"all things" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Written and directed by lead actress Gillian Anderson (pictured), it is unconnected to the wider mythology of The X-Files and functions as a monster-of-the- week story. The series centers on special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who work on cases linked to the paranormal called X-Files. In this episode, a series of coincidences lead Scully to Dr. Daniel Waterston (Nicolas Surovy), a married man with whom she had an affair while at medical school. After Waterston slips into a coma, Scully puts aside her skepticism and seeks out alternative treatment to save him. Viewer response was generally positive, but the episode received mixed reviews, and many critics faulted the characterization of Scully. The cast and crew helped Anderson adjust to her directorial debut—the first time a woman directed an episode of The X-Files.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1397:
The three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway were joined into the Kalmar Union, a personal union under Erik of Pomerania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar_Union
1579:
Explorer Francis Drake landed in a region of present-day California, naming it New Albion and claiming it for England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Albion
1843:
New Zealand Wars: An armed posse of Europeans set out from Nelson to arrest Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha and clashed with Māori, resulting in 26 deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wairau_Affray
1940:
Second World War: Britain's worst maritime disaster occurred when at least 3,000 people were killed as a result of the troopship RMS Lancastria's sinking by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lancastria
2015:
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service (memorial service pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston_church_shooting
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pleasing fungus beetle:
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___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Most men are difficult to buy presents for. Last year I gave up and handed my father a hundred dollars and said, "Just buy yourself something that will make your life easier." He went out and bought a gift for my mother. --Rita Rudner https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rita_Rudner