- "This is not a man. It's a monster. You can't put it in an institution."
- ―Agent Mulder
| "The Host" | |
|---|---|
| Series The X-Files Season 2, Episode 2 | |
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| Air date | September 23rd, 1994 |
| Writers | Chris Carter |
| Director | Daniel Sackheim |
| Producers | Paul Rabwin; Paul Brown; Howard Gordon; James Wong; Glen Morgan; R.W. Goodwin |
| Starring | David Duchovny; Gillian Anderson |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Little Green Men" |
Next "Blood" |
"The Host" is the second episode of season two of The X-Files and is the twenty-sixth episode in the series overall. The episode was directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by series creator Chris Carter. It first aired on the Fox Network on Friday, September 23rd, 1994. In this episode, Walter Skinner sends Mulder to Newark, New Jersey to investigate what appears to be a routine murder. When Mulder begins looking into the death of a man found in a sewer, he soon realizes that there is more to this matter than meets the eye.
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Duchovny | Fox Mulder |
| Gillian Anderson | Dana Scully |
Guest Stars[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mitch Pileggi | Walter Skinner |
| Darin Morgan | Flukeman |
| Matthew Bennett | Workman #1 |
| Freddy Andreiuci | Inspector Norman |
| Don MacKay | Charlie |
| Marc Bauer | Agent Brisentine |
| Gabrielle Rose | Doctor Zenzola |
| Ron Sauve | Ray |
| Dmitri S. Boudrine | Russian engineer |
| Raoul Ganeev | Dmitri |
| William MacDonald | Federal Marshall |
Uncredited cast[]
Note: The following is taken from the full credits list for this entry on IMDB. As it is a website with user-submitted information, some of the data listed here, including character names may be inaccurate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Glenday | Russian sailor #2 |
| Hrothgar Mathews | Man on phone |
| Steven Williams | Mister X |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode is included in the The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition and the The X-Files: The Complete Second Season DVD collections.
- Benjamin Glenday, Hrothgar Mathews and Steven Williams are uncredited in this episode.
- This is the first appearance of actor Steven Williams on The X-Files. He plays the role of the mysterious X, though he only appears as a disembodied voice in this episode. X will replace Deep Throat as Fox Mulder's secret informer.