NITPICKING
I admire Phil Farrand greatly, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for many of his insights. In 1997 he came out with a book for the X-Files entitled; The Nitpicker's Guide to the X-Files. In this book, he poked and prodded the episodes of the first four seasons of the show. If you haven't picked it up yet, please do so. I've copied an essay called; "Whose Truth Is Out There?" with an addendum concerning Revelations. It's very informative and explains a lot of the seeming inconsistencies regarding Mulder and Scully characterizations. For the rest of this page I'm borrowing his model to continue the nitpicking. If you have any nits you'd like to share, please e-mail me.

Nothing Important Happened Today:

Date: June 2001? Not too long after the events in Essence / Existence.

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Nothing Important Happened Today II:

Date: June 2001? Not too long after the events in Essence / Existence and obviously after part 1.

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Dæmonicus:

Date: Fall 2001

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Rumminations: Episode number 3, aired 7th.

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4D:

Date: Fall 2001

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Lord of the Flies:

Date: Fall 2001

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Trust No 1:

Date: January 7- 10 2002

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Rumminations: Date comes from the Email Mulder sent.

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John Doe:

Date: February 2002

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Rumminations: If this episode takes place after the events in Trust No 1, then the comment about the fourth of the month, puts this in February.

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Hellbound:

Date: March 2002

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Rumminations: Scully looks at a report giving March 8th as victim's birthday. Since this case corralates birthdays with death days, the case begins early March.

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Provenance:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Providence:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Continuity and Production Problems: Scully answers Josepho's quote with the wrong book of the Bible. "Behold, a whirlwind came out of the north and a brightness was about it. And out of the midst came the likeness of four living creatures. And they had the likeness of a man." comes from Ezekiel 1:4-5 not Ephesians.

Audrey Pauley:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Underneath:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Improbable:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Scary Monsters:

Date: Spring 2002?

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Jump the Shark:

Date: Spring 2002?

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William:

Date: Spring 2002

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Release:

Date: Spring 2002

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Sunshine Days:

Date: Spring 2002

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The Truth:

Date: May 2002

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