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Teso Dos Bichos 3X18
Air date: March 8th, 1996
Written by: John Shiban
Directed by: Kim Manners

Title Meaning: Name of the place in Ecuador where the artifact was discovered
Tag Line: The Truth Is Out There

Other Information:
• Due to Gillian's allergy to cats, the puppet that attacked Scully was made of rabbit fur, which had the unpleasant habit of sticking to her lipstick!
Garrison Chrisjohn (Dr. Winters)
Tom McBeath (Dr. Jerrold Lewton)
Janne Morth (Mona Wustner)
Alan Robertson (Dr. Carl Roosevelt)
Ron Sauve (Mr. Decker)
Gordon Tootoosis (Shaman)
Vic Trevino (Dr. Alonso Bilac)

3X18When ancient archaeological items are removed from a sacred ground in Teso Dos Bichos, those involved in the expedition suddenly start disappearing only leaving a trail of blood behind.

Mulder and Scully come in to investigate but can't figure out what is killing everyone. Mulder soon formulates his own bizarre theories but Scully dismisses them straight away. However, when Scully's suspect disappears while in her custody, Mulder's theories begin to seem plausible. They eventually start to piece it together but only after coming up against spirits, rats and dozens of angry cats.

Rating: 0 out of 10
Absolutely terrible. The characters are unlikable, the effects are stupid and the whole thing is just plain boring. John Shiban really shouldn't be able to write X-Files episodes because they just give the show a bad name. The ending is so amazingly bad and unbelievable that I'm surprised Chris Carter let this go on air. Well, I could go on and on with bad points but I won't. The worst episode in the history of the show.
Nitpicking
Why exactly does the shaman murder Mona and Dr. Bilac when both of them were sympathetic to the idea of returning the remains to their rightful place? Also, on several occasions, the agents enter buildings and leave the lights out for no reason. They didn't even use their famous flashlights.