Former NASCAR driver Chase Pistone has died at age 42, his family confirmed on Monday, March 2. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

“Well my young brother and best friend is gone,” his older brother, Nick Pistone, wrote via Facebook on Monday. “I’m broken hearted and don’t know if I’ll ever get over this. I miss you Chase already and I hope you are in a better place. I love you and I miss you so much already!!!!!!!”

In addition to NASCAR, Chase was also involved in legends car building and racing as well as late model stock car racing.

“Chase was not only a wheelman in Legends and Late Models, but his Chase Pistone Inc. Legends team was a force to be reckoned with every time they showed up at a track, and they usually walked away with the winner’s trophy,” legend car news outlet Legends Nation recalled of the late driver in a tribute shared via X.

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“I was his biggest fan and I loved him so much,” Nick told the outlet.

Nick and the siblings’ other brother, Tom, also asked Legends Nation to post the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

The brothers are the grandsons of legendary former NASCAR Cup Series winner “Tiger” Tom Pistone. Chase began racing at age 6, growing up to compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and ARCA Menards Series from 2005 to 2014.

As news of Chase’s death began to spread, tributes came pouring in from the racing community, including from NASCAR Cup Series icon Bubba Wallace.

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“Been in the feels..,” Wallace, 32 wrote via X on Monday. “Woke up Sunday morning at 2am wide awake.. stumbled across an old tune that shook me. Only to realize later on at 2am was when the shooting happened in Austin.”

He continued, “A guy I raced with in legends cars took his life today..Just a lot of damn sadness man.”

“Heartbroken to hear about the passing of our friend Chase Pistone,” RFK Racing’s Brian Murphy added via X. “He was not only a talented racer but a true mentor who poured his time, knowledge, and passion into the next generation.”

Chase’s sister-in-law, Phaedra Pistone, also asked Hickory Motor Speedway, located near Chase’s home of Charlotte, North Carolina, to honor him during the venue’s races this weekend.

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“Chase had a deep connection to Hickory Motor Speedway, and the racing community meant so much to him,” Phaedra wrote, according to NBC News. “The track was not just a place to him — it was part of his life, his passion, and a place filled with meaningful memories for our entire family.”

In a statement to NBC, Hickory Motor Speedway general manager Kevin Piercy wrote that the facility would do its “best to respect the family’s wishes and honor his memory before the race this Saturday night.”

“Chase was always in a great mood and a joy to be around. I appreciate the support and love that we both share for Hickory Motor Speedway,” Piercy said. “He will be missed.”

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 21 seconds ago

In the NuTrek era of shows like Discovery and Starfleet Academy, there has been a frequent criticism from certain elements of the fandom: the shows have gotten “too political.” This is often juxtaposed with the Golden Age of Star Trek of the ‘80s and ‘90s, which some fans are convinced never focused on politics. However, that’s not entirely true. Shows like Star Trek: The Next Generation often dabbled in politics, and when they did, it made almost everyone mad.

A perfect example of this can be found in “Up the Long Ladder,” a relatively obscure episode of TNG’s second season. It was a story explicitly written as a commentary on both immigration and abortion, with a focus on women’s right to choose what does and does not happen to their own bodies. Unfortunately, the execution of this storyline angered pro-life fans all around the world, while the execution of the immigration plot pissed off an entirely different group of people: Irish Americans, including Star Trek legend Colm Meaney.

Send In The Clones

The plot of “Up the Long Ladder” is that the Enterprise encounters two space colonies: one is filled with Irish colonists who have forsaken modern technology and mostly want to party like it’s still 1999. The other one is an advanced civilization of clones on the hunt for some new genetic material. The plot regarding this second colony was intended as commentary on women’s rights, though episode writer Melinda Snodgrass (who penned “The Measure of a Man,” generally considered the best Data episode ever written) tried to hide that commentary in the middle of a very sci-fi plot point.

After their ship crashes on the second colony, there are only five survivors, which isn’t enough to kickstart a civilization. They decide to solve this problem through cloning, and clones have been running the colony for the better part of two centuries. Due to replicative fading, they need new DNA for future clones. After the Enterprise crew refuses the colony’s request for new genetic material, the colonists kidnap Riker and Pulaski and begin making clones of them.

Riker Sets His Phaser To “Pro-Choice”

When Riker beams down to the clone labs and sees what’s cooking, he destroys everything, effectively killing the clones before they are born. According to episode scribe Melinda Snodgrass (as reported in Captains’ Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages), she “got enormous flak from the right to life coalition because they destroyed the clones. They thought I was condoning abortion.”

Continuing her thoughts, she revealed why the pro-lifers likely hated this episode: because she “put a line in Riker’s mouth that was very pro-choice … He says, ‘I told you that you can’t clone me and you did it against my will, and I have the right to have control over my own body.’” She clarified that this is exactly how she felt, stating, “and it was my soapbox, and it was one I got to get on,” with full support from then-showrunner Maurice Hurley.

An Entire Shipload Of Irish Stereotypes

If that’s not bad enough, her episode also angered Irish-Americans for its offensive stereotypes of Irish people. You see, the second colony is explicitly Irish (this was Hurley’s suggestion), and its characters are portrayed as ignorant farmers who want to spend all of their time making babies and getting drunk.

Adding insult to injury, all of these characters speak with the most exaggerated accents television has ever known. It was an episode that Irish actor Colm Meaney hated, and after he became a full cast member on Deep Space Nine, he convinced the showrunner to avoid channeling stereotypes and putting a leprechaun into the episode “If Wishes Were Horses.”

“Up the Long Ladder” regularly ranks as one of the worst TNG episodes of all time. However, the offensive Irish stereotype characters in this episode do offer a tried and true solution to the many problems Trekkies have with NuTrek shows like Discovery and Starfleet Academy: just drink until you finally like what you see.

Young and the Restless spoilers confirm Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) is kidnapped this week. Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) immediately takes credit for snatching him, but there may be more to this. It could be a terrifying blast from Jack Abbott’s past, and that is Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk).

Young and the Restless: Jack Abbott Kidnapped – Is Patty Williams Involved?

It was recently revealed that Stacy Haiduk is returning as Patty Williams this March, the month we are in, so literally anytime now. Stacy Haiduk started filming at the beginning of February, so literally anytime she could be on screen.

This comes after a decade-long absence for Patty. Paul Williams’ (Doug Davidson) little sister was last seen in 2015. At that point, she had gotten tangled up with Ian Ward and eventually landed back in a high-security psychiatric institution.

Stacy Haiduk Returns: Patty Williams Back in Genoa City

That was kind of when she just fell off the radar because she was off-screen. The actress has been under contract on Days of Our Lives for quite a while now.

So now Patty’s coming back to Young and the Restless. Head writer Josh Griffith recently said about her return that he couldn’t be more excited to welcome back Stacy for this exciting storyline where trouble once again finds Patty Williams.

By trouble, I think they mean Victor Newman. I suspect she is back for this new kidnapping that’s going to be revealed this week on Young and the Restless.

Initially, I thought she was going to be part of another storyline, but once I saw the Jack Abbott kidnap stuff, I was like, yeah, okay, that makes sense.

Billy Abbott, Diane Jenkins, and Kyle Abbott React to Jack’s Disappearance on Y&R

Thursday this week, Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) comes over to tell Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) and Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) that Victor Newman said if Billy doesn’t hand Chancellor back by the end of the day, they’ll never see Jack Abbott again.

Of course, Kyle and Diane are going to spring into action. I’m betting Kyle is going to talk to Claire, and Diane Jenkins might try to appeal to Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott).

Also, that same day, spoilers say that Jack Abbott gets a rude awakening. I think that might mean literally, like Jack Abbott wakes up and maybe finds crazy Patty Williams staring at him.

Jack Abbott & Patty Williams: A Twisted Young & Restless History

If you’re a longtime Young and the Restless watcher, you know that Jack Abbott and Patty Williams have a very long and really twisted past. Victor Newman has used Patty Williams against Jack Abbott before, a couple of times.

