I WANT TO BELIEVE

Don’t know what the future holds, but so far in my very limited and novice knowledge of emotional scenes from sci-fi TV shows, this clip from the X-Files with Mulder at church that echoes Mark 9:24 is still at the top.

DR. HEITZ WERBER: Are you scared?

(Mulder starts crying)

MULDER: I know I should be but I’m not.

DR. HEITZ WERBER: Do you know why?

MULDER: Because of the voice.

DR. HEITZ WERBER: The voice?

MULDER: The voice in my head.

(Mulder keeps down on his knees and begins to pray)

DR. HEITZ WERBER: What’s it telling you?

(The camera zooms away from Mulder as he prays)

MULDER: Not to be afraid. It’s telling me no harm will come to her, and that one day she’ll return.

DR. HEITZ WERBER: Do you believe the voice?

(The scene fades to black)

MULDER: I want to believe.

—THE END—

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