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The X-files 6x3 -

: The episode serves as a tribute to The Wizard of Oz , with numerous references including character names (Captain Yip Harburg, Almira Gulch) and a final scene that mirrors Dorothy waking up in Kansas.

(Skinner) portrays an Allied mole within the SS. The X-Files 6x3

(The Smoking Man) appears as a Nazi leader. : The episode serves as a tribute to

: The episode is famous for its unique filming style, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope . It was designed to look like it was filmed in four continuous 11-minute takes , using clever hidden cuts and wide-screen letterboxing. : The episode is famous for its unique

: The show’s iconic opening tagline, "The Truth Is Out There," was changed for this episode to the German translation: "Die Wahrheit ist irgendwo da draußen" . Critical Reception

: Most of the scenes on the ship were filmed aboard the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California.

: The episode features the first on-screen kiss between Mulder and Scully, though it occurs in the 1939 alternate reality.

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