ears ▁to ▁Connecticut , ▁changes ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Re ver end ▁Well s , ▁and ▁starts ▁another ▁church . ▁The ▁episode ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁s nake ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁Mack ey ' s ▁mouth ▁and ▁e ating ▁a ▁mouse , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁human . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Writing ▁ ▁" Sign s ▁and ▁W onders " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁The ▁X - Files ▁staff ▁writer ▁Jeff rey ▁Bell , ▁who ▁had ▁long ▁wanted ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁" down - and - dir ty " ▁horror ▁story ▁for ▁the ▁series . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁his ▁inform al ▁study ▁of ▁s nake ▁handling , ▁Bell ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁tale ▁involving ▁sn akes ▁and ▁an ▁extrem ist ▁church ▁because ▁it ▁" w ould ▁be ▁sc ary ". ▁D iver ging ▁from ▁most ▁stories ▁that ▁involve ▁extrem ist ▁religious ▁sect s , ▁the ▁main ▁theme ▁of ▁" Sign s ▁and ▁W onders " ▁is ▁that ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances , ▁" int ol er ance ▁can ▁be ▁good ", ▁per ▁executive ▁producer ▁Frank ▁Sp ot nitz . ▁ ▁Bell ▁" w anted ▁the ▁s nake ▁church ▁people ▁to ▁end ▁up ▁being ▁the ▁good ▁guys ." ▁However , ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁t ough est ▁task ▁in ▁writing ▁the ▁episode ▁would ▁be ▁successfully ▁hiding ▁the ▁true ▁ant agon ist ▁in ▁plain ▁sight . ▁According ▁to ▁Bell , ▁" The ▁way ▁the ▁shows ▁usually ▁work ▁out , ▁Mul der ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁to ▁figure ▁out ▁who ▁the ▁bad ▁guys ▁are . ▁So ▁I