gave the episode a positive review and awarded it three stars out of four. She wrote that, "'Unusual Suspects' is filler–but amusing filler". Vitaris further complimented the performance of Signy Coleman as Susanne Modeski, and called the return of "not-yet-dead" X as "welcome". Footnotes Bibliography External links "Unusual Suspects" on TheXFiles.com Fiction set in 1989 1997 American television episodes Television episodes set in Baltimore Crossover television Television episodes written by Vince Gilligan The X-Files (season 5) episodes