History Recap / TheXFilesS03E17Pusher

* ContinuityNod: The Flukeman appears on the cover of a tabloid in the teaser. Mulder has purchased a Japanese dictionary after the events of Nisei and 731.

* ContinuityNod: See the cover of the magazine in the teaser? It's the Flukeman! Also, Mulder has purchased a Japanese dictionary after the events of Nisei and 731.

* ContinuityNod: See the cover of the magazine in the teaser? It's the Flukeman!

* TheSociopath: Modell has no regard for the feelings of others and percieves people as objects.

* SWATTeam
* TheWorfEffect: Inverted in Skinner's case: Skinner is the only one who wasn't influenced by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, we all get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up anyway, and by petite Holly on top of that. In the final showdown, even though Mulder proved great force of will, at the end he couldn't actually resist him either. [[spoiler: They would have lost if Scully hadn’t pulled a fire alarm to break the spell of his voice]].
* WorthyOpponent: Modell was looking for one, and found exactly who he wanted in Mulder.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Mulder and Scully think Pusher is this, and that he welcomes the idea of going down as an epic killer.

* CellPhone: Mulder and Scully call each other, and also other people.

* GratuitousJapanese: Modell certainly loves the Japanese culture.

* PlotHole: A minor one: Why didn't the FBI send Skinner to the hospital with the SWAT team? He already demonstrated his resistance to Pusher's mind control. [[spoiler: But then, of course, we wouldn't have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]]

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Frank Burst is one, according to Pusher.

* ShoutOut: ''Yojimbo'' and ''Svengali''

* CellPhone: And Muler and Scully call each other, and also other people!

* AwesomeMcCoolName Frank Burst is one, according to Pusher.
* CompellingVoice Pusher's key element in forcing his victims to do what he wants.
* ContinuityNod See the cover of the magazine in the teaser? It's the Flukeman!
* GunmanWithThreeNames Robert Patrick Modell
* GratuitousJapanese Modell certainly loves the Japanese culture.
* HoldingHands Mulder and Scully. Twice.
* ManipulativeBastard Pusher
* MonsterOfTheWeek Very memorable one.
* PayPhone Used very effectively. Modell used them to preserve anonymity.
* PlotHole A minor one: Why didn't the FBI send Skinner to the hospital with the SWAT team? He already demonstrated his resistance to Pusher's mind control. [[spoiler: But then, of course, we wouldn't have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]]
* ProfessionalKiller Modell's ad reads "I solve problems".
* PsychicAssistedSuicide Modell's MO.
* PsychicPowers Modell's suggestive ability is a form of psychokinesis brought on by the brain tumour which he doesn't want to treat.
* {{Ronin}} Modell sees himself as ronin, a samurai without a master who does not fear death.
* RussianRoulette In the climax of the episode, Pusher made Mulder play with him [[spoiler: and nearly kill Scully.]]
* SerialKiller At first he was a hired hitman and then he targeted law enforcement.
* ShoutOut ''Yojimbo'' and ''Svengali''
* SmallNameBigEgo Mulder and Scully think Pusher is this, and that he welcomes the idea of going down as an epic killer.
* TheSociopath Modell has no regard for the feelings of others and percieves people as objects.

* TheWorfEffect Inverted in Skinner's case: Skinner is the only one who wasn't influenced by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, we all get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up anyway, and by petite Holly on top of that. In the final showdown, even though Mulder proved great force of will, at the end he couldn't actually resist him either. [[spoiler: They would have lost if Scully hadn’t pulled a fire alarm to break the spell of his voice]].
* WorthyOpponent Modell was looking for one, and found exactly who he wanted in Mulder.

* PlotHole A minor one: why didn't the FBI send Skinner to the hospital? He demonstrated his resistance to Pusher's mind control? [[spoiler: But then, of course, we wouldn't have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]]

* TheWorfEffect Inverted in Skinner's case: Skinner is the only one who wasn't influenced by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, we all get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up anyway, and by petite Holly on top of that. In the final showdown, even though Mulder proved great force of will, at the could not actually resist him either. [[spoiler: They would have lost if Scully hadn’t pulled a fire alarm to break the spell of Pusher's voice]].

* PlotHole A minor one: why didn't the FBI send Skinner who demonstrated resistance to Pusher's voice? [[spoiler: But then, of course, we wouldn't have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]]

* PayPhone Modell used them to preserve anonymity.
* PlotHole A minor one: why didn't the FBI send Skinner who demonstrated resistance to Pusher's voice? [[spoiler: But then, of course, we would not have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]]

* SerialKiller

* PlotHole A minor one: why didn't the FBI send Skinner who demonstrated resistance to Pusher's voice? [[spoiler: But then, of course, we would not have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]

* MindGames

* PlotHole A minor one: why did not the FBI send Skinner who demonstrated that Pusher's voice don't influence him? [[spoiler: But then, of course, we would not have had that awesome finish between Mulder and Pusher.]

* PsychicPowers Modell gained them

* TheWorfEffect Inverted in Skinner's case as Skinner is the only one wasn't affected by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, they get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up anyway, and by petite Holly on top of that. In the final showdown, Mulder could not actually resist him either.

* TheSociopath

* TheWorfEffect Inverted in Skinner's case as Skinner is the only one wasn't affected by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, they get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up anyway, and by petite Holly on top of that. In the final showdown, Mulder could not resist him either.

* ContinuityNod Flukeman is on the magazine cover in the teaser.

* GratuitousJapanese Modell loves the Japanese culture.

* PayPhone Modell used them to preserve anonymity.

* CompellingVoice

* GratuitousJapanese

* PayPhone Modell Used very effectively.

* RussianRoulette

* SmallNameBigEgo

* TheWorfEffect Inverted in Skinner's case - Skinner is the only one wasn't affected by Modell's compelling suggestions. However, we get to know what Modell is up to when he gets Skinner beaten up by petite Holly. In the final showdown, Mulder could not resist him either, and Mulder and Scully .
* WorthyOpponent Modell was looking for one, and

* PayPhone

* WorthyOpponent

* AwesomeMcCoolName