Corrected entry: At The End of the episode Scully handcuffs Tooms to the bathtub and Mulder says "he's not gonna get his quota this year" and Tooms seemingly accepts his capture. Given that he can stretch his whole body (and as specifically shown in the episode, his hands/fingers) couldn't Tooms have escaped from the handcuffs?
Jack Vaughan
22nd Jun 2020
The X-Files (1993)
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Correction: He probably could have, but it's not something he can do instantly, and he also has a gun drawn on him. He likely decided it would be better to bide his time and escape later, which he eventually does.
Phaneron ★
I doubt that's what the filmmakers intended you to think though. It's a slip in the writing.
Jack Vaughan
And how do you know what the filmmakers were thinking? They obviously intended to use the character again since he appears later in the season. If you could slip out of handcuffs, but a federal agent was pointing their gun at you, would you risk death or try to escape at a later time?
Phaneron ★
Yeh, I'm not gonna pretend that this mistake was solid. Fair enough.
Jack Vaughan