March 20 2000: Confirmed Cast List:

Gillian Anderson as Agent Dana Scully
David Duchovny as Agent Fox Mulder

March 20 2000: Credits:

Written By:

Vince Gilligan

Directed By:

Vince Gilligan

Air Date: May 14 2000

May 13 2000: From Cinescape Online:

"X-Files co-executive producer Vince Gilligan has written some of the best episodes of series including this year's 'X-COPS,' but he recently did something with one coming this week that he'd never done before… he directed it. Gilligan took some time from his schedule to chat with Cinescape Online contributor Melissa Perenson about the challenges of helming 'Je Souhaite,' which takes a contemporary twist on the old story of a genie in a lamp." The remainder of the article is available in the Cinescape Insider."

May 6 2000: From Mara:

"Will Sasso from Mad TV, guest stars in an amusing and inspiring look at the age-old fantasy of having three wishes. Also Staring: Jenn: Paula Sorge, Anson: Kevin Weisman, Gilmore: Paul Hayes."

April 19 2000: From Heather Erk:

"Vince Gilligan's first attempt at directing finds Mulder and Scully coming in contact with a Genie, who when unrolled from her rug grants the person three wishes, but you would better think before you wish."

"From what we can tell Mulder ends up with three wishes in the episode. Though we have no idea what he does with them, if he uses them (if he really has them) or on what. What we have seen is very well done. The wishes he got are Persian rug related."

"The Genie is called Jen. Mulder and Scully question her and she is upset because people always make the 'wrong wishes.' By 'wrong wishes' she was talking about how people wish for something and then realise that it is not what he/she wanted, and how we wish for useless and basically meaningless things."

"There's a bit where Scully is in a mourge and she's saying she is berating herself for believing that there could have been an 'invisible man'--and Mulder's there as moral support to help her work through the logic of her intuitive leap."

"How do Mulder and Scully get involved? It seems that there are a few crimes of various magnitude. Mulder gets involved when he gets a visit from someone who has been a victim of the genie trying to fullfill someone's wish."

"Shippyness: Mulder is in his office in one bit and Scully comes in and they use that wonderful non verbal communication in it. Then there's the bit where Mulder's trying to coax and form Scully's 'theory' with her. Here's a line of direction 'We find Mulder who stands by Scully, he's here as moral support.'"

April 16 2000: From Mara Jade:

For those of you who need a refresher from 9th grade French, Je Souhaite means "I Wish". Since this episode is about a Genie it makes sense.

April 5 2000: From Autumn:

"It is about a 'jinni' or genie as we spell it who when unrolled from her rug grants the person 3 wishes, but you better think before you wish. Unfortunately some rather idiot brothers come into contact with her to start..."

March 18 2000: From The Official X-Files Web Site:

"The still untitled episode will be written and directed by Vince Gilligan. It tentatively airs on 5/14." Shooting on this episode will commence on April 7."



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