Blood (The X-Files)

"Blood"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 3
Directed by	David Nutter
Story by	Darin Morgan
Teleplay by	Glen Morgan James Wong
Production code	2X03
Original air date	September 30, 1994
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
William Sanderson as Edward Funsch John Cygan as Sheriff Spencer Kimberly Ashlyn Gere as Bonnie McRoberts George Touliatos as Larry Winter Bruce Harwood as John Fitzgerald Byers Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike
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"Blood" is the third episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 30, 1994. The teleplay was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong from a story by Darin Morgan and was directed by David Nutter. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Blood" earned a Nielsen household rating of 9.8, being watched by 8.7 million households in its initial broadcast. The episode received mostly positive reviews.

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 the episode, Mulder and Scully investigate a series of killings in Franklin, Pennsylvania. All the suspects appear compelled to murder after seeing violent messages on electronic devices.

"Blood" was inspired by writer Glen Morgan's own hematophobia as well as controversy over malathion spraying in Southern California. The episode marked the second appearance of the Lone Gunmen in the series, as well as a guest appearance by pornographic actress Ashlyn Gere.

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