The psychic photograph. A majority of the episode is spent discovering the purpose or meaning behind the mysterious image.
Episode no.
Season 4 Episode 4
Directed by
Rob Bowman
Written by
Vince Gilligan
Production code
4X02
Original air date
October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27)
Running time
44 minutes
Guest appearances
Pruitt Taylor Vince as Gerry Schnauz
Sharon Alexander as Mary Lefante
Scott Heindl as Boyfriend
Walter Marsh as Druggist
Angela Donahue as Alice Brandt
William MacDonald as Officer Trott
Ron Chartier as Postal Inspector Puett
Bob Dawson as Iskenderian
Michael Cram as Officer Corning
Christopher Royal as Photo Tech
Michele Melland as ER Doctor
John D. Sampson as Second Cop
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"Unruhe" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 27, 1996, and was the first episode to air on Sunday night when the show was moved from Fridays to Sundays. "Unruhe" was written by Vince Gilligan, directed by Rob Bowman, and featured a guest appearance from Pruitt Taylor Vince. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Unruhe" earned a Nielsen rating of 11.7, being watched by 19.10 million people upon its initial broadcast.
The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Mulder and Scully investigate a man who kidnaps women and lobotomizes them. The agents' only clues to catching him are distorted photos of the victims taken just before their kidnapping.
Gilligan wrote the episode after being inspired by stories of serial killers he read as a child. Other inspirations include the concept of thought-photographs, and common fears associated with dentist chairs. The episode received a generally positive reception, though critics criticized the plotline featuring Scully being kidnapped. Critical attention also expressed a positive opinion of how scary the episode was in nature. Guest actor Taylor Vince received positive reviews as the episode's antagonist.
"Unruhe" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It originally aired on the Fox network...
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about magic." Thoughtography was the premise of The X-Files 1996 episode "Unruhe", and was obliquely referred to in the 1994 episode "Born Again". The X-Files...
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