The X-Files never shied away from controversial topics. Part of the show’s premise was an exploration of the fringes of science, ideas and humanity. It may be unsurprising now that The X-Files dove into taboo topics like incest, but these episodes at the time proved wildly controversial. “Home,” the second episode of Season 4, is perhaps the best example of this.Insufficiently described on streaming platforms as a monster-of-the-week episode with Mulder and Scully encountering a family of inbred brothers, the horrors of “Home” are hard to capture. The episode features three brothers, one of whom is also the father of the other two, defending their way of life from outsiders through murder. Mulder has his own suspicions about what’s going on inside their house at first, but as the episode unravels, both Mulder and Scully discover truly insidious crimes that they didn’t expect.Disconnected from the overarching plot of the fourth season of The X-Files, “Home” takes Mulder and Scully to the small, isolated town of Home, Pennsylvania, to work on another case. The FBI was called in after the body of a deformed newborn was found buried alive, with the suspects being the Peacock family, who haven’t left their house in a decade. The local sheriff insinuates that the Peacocks have a long history of inbreeding since the Civil War, but it raises the question of who gave birth to the baby since only men live in the house. To that end, Mulder and Scully begin to suspect the Peacocks kidnapped and raped a woman.RELATED: 10 Underrated Episodes of The X-Files Fans Should Never Skip
The X-Files never shied away from controversial topics. Part of the show’s premise was an exploration of the fringes of science, ideas and humanity. It may be unsurprising now that The X-Files dove into taboo topics like incest, but these episodes at the time proved wildly controversial. “Home,” the second episode of Season 4, is perhaps the best example of this.
Insufficiently described on streaming platforms as a monster-of-the-week episode with Mulder and Scully encountering a family of inbred brothers, the horrors of “Home” are hard to capture. The episode features three brothers, one of whom is also the father of the other two, defending their way of life from outsiders through murder. Mulder has his own suspicions about what’s going on inside their house at first, but as the episode unravels, both Mulder and Scully discover truly insidious crimes that they didn’t expect.
Disconnected from the overarching plot of the fourth season of The X-Files, “Home” takes Mulder and Scully to the small, isolated town of Home, Pennsylvania, to work on another case. The FBI was called in after the body of a deformed newborn was found buried alive, with the suspects being the Peacock family, who haven’t left their house in a decade. The local sheriff insinuates that the Peacocks have a long history of inbreeding since the Civil War, but it raises the question of who gave birth to the baby since only men live in the house. To that end, Mulder and Scully begin to suspect the Peacocks kidnapped and raped a woman.
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