Home (The X-Files)
“Home” is the second episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and originally aired on October 11, 1996. The episode was the first to receive a viewer discretion warning for graphic content. It has been cited as a seminal episode by critics and crew members.
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\”Home\” is the second episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and originally aired on October 11, 1996. The episode was the first to receive a viewer discretion warning for graphic content. It has been cited as a seminal episode by critics and crew members. Commentators have identified themes within the episode that satirize the American Dream, address globalization, and explore the nature of motherhood. In the episode, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a baby born with severe physical defects. The investigation uncovers a long history of incest involving the baby’s own mother. The brothers of the Peacock family attack the agents inside their house and attack their youngest sons, impaling one of them on another booby trap, before the brothers rip the body apart. The agents find a quadruple amputee hidden under a bed, the mother of the boys who has been breeding with them for years is revealed to be Mrs. Peacock, the youngest son of the brothers, and the brothers escape in their car. The Peacocks have not left their house in a decade and have no electricity, running water, or heat. The house dates back to the American Civil War and is without electricity,Running water, and heat. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal; the skeptical Scully was initially assigned to debunk his work, but the two have developed a deep friendship. The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called \”X-Files\”.
The initial broadcast had a Nielsen rating of 11. 9. Watched by 18. 85 million viewers, the initial broadcast was the only episode to carry a TV-MA rating upon broadcast and the first of a series of six episodes that aired on the Fox network in the fall of 1996. Critics were generally complimentary, and praised the disturbing nature of the plot; several made comparisons to the work of director Tobe Hooper. They attempted to make the episode as ambitious and shocking as possible and were inspired by real-life events, including the documentary Brother’s Keeper and a story from Charlie Chaplin’s autobiography about an encounter in a Welsh lodging. The episode marked the return of writers Morgan and Wong, who left the show following its second season to work on other television projects after the second season. The two writers had written many episodes of the series and were instrumental in the success of the show. Mulder suspects the brothers kidnapped and raped a woman to father the child, but they deny it. The baby suffocated by inhaling dirt, meaning it was buried alive. The family has been inbreeding since the war, and they are planning to start a new family. In retaliation, the brothers enter Sheriff Taylor’s house during the night and murder him and his wife, Barbara. Laboratory tests indicate the baby’s parents were members of the family.
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