Trivia / The X-Files S03 E18 "Teso dos Bichos"

• Creator Backlash: Pretty much everybody involved would love to forget the episode ever happened. Kim Manners himself despised it, even going so far as to make T-shirts for everyone involved reading "I survived 'Teso Dos Bichos'" and even would always refer to it as "Teso Dos Bitches" in interviews and around fans. David Duchovny told an interviewer that he "preferred not to remember that episode."
• Troubled Production: The script called for Mulder and Scully to be attacked by a horde of feral house cats in the climax, but that was nixed because Gillian Anderson was allergic to cats. The cats were also lazy, leading the crew to improvise with unconvincing shots of a single, fake-looking monster cat. Director Kim Manners took issue with the fact that the cats became the culprits of the episode when the teaser segment alluded to a leopard spirit, and begged Chris Carter to shift the focus back to that plot point. Add in the constant re-writes and it's no wonder Manners nicknamed the episode "Teso Dos Bitches".
• You Look Familiar: Security guard Decker was last seen in "The Host" as Ray the foreman.

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