Plus, this feels like a complete redux of a plot years ago. Maybe you remember when Victor Newman brought Marco Annicelli to Genoa City to take Jack Abbott’s place because they look just like him. They’re doppelgangers.

Then, Victor Newman kidnapped Jack Abbott and left him in a remote tropical scene. It was crazy Kelly Andrews who had him then. She was played by Cady McClain, and she was totally unhinged.

Kelly Andrews raped, starved, and assaulted Jack Abbott. Ultimately, Kelly Andrews tried to kill him because he didn’t love her and wasn’t ever going to love her. Kelly Andrews also drugged and tried to brainwash Jack Abbott.

Victor Newman’s Ruthless Past Schemes with Jack on Young and Restless

Meanwhile, Victor had drug lord Marco marry Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford), who thought he legitimately was Jack Abbott. That incident of putting a stranger in her bed, basically raping her for months, is exactly why Phyllis hates Victor so much.

He has never paid so much as a lick for what he did to Phyllis. In the end, Jack woke up to find Kelly dead next to him. He took off, and it was never clear if Jack stabbed her while on all these drugs she gave him or if Victor or a henchman did it to further terrorize Jack.

I don’t think he did it. And let’s be real, Victor is just as ruthless, if not more ruthless now, than he was before. He just lost everything he built. He lost all his power, and he can’t stand it.

So Victor may be redoing the same despicable move he made against Jack a decade ago with the Kelly kidnapping. But since she’s dead, Victor can’t give Jack to her again. However, Patty is just as obsessed with Jack as Kelly was.

Patty Williams Through the Years: Stacy Haiduk’s Iconic Portrayal

Just to be clear, Stacy Haiduk was the fourth actress to play Patty, but I’m only going to show you pictures of Stacy Haiduk in the role just for clarity because she is the most well-known one in the role and she is the one who’s coming back to Young and the Restless very soon, possibly as soon as this week.

Now, we don’t know for sure that she’s back for Jack, but given his kidnapping, it looks plausible. Back in the early ’80s, Patty Williams was innocent. She was very young and she fell in love with Jack Abbott, who was a total playboy cad at the time.

But Patty really loved him. Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) and Diane Jenkins, who was a model for Jabot back then, both caused a lot of problems for Patty in this romance. Jack Abbott wound up marrying Patty Williams to prove something to his father, John Abbott.

Y&R Flashback: Jack and Patty’s Turbulent Marriage and Breakdown

On Jack and Patty’s wedding day, he nearly missed the wedding because he was in bed with Diane Jenkins. But he crawled out of the sheets, walked down the aisle thanks to Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson), and Jack Abbott married Patty Williams.

He kept right on sleeping with Diane. Then Patty Williams got pregnant with Jack Abbott’s child. And Jill made sure that Patty saw Jack having sex with Diane at the office. Patty was horrified and heartbroken.

She ran off, tripped over a plant, and she fell and miscarried her and Jack’s baby. But still, Patty still stayed with Jack. After she recovered, Patty wanted to try again for a baby. Then she overheard Jack telling Jill that he only married Patty so his dad John would make him president of Jabot.

So, Patty threatened to kill herself, but Jack Abbott begged Patty to shoot him instead. So she did. In fact, she shot Jack Abbott three times and he was temporarily paralyzed.

Patty Williams Shoots Jack Abbott and the Aftermath

Shooting Jack drove Patty off the deep end, although to be fair, she was always mentally kind of fragile. But Jack really did break her. Years down the road, Patty returned. Victor had gotten her plastic surgery to have a new face.

That was when they did the actress change to Stacy Haiduk. She got a job at Jabot calling herself Mary Jane Benson, and she seduced Jack. He fell in love with her, no idea who she was.

Then her mental health started to crumble because Patty has never been stable. She was revealed then to be Patty and not this Mary Jane person she was pretending to be. Victor realized that Patty was legit psycho and he tried to pay her to leave town without implicating him.

Paul found out and he was furious that Victor used his fragile sister this way, especially since Paul thought he and Victor were friends. Of course, Victor lied and denied.

