Stop me if you’ve heard this storyline before: a pious Catholic turns out to be an evil hypocrite. Yes, this tired trope was seen once again on TV last night, this time in The X-Files episode “Founder’s Mutation.” Sadly this is the second time in a row The X-Files has used conspiracy theories to impugn the right and it's getting old.
In The X-Files’ second season, alien clones were shown to be working in abortion clinics so they could do experiments with the fetal tissue (Planned Parenthood sells baby parts...to aliens? HA!) In this new iteration, it is pro-life “champion” Dr. Augustus Goldman (Doug Savant) who is the villain; stealing babies from the womb to experiment on and giving them alien DNA under the guise of helping pregnant women.
FBI Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) discover this plot at the Catholic hospital where Scully works when they seek to connect with the mysterious, secretive Dr. Goldman under the pretense of an investigation – “Obamacare,” Mulder says by way of explanation. Dr. Goldman is called “a true champion of the unborn” and “a blessing” for funding the program for pregnant women in need run by Sister Mary.
Of course Sister Mary turns out to be working with Dr. Goldman on the grand conspiracy to colonize the planet with a human-alien hybrid super species through genetic mutations and eugenics by using human women as incubators. Because Hollywood can’t ever show pro-life Catholics doing anything out of the goodness of their hearts; it always has to be for nefarious reasons.
-Sister Mary: Augustus. Yes, I know him well, but he's a very private person. Some would say reclusive. Without him, we wouldn't have the resources to help these women in need. He's a true champion of the unborn.
-Scully: Dr. Goldman is a blessing. That's why we're here today. I've become aware of a situation that I wanted to share with you. Dr. Goldman is under investigation.
-Mulder: Obamacare.
-Scully: We wanted to spare him the indignity of having the government knock at his door unannounced. I was wondering if we could meet with him in private.
-Sister Mary: Dana, I'm afraid Our Lady of Sorrows cannot be a conduit for the FBI to one of our biggest donors.-Scully: Sister Mary, I've worked here for seven years. You know me.
-Sister Mary: Yes, and I know your heart's in the right place.
-Scully: I wouldn't ask if it weren't important.
-Sister Mary: I have a number I can call. I'll agree to relay a message.
-Mulder: Thank you. Ask Dr. Goldman if he'll talk to us about the Founder's Mutation.
-Sister Mary: Stay here.
-Agnes: (Tapping on glass) I got to get out of here.
-What's your name?
-Agnes: Agnes. You got a car?
-Do you want to call someone?
-Agnes: You think if I could call someone I would be asking you? Just forget it. I knew you weren't gonna help me.
-Scully: Agnes. Wait. I'm a doctor. You can tell me anything.
-Agnes: I don't belong here. Not with these sheep. I don't care what I signed.
-Scully: The hospital is only concerned with the health of the mother and the baby.-Agnes: My baby.
-Scully: Of course, your baby.
-Agnes: I changed my mind. I'm not giving it up. I don't care if he's sick.
-Mulder: Sick?
-Agnes: My baby's not right. They saw it on the... Ultrasound thing, and I had a feeling, you know, ever since I got pregnant. But everybody here has the same story. Just don't say anything. I was just kidding around, okay?
-Mulder: If you ever want to talk.
-Sister Mary: I've spoken to Augustus. He said he'd be happy to meet you.
-Scully: Thank you. Sister Mary, how are the patients chosen to be here?
-Sister Mary: They're homeless, damaged in one way or another. Alcohol, drugs, no fathers in the picture. Men and their lies. No offense. Desire is the devil's pitchfork. But as long as there's a need and an innocent child, we'll provide for each and every one.
-Mulder: It's insidious, Scully. A ward for pregnant women paid for by Augustus Goldman, the founder of a company with deep ties to the Department of Defense. This could be another phase of the project-- their experiments in eugenics. Those women in there... Could be incubators.
