2Shy

"2Shy"
The X-Files episode
Virgil Incanto following his imprisonment. Critics compared Incanto to the antagonists from "Squeeze" and "Irresistible".
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 6
Directed by	David Nutter
Written by	Jeff Vlaming
Production code	3X06
Original air date	November 3, 1995
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Timothy Carhart as Virgil Incanto Catherine Paolone as Ellen Kaminsky James Handy as Detective Alan Cross Kerry Sandomirsky as Joanne Steffen Aloka McLean as Jesse Landis Suzy Joachim as Jennifer Glynis Davies as Monica Landis Randi Lynne as Lauren William MacDonald as Agent Kazanjian
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"2Shy" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on November 3, 1995. It was written by Jeff Vlaming, directed by David Nutter, and featured guest appearances by Timothy Carhart and James Handy. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' wider mythology.

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 spate of "lonely hearts" murders targeting overweight women. The two eventually discover a mutant killer who is extracting the body fat from his victims after seducing them over online chat rooms.

The episode was the first one of the series to be written by Vlaming. "2Shy" also marked Steve Kiziak's first appearance as Duchovny's body double. The episode was viewed by almost 15 million people in its initial broadcast, and drew mixed reviews from critics. Although director Nutter based the gory scenes in "2Shy" on the earlier episode "The Host", the episode has drawn comparisons to "Squeeze" and "Irresistible".