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Dreamland II 6X05
Air date: December 6th, 1998
Written by: Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban
Directed by: Kim Manners


Title Meaning: Nickname for Area 51; also stands for "Data Repository Establishment and Management Land"
Tag Line: The Truth Is Out There

Other Information:
• Part 2 of 2
• This is the fouth episode to have a character named John Gillnitz after the writers, John Shiban, Vince Gilligan and Frank Spotnitz
Mitch Pileggi (Walter Skinner)
Michael McKean (Morris Fletcher)
Michael Buchman Silver (Howard Grodin)
Scott Allan Campbell (Jeff Smoodge)
Tyler Binkley (Terry Fletcher)
Dara Hollingworth (Christine Fletcher)
Nora Dunn (Joanne Fletcher)
James Pickens Jr. (A.D. Kersh)
John Mahon (General Wegman)
Julia Vera (Mrs. Lana Chee)
Chris Owens (Mulder's Dad)
Nick Lashaway (Young Mulder)
Ashlynn Rose (Young Samantha)

6X05Scully begins to suspect that her partner's strange behaviour is more than it appears to be, while Mulder fights to return his life to normal before it's too late.

Still trapped inside Man-In-Black Morris' body, Mulder manages to evade the brig when his fellow MIB cohorts discover that the flight data recorder Mulder tried to give Scully was a fake. They come to the conclusion that Mulder was trying to run a scam on the FBI. Mulder plays along and the MIBs are relieved, but still want the original flight data recorder back. Mulder waffles, but tells them he has it and that he'll return it.

Meanwhile, Scully is put on suspension and Morris (in Mulder's body) tries to ease her pain by inviting her to his house for a home-cooked meal. Suspicious at first, she agrees. But when she gets there, she finds an immaculate apartment and an actual bedroom she never knew Mulder had. Things are just a bit too weird. She confronts Morris about the switch and he comes clean, further explaining that he has no idea how to switch back.

A reluctant Morris accompanies Scully as she reveals to Mulder that there may not be a way to reverse this process. But somehow, one of the MIBs discover that the time warp is snapping back, reversing time in the process. He positions Mulder and Morris in the right time at the right place and their personalities are returned to the rightful bodies. Their memories of the past few days are rewound as well and no one remembers a thing. This perplexes Mulder when returns home to find a spotless apartment.

Rating: 7 out of 10
This is no real outstanding change from the first part, giving this whole two parter a consistently average feel. Mulder and Morris continue to act well, the episode is enjoyable to watch in most parts, and Scully as ever, gives a brilliant performance allowing us to actually see her slowly coming around to the fact that Mulder isn't who he appears to be. However, why this second part has gained one point from the first is due to some stand out scenes which make the episode. The first comes when Morris enters Mulder's apartment, and begins to decorate it the way he would like it. And what a difference! Finally, Mulder has a bedroom!! Another funny part is right at the end, where Mulder sticks his head out of his apartment door to check if he has actually got the right apartment. That certainly made me smile! However, perhaps the best scene of all isn't funny in any way, and is where Mulder and Scully have a heartfelt conversation having been told that they may not be able to reverse what has happened to them. This really is one for the shippers, and they'll have gone wild when Scully tells Mulder that he would kiss him if it weren't for his face. Great!!! Still, it could have been better but overall, it's fun to watch.
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