert Patrick - over the years he's proved that he is not just a T but an actor with wide range.
Of course, had Fox not been so eager to flog a dead horse, The X Files could have ended with dignity instead of becoming an unintentional parody of itself.
Sure, the episode is well made and Joe Morton is excellent, proving he also is more than just a character from Terminator 2, but that isn't enough to make this episode pitch perfect. Sure, it was a Weird One episode, which allowed it freedom that Stand-Alone or even Format Breakers can only dream of, but it was the way that freedom was used to its fullest potential that makes it the crown jewel of "The X Files" episodes.
The more times you watch "Redrum" the more it loses its shine because its main power is in not knowing the outcome whereas "Jose Chung FAQ 1. Why was Martin Wells Joe Morton shown in the prison at the end?
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Runtime 45 minutes. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Edit page. See the full list. Most Anticipated Movies Coming in Doggett berates Wells since he thinks it is clear Wells is a murderer with that piece of evidence.
He is brought into court and he sees the man who shot him, his father-in-law, Al Cawdry. As the day is announced in court as Thursday, Wells begins to understand that it is the day before instead of Saturday. The judge knows Wells on a first name basis as Wells is a prosecutor. The judge denies bail but decides to transfer Wells.
Wells makes a scene in the court accusing his father-in-law of planning on killing him during the transfer. Scully suggests that maybe he did do it. Wells begins having flashes of the murder but they are unclear. Waiting in his cell, he kills a spider.
His lawyer, Janet Wilson, shows up with the nanny cam. Wilson points out that she has to share the. While out in the yard, a man confronts him about being unfairly punished. Shorty is enjoying the downfall of Wells and complains about his conviction over possession with intent to sell and a concealed weapon charge. Wells gets shoved into a dominoes game and while picking them up gets slashed on his right cheek from a man with the spider web tattoo on his hand.
Martin Wells meets Doggett and Scully and explains that he is moving backwards in time and can not recall the past few days. Doggett is skeptical but Scully hears him out. Wells says there must be a reason for it and Scully suggests that the answer may already be within him. Studying the evidence of the case, he has a flash of the murder that reveals the knife in a hand with a spider web tattoo.
Martin awakes at the home of a friend, John Doggett, and thanks Doggett for helping him. Doggett and Wells arrive at the apartment and retrieve the nanny cam. After watching it, Doggett comes to a. This leads to the realization that someone disabled the nanny cam using its remote control which no one knew about except Mr. Wells and the nanny, Trina Galvez.
Doggett picks up on the fact that Trina is talking through the only partially opened door with the chain still in place. He covers the peephole and slams the door open. The killer falls to the ground but starts to get right back up with a knife. Doggett pistol whips the man and restrains him. Trina Galvez, weeping, tells Martin that the man threatened to kill her family and that she is sorry.
At the station house, Doggett explains the man is named Cesar Ocampo and that he has a record with many narcotics and assault charges. He also informs him that Ocumpo only wants to talk to Martin Wells. Cesar Ocampo talks about his brother Hector Ocumpo who received his third strike on a possession charge and was sent to jail for life by Wells. Cesar tells him that Hector hung himself in a jail cell a few weeks ago. Doggett calls Martin Wells out into the hall and the police arrest Martin because they have a case against him.
Wells awakes in the hotel room and immediately calls home reaching an answering machine. He goes to John Doggett and recruits him to help save his wife.
Wells drives home and finds the police that Doggett contacted. They are unwilling to stick around, believing it to be a false alarm. Hearing someone at the door, Martin Wells gets a knife and waits by the door. They hear someone else at the door and Martin has his wife hide and call the police.
When he returns from doing that the door is open but Cesar Ocampo is not in sight. Ocumpo appears and Wells is quickly loses their struggle.
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