The X-Files — S06E06 — How the Ghosts Stole Christmas

Name: The X-Files — S06E06 — How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
Director: Chris Carter
Released: 1998
Duration: 45 min
Rating: 8.3
Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Lily Tomlin, Ed Asner

1998 · 45 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 3,630 VOTES · DIR. Chris Carter

The X-Files — S06E06 — How the Ghosts Stole Christmas poster

Overview

Mulder talks Scully into investigating a haunted house on Christmas Eve where several couples have met their fate on that very night. While there, they encounter endless tricks and traps set by a ghostly couple who originally made a lovers suicide pact in the house. The ghosts try to convince Mulder and Scully to kill each other.

Dialogue Timeline — 498 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:29 I ALMOST GAVE UP ON YOU. SORRY.

00:01:46 NO. ACTUALLY, THAT WAS A LEFT CHEEK SNEAK.

00:02:53 THEY WERE LIKENED TO TWO ANGELS DESCENDED FROM HEAVEN,

00:04:40 - CHANGE YOUR MIND? - DID YOU TAKE MY CAR KEYS?

00:07:30 WHEN WE HEAR A SOUND, WE GET A CHILL.

00:08:51 TELL ME YOU'RE NOT AFRAID.

00:11:38 MULDER?

00:14:14 I'M BEGINNING TO GET THIS. YEAH.

00:16:40 YEAH? THAT'S A TRICK IN ITSELF, ISN'T IT?

00:18:16 WOW. I DIDN'T KNOW SUCH A THING EXISTED.

00:19:44 THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL GIVE YOUR LIFE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE,

00:21:09 BRICK WALL...

00:22:42 BODIES? WHERE?

00:24:04 INTIMACY THROUGH CODEPENDENCY.

00:25:45 GIMMICKS AND CHEAP TRICKS.

00:27:25 EXCUSE ME. NO, NO. YOU CAN'T GET OUT THAT WAY.

00:29:11 TO ALL WHAT?

00:30:18 FOR HER, THE REST IS AN ACT OF FAITH. I WOULDN'T SHOOT HER.

00:32:10 YET HERE YOU ARE WAVING A GUN AT ME, LIKE YOUR PARTNER.

00:34:04 THERE'S NO GETTING OUT OF HERE, SCULLY. THERE'S NO WAY HOME.

00:36:14 YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE WHAT?

00:39:35 GET UP. YOU'RE NOT SHOT.

00:41:50 I, UH... I COULDN'T SLEEP.

00:44:20 I MADE THIS!

Cast & Characters

David Duchovny Fox Mulder Gillian Anderson Dana Scully Lily Tomlin Lydia Ed Asner Maurice

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed498

Dialogue density11.1 lines / min

First line00:00:29

Final line00:44:20

Production Record

DirectorChris Carter

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes3,630

Factoids

Episode

The X-Files, season 6, episode 6: How the Ghosts Stole Christmas.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4087/season/6/episode/6

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