: Tooms eventually kills his own psychologist, Dr. Monte, to obtain his final liver. Mulder and Scully track him to his original nesting site, which has since been covered by a modern shopping mall. In a gruesome finale, Tooms is crushed by the mall’s escalator mechanism while attempting to attack Mulder. Why It Matters (Series Significance)
: This episode marks the first appearance of Assistant Director Walter Skinner , who would become one of the series' most essential characters. Watch X-Files 1x21
: For the first time, the "Cancer Man" speaks a line of dialogue, signaling his transition from a silent background observer to a central antagonist. : Tooms eventually kills his own psychologist, Dr
, titled " Tooms ," is a landmark entry in the series that serves as the first-ever sequel to a "Monster of the Week" episode. It originally aired on April 22, 1994, and concludes the story of the liver-eating mutant introduced in the earlier episode "Squeeze". Plot Deep-Dive In a gruesome finale, Tooms is crushed by