Review of Release

The X-Files: Release (2002)
Season 9, Episode 17
6/10
Like I said, obvious.
21 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I don't really have a lot to say about Release. They had introduced the story of Doggett's son being abducted and then they never really had time to get around to addressing it much other than a few episodes where it turned out to be non-related. So now we get the conclusion to Doggett's "Samantha story" and I have to be honest, at first I was really confused by what the episode is trying to say. All I can really figure out is that some guy who was in with the mob kidnapped Doggett's son and then the mobster guy killed him so he wouldn't be able to be a witness in any sort of upcoming trial. Fullmer was then paid off to keep quiet about it, but years later he can no longer live with the guilt and in the end he kills the alleged murderer and then we never see him again (Fullmer I mean). The strangest part is the addition of the schizophrenic guy posing as an FBI profiler student who is obsessed with details and in particular, Doggett's case. Anyway, those are the basic elements that make up the story. I think the music is great and some of the presentation is really well done, but overall the actual story doesn't quite cut it for me. I can only give this episode a 6 our of 10.
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