Soft Light - S2-E23
Continuity mistake: When the guy looks through the peephole, Dr Banton casts no shadow, while in other scenes he does. (00:01:55)
Continuity mistake: When Scully starts the procedure of taking out the bug from the body, she is wearing no mask, but when she finishes it she is wearing the mask. (00:21:45)
Fresh Bones - S2-E15
Continuity mistake: In one shot near the start the private is turning the steering wheel while in the previous and next shot he holds the wheel fast with his arms outstretched. (00:02:30)
One Breath - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Mulder is running through the corridor, in the front shot the rack is missing and the person on the wheelchair suddenly appears, compared to the back shot. (00:14:00)
Red Museum - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: While talking, Mulder, Scully and the old farmer are leaning against the bar which is absent in the distant shot. (00:23:00)
Continuity mistake: The Father is standing in some darkened part of the room, however in the next shot the room is all lit up and there is no darkened place there. (00:38:25)
Continuity mistake: When the nurse takes off the bedding, the sheet is crumpled, but in the next shot it is suddenly pretty straightened and smooth. (00:02:50)
Answer: As he stated many times throughout the series, Mulder needed Scully to be sober and skeptical. Whenever Scully's skepticism wavered and she started questioning her own rationality, Mulder would try to restore her sense of skepticism, because he needed her to be clear-thinking.
Charles Austin Miller