Jack, Emily Peterson, and More Patty Williams Drama on Young and the Restless

In the end, Patty shot Victor three times for what he did to Jack. Victor ended up needing a heart transplant and survived it. If you don’t recall, it was Traci Abbott’s daughter’s heart that saved him.

But Victor still wants to ruin all the Abbotts because, you know, no appreciation. Then we had Dr. Emily Peterson come on, and she looked just like Patty. Jack met her. That freaked him out, but then he overlooked it and fell for Emily and proposed.

Then crazy Patty Williams came to town and took Emily’s place since they look just alike. Jack actually married Patty thinking it was Emily, and was horrified when the truth came out.

Patty did a lot more crazy things. She’s still obsessed with Jack and has been for decades. And she worked with Victor before.

Patty Williams’ Return: What’s Next for Jack and Diane on Y&R?

With Patty coming back in March, I think it may be for Jack. Last we saw, she was in a psych hospital. Victor might snatch Jack, drug him, and drop him in the same mental ward where Patty is.

Or Victor might set Patty up in some remote cabin or something and drop Jack there as her prisoner. That way, he’s got nowhere to run like he did with Kelly Andrews. Victor can use Jack against Billy to force him to give Chancellor back.

Of course, Victor might also punish Diane. If Patty ends up getting Jack in her bed, in Patty’s mind, she might see this as her opportunity to get another chance with Jack. Plus, Pattyhates Diane for sleeping with Jack when they were married. So Patty might enjoy some revenge on Diane as well.

Could Patty Williams be the next Y&R villain? We’ll see how it all goes down. Patty’s return is going to be wild. I’m here for it, and I really hope she’s the one who has Jack rather than, say, somebody murderous like Matt Clark.

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March 3, 2026
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Todd Meadows was more than a deckhand on Deadliest Catch — he was also a dedicated father and loyal friend who was “doing what he loved.”

His life was tragically cut short at 25 after a “fishing-related incident” while filming the show on February 25, 2026, a heartbreaking reminder of the inherent risks that come with crabbing off the Alaskan coast. Meadows leaves behind three young sons whose lives will forever reflect the strength and spirit he carried.

Captain Rick Shelford broke the devastating news on March 2, 2026, describing the day Meadows died as “the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea.”

Sources told TMZ that a memo was sent to producers informing them about the incident that took place while crabbing out on Alaskan waters, also offering resources to cast and crew who are mourning the death of their crewmate. It’s unclear if cameras caught the accident on tape.

Read on to learn more about Meadows and how his family is honoring his legacy in the wake of his death.

Who Is Todd Meadows?

Todd Meadows is from Montesano, Washington. He joined the Aleutian Lady crew as a deckhand in May 2025, according to his Facebook page. His final photo aboard the vessel was shared on February 17, 2026, just days before his death.

Meadows was the newest member of the Aleutian Lady crew, but he “quickly became family,” Captain Rick Shelford shared in his tribute. “His love for fishing and his strong work ethic earned everyone’s respect right away,” Shelford added. “His smile was contagious, and the sound of his laughter coming up the wheelhouse stairs or over the deck hailer is something we will carry with us always.”

Todd Meadows Is Honored by His Loved Ones After His Death

Kennady Harvey, who shared three boys with Todd Meadows, vowed to keep his memory alive.

“Not only were you my children’s father but you were my best friend. No matter what terms we were on we always came to each other for comfort and no one could understand why but us,” she wrote in part via Facebook on February 26, 2026. “I know how much you loved me and the boys and I just hope you knew how much I loved you and I never stopped loving you. You passed doing what you loved and that brings me a little bit of comfort knowing that.”

Meadows’ grandmother Connie Lambert said her “heart is so full of love and sadness” after the death of her grandson, sharing how grateful she was that he “didn’t suffer through the terrible accident.”

Lambert praised the men aboard the vessel who tried to help, as well as the United States Coast Guard for “everything they did to save you.” She continued, “I know there is no one to blame for this, but it certainly doesn’t make it any easier to digest.”

