The Blessing Way (The X-Files)

"The Blessing Way"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 1
Directed by	R. W. Goodwin
Written by	Chris Carter
Production code	3X01
Original air date	September 22, 1995
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner William B. Davis as Cigarette Smoking Man Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek Floyd Westerman as Albert Hosteen Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Peter Donat as William Mulder Rebecca Toolan as Teena Mulder Melinda McGraw as Melissa Scully Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully John Neville as Well-Manicured Man Don S. Williams as First Elder Jerry Hardin as Deep Throat Lenno Britos as Luis Cardinal Byron Chief-Moon as Father Dakota House as Eric Michael David Sims as Senior Agent Forbes Angus as MD Mitch Davies as The Camouflage Man Ian Victor as The Minister Ernie Foort as Security Guard
Episode chronology
← Previous "Anasazi" Next → "Paper Clip"
List of season 3 episodes List of The X-Files episodes

"The Blessing Way" is the first episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 22, 1995. It was directed by R.W. Goodwin, and written by series creator Chris Carter. "The Blessing Way" featured guest appearances by Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Peter Donat and Jerry Hardin, and introduced John Neville as the Well-Manicured Man. The episode helped explore the overarching mythology, or fictional history of The X-Files. "The Blessing Way" earned a Nielsen household rating of 12.3, being watched by 19.94 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received mixed reviews from critics.

The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Mulder is found near death on a Navajo reservation, and is nursed back to health by the tribe, led by Albert Hosteen (Westerman). Meanwhile, Scully investigates an implant found in her neck, and fears that her life—and those of her family—may be in danger. "The Blessing Way" is part of a three-episode storyline, carrying on from the second season finale "Anasazi", and continuing in the next episode, "Paper Clip".

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