Episodes - Season Three - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

3X04

Air date: October 13th, 1995
Written by: Darin Morgan
Directed by: David Nutter

Title Meaning: "Repose" is another word for "rest"
Tag Line: The Truth Is Out There

Other Information:
• Remember the "Lolla-whatever" that Clyde Bruckman couldn't pronounce at the beginning? Well, it's Lollapalooza, an old-style vaudeville performance that has included Jim Rose's troupe. Darin Morgan also wrote Humbug which featured Jim Rose's merry band

Greg Anderson (Photographer)
Peter Boyle (Clyde Bruckman)
Jaap Broeker (Stupendous Yappi)
Frank Casini (Det. Cline)
Stu Charno (The Pupper)
Alex Diakun (Tarot Dealer)
Karin Konoval (Madame Zelma)
Dwight McFee (Det. Havez)
David Mackay (Mr. Gordon)
Doris Rands (Mrs. Lowe)
Ken Roberts (Clerk)

3X04 When a serial killer is stalking and killing fortune tellers in Minneapolis, Mulder and Scully must come in to investigate.

An insurance salesman named Clyde Bruckman who found one of the bodies seems their only hope, he reveals that he has the ability to foresee how people are going to die. When he leads them to two additional bodies, Scully is sure that Bruckman is the real killer. Mulder however has other theories and believes that the salesman can lead them to the killer. The only problem being that Clyde has already told Mulder how he is going to die...

Rating: 9 out of 10
A really fantastic episode that is humourous but in a more subtle way. This is a really strong Darin Morgan script, the dialogue is superb and Peter Boyle is just suited for the role of Clyde Bruckman. The acting is a real credit to this episode and both Gillian and David put in dry performances which compliments the humour. The pace never lets up and it's enjoyable all the way. Well done Darin!!

Nitpicking
It would be great if this episode was problem free but there is a slight problem. Bruckman, before going to sleep, tells Mulder about the nightmare he has every night where he lies in a field naked. When we see the dream he has, he is wearing his pyjamas although I don't think TV officials would like it that much if the dream was re-enacted perfectly!