is " ▁Dog get t ' s ▁son ' s ▁murder ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁the ▁episode ▁" pack s ▁[ a ] ▁p unch ". ▁She ar man ▁and ▁Pear son ▁saw ▁similar ities ▁between ▁Dog get t ' s ▁tri als ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁Fox ▁Mul der ▁( David ▁Duch ov ny ). ▁They ▁noted ▁that ▁while ▁" M ul der ▁was ▁always ▁identified ▁by ▁his ▁quest ▁for ▁his ▁sister ▁[ Sam anth a ] ", ▁Dog get t ▁" car ried ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁gr ief ." ▁They ▁concluded ▁that ▁this ▁struct uring ▁made ▁the ▁entry ▁" em otion ally ▁powerful " ▁and ▁" mov ing ". ▁M . A . ▁Cr ang , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Den ying ▁the ▁Tr uth : ▁Re vis iting ▁The ▁X - Files ▁after ▁ 9 / 1 1 , ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁" ly rical ▁style " ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁calling ▁it ▁" g orge ously ▁shot " ▁and ▁" well ▁acted ". ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Cr ang , ▁M . A . ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁Den ying ▁the ▁Tr uth : ▁Re vis iting ▁The ▁X - Files ▁after ▁ 9 / 1 1 . ▁Cre ates pace . ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁" Release " ▁at ▁TV . com ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁American ▁television ▁episodes ▁Category : T ele vision ▁episodes ▁set ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : T