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33 Years Ago, 'X-Files' Introduced Its Weirdest Character in the Most Perfect Way Possible

On the 33rd anniversary of the X-Files episode "Deep Throat," the charcter the episode is named after still has a huge place in the X-Files fandom

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33 Years Ago, 'X-Files' Introduced Its Weirdest Character in the Most Perfect Way Possible

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On the 33rd anniversary of the X-Files episode "Deep Throat," the charcter the episode is named after still has a huge place in the X-Files fandom

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September 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM EDT to September 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 279242 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/x-files-deep-throat-33-years-later/ The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 September 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 279242 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/x-files-deep-throat-33-years-later/ September 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM EDT: 200, text/html, 279674 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/x-files-deep-throat-33-years-later/
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