well, thatвЂ™s a lot of spinal column for a show on broadcast at 8pm. The graffito has been stolen by a couple of enterprising reverse-vandals of the kind that plague the street art scenes in New York and London, grabbing Banksys off the sides of buildings and selling them at auction.Д«ut before the pair can decide whether to hock their new acquisition at SothebyвЂ™s or ChristieвЂ™s, they get a visit from a giant, invulnerable guy with a bandage over his nostrils and. ItвЂ™s a kind of sloppiness that distinguishes the segments of the new episodes in ways that hint strongly that specific scenes and lines were penned by Chris Carter, who wrote the only show (the first one, with NurseвЂ™s sister) so far that is just balderdash from stem to stern.ДЄnyway, back to the garbage, where the real treasure is. Really? Two retired naval officers? Is that how they sign their names? Do their grocery receipts read вЂњBill Smith and Steve Jones, USN, Ret, Held the Rank of Ensign or Above?вЂќ And if they do, why does Ms Nurse, RN assume that Scully wonвЂ™t know them as Bill and Steve? The pair of FBI agents is chasing a monster called The Band-Aid Nose Man around Philly.

вЂњIt was witnessed by two retired naval officers,вЂќ the nurse (also named вЂњ Nurse,вЂќ just like the nurse in the first episode. When Scully asks why, she gets what may be the single silliest answer in the X-Files canon: despite her motherвЂ™s stated wishes to her daughter, the elder Ms Scully has changed her advance healthcare directive.

The hospital isnвЂ™t a terribly comforting place and even though she and her mother decided together that she wanted the doctors to do everything the could to revive her, theyвЂ™re preparing to let her go off life support. Meanwhile, Scully is by her motherвЂ™s side and also beside herself with worry. ItвЂ™s a clue вЂ“ and then itвЂ™s not, because the whole section of the wall is suddenly gone when Mulder turns back. The trail leads him out the window and across the street: a popular graffiti artist has put up a gigantic mural of a guy who looks an awful lot like the killer in direct view of the victimвЂ™s office. Briefly, he gets yanked in twain by a giant guy who drips maggotty slime and deposits his victimвЂ™s head in the trash can (вЂњNot even in the proper recycling bin,вЂќ tuts Mulder) before hopping into the back of a garbage truck himself.Д«ut at the scene of the crime, Scully gets an urgent call from her brother вЂ“ their mom has collapsed and is at the hospital, where she runs off to do what she can while Mulder pursues the case alone for the moment. Our heroes are called in to investigate the murder of that awful city official who was being mean to poor people in the opening shot. To be fair, the episode, written by Glen Morgan, has plenty of high notes, and a bad guy you can practically smell. вЂIt wouldnвЂ™t be Philadelphia without confrontationвЂ™

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