 Not all reviews were positive . Paula Vitaris from Cinefantastique gave the episode a scathing review and awarded it no stars out of four . She heavily derided the plot , noting that Haskell 's role as an " undercover operative " was not convincing . Furthermore , she reasoned that because the plot twists were so expected , Scully came off as " a moron " . Vitaris also criticized the use of flashbacks , noting that they were " the only way The X @-@ Files writers could figure out to use David Duchovny " . 
