Together with being the episode that introduced The X-Recordsdata into the identical narrative as Regulation & Order–in addition to delivering the Lone Gunmen’s origin story–“Uncommon Suspects” proved to be a vital chapter in creator Chris Carter’s bigger mythos.
The episode was preceded by a three-part story that drastically modified the present’s trajectory. The three-parter convinces Mulder that aliens aren’t actual and that as an alternative there’s a huge authorities conspiracy to make individuals like Mulder and the Lone Gunmen imagine in UFOs as a way to take consideration away from extra Earthbound conspiracies.
By the top of “Uncommon Suspects,” Agent Fox Mulder–who on the time is a part of the FBI’s violent crime division and appears fully tired of aliens–is uncovered to experimental fuel that makes him paranoid.
When the episode aired, it acted as extra proof that Mulder had been manipulated into chasing UFOs (don’t fear–he bought again to believing in aliens quickly sufficient).
