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* [[Queequeg]], as is revealed, is the harpoonist from [[Moby-Dick]], which is the inspiration for what Agent Scully names her dog. Dana inherited the dog itself from [[Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose|a previous episode]].
* [[Queequeg]], as is revealed, is the harpoonist from [[Moby-Dick]], which is the inspiration for what Agent Scully names her dog. Dana inherited the dog itself from [[Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose|a previous episode]].
* Furthermore, Moby-Dick seems to be the inspiration for the nicknames Dana and her father used for each other in the first season, which were Ahab and Starbuck, respectively.
* Furthermore, Moby-Dick seems to be the inspiration for the nicknames Dana and her father used for each other in the first season, which were Ahab and Starbuck, respectively.
* The name of the locaion of the 'sea monster' sightings, Heuvelmans Lake, is likely a reference to father of [[cryptozoology]] [[Bernard Heuvelmans]], given the cryptozoological nature of the episode.
* The name of the location of the 'sea monster' sightings, Heuvelmans Lake, is likely a reference to [[French]] 'father of [[cryptozoology]]' [[Bernard Heuvelmans]], given the cryptozoological nature of the episode.
* The episode bears many similarities to the 1999 film ''[[Lake Placid (film)|Lake Placid]]'', in which a community is threatened by a giant [[alligator]].
* The episode bears many similarities to the 1999 film ''[[Lake Placid (film)|Lake Placid]]'', in which a community is threatened by a giant [[alligator]].
* The Legendary Creature in the episode is nicknamed "Big Blue". At almost 13 minutes into the episode, in a possible hidden play-on-words reference, a "Great Blue" Heron is seen flying along the lake.
* The Legendary Creature in the episode is nicknamed "Big Blue". At almost 13 minutes into the episode, in a possible hidden play-on-words reference, a "Great Blue" Heron is seen flying along the lake.

Revision as of 09:53, 9 August 2007

"Quagmire (The X-Files)"

"Quagmire" is the twenty-second episode of the third season of The X-Files. When a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances are reported near a lake in a small town, Agents Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate. With local folklore of a killer sea serpent running rampant amongst the locals, the agents must take their search for the truth to the water. Text taken from the Quagmire summary here.

Trivia

  • The title itself, Quagmire refers to the type of area in which most of the episode is set.
  • Queequeg, as is revealed, is the harpoonist from Moby-Dick, which is the inspiration for what Agent Scully names her dog. Dana inherited the dog itself from a previous episode.
  • Furthermore, Moby-Dick seems to be the inspiration for the nicknames Dana and her father used for each other in the first season, which were Ahab and Starbuck, respectively.
  • The name of the location of the 'sea monster' sightings, Heuvelmans Lake, is likely a reference to French 'father of cryptozoology' Bernard Heuvelmans, given the cryptozoological nature of the episode.
  • The episode bears many similarities to the 1999 film Lake Placid, in which a community is threatened by a giant alligator.
  • The Legendary Creature in the episode is nicknamed "Big Blue". At almost 13 minutes into the episode, in a possible hidden play-on-words reference, a "Great Blue" Heron is seen flying along the lake.
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