Rozlyn Meadows, Meadows’ sister, also responded to a tribute on Facebook, writing, “I love my brother so dearly and I’m so glad so many other people got to know him as well! he will be so missed.”

A GoFundMe Has Been Launched in Honor of Todd Meadows

As of March 3, 2026, nearly $30K has been raised out of a new $45K goal in an effort to financially support Meadows’ family after their tragic loss.

“This unimaginable loss has left his children without their father, his parents without their son, his siblings without their brother and his family broken,” the description of his GoFundMe stated.

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Funds donated to the cause will help support his children, cover funeral expenses and “help ease the financial burden in the months ahead.”

Inside the Dangers Associated with Todd Meadows’ Job

Working as a deckhand on the Bering Sea comes with several risks, including extreme weather — especially in the winter crab fishery — rough seas and long hours. More potential dangers include drowning, being crushed by heavy equipment, hypothermia and falling on icy decks.

Meadows’ official cause of death has yet to be announced.

Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove stars Captain Gary Ripka and Captain Kenny Ripka previously spoke about the true nature of their gig back in 2016.

“It’s a pretty high-risk job, the most dangerous job in the world,” Gary told ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis at the time. “We’ve lost lots of friends over the years and it’s typical for us to lose one or two or more guys a crab season. That’s just the way of life.”

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5:12 PM PST

By Robert Scucci
| Published 17 seconds ago

After watching 2022’s The Bubble and then taking a peek at the reviews for the Netflix Original over at Rotten Tomatoes, I’m thoroughly convinced that people don’t know how to have fun. Having been absolutely punished with a 20 percent critical score and a 30 percent audience approval rating, you’d think that The Bubble is a complete failure on every level. My takeaway is that, while disjointed at times, it’s meant to be when you consider the film’s subject matter.

It’s about a bunch of entitled actors, most of whom are past their prime (except for the TikTok girl), locked up in a mansion during the COVID-19 pandemic while trying to make an epic CGI dinosaur movie in the vein of Jurassic World Dominion, with exceedingly disastrous results. While I admittedly haven’t seen a ton of pandemic-era movies that operate on this level of meta commentary, the framework works perfectly as a way to trap all of this talent in one place.

That talent, including Karen Gillan, Pedro Pascal, Fred Armisen, Iris Apatow, Leslie Mann, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kate McKinnon, clearly has a blast with the premise because most of them have been in movies like this before. Their on-set interactions feel like they’re coming from a genuine place of frustration, which makes the satire land even harder.

Quiet On The Set!

The Bubble primarily focuses on Carol Cobb’s (Karen Gillan) struggles as she signs onto the latest installment in the Cliff Beasts franchise, Cliff Beasts 6: Battle for Everest – Memories of a Requiem. Having committed career suicide after starring in the profoundly anti-semitic Jerusalem Rising 2, Carol reluctantly returns to Cliff Beasts as a way to repair her reputation.

Here’s the kicker. The world is still operating under strict COVID-19 lockdown protocol, so production is riddled with problems from the start. Every cast member has to self-quarantine for two weeks in the luxury hotel where filming takes place. Once quarantine is lifted and production can finally begin, we’re introduced to the rest of the cast and crew under the supervision of Darren Eigan (Fred Armisen), an indie filmmaker who has never worked on a big-budget blockbuster before.

Joining the ranks is Dustin Mulray (David Duchovny), who, functioning as a de facto producer, constantly wants to rewrite the script. He mostly wields his influence to win Lauren Van Chance’s (Leslie Mann) affection by giving her better dialogue and more screen time. Pedro Pascal’s Dieter Bravo is a sex and drug addict who clearly needs rehab, but he also needs the payday to fuel his habits, making him a true wildcard. Rounding out the group is Sean Knox (Keegan-Michael Key), who is quietly trying to start a wellness cult while not actively working on the film.

Functioning as the new blood in the Cliff Beasts franchise is Krystal Kris (Iris Apatow), who is so popular on TikTok that Darren is pressured into casting her at the urging of Paula (Kate McKinnon), the studio executive pumping money into the series, to guarantee a viable return for her shareholders.

A Total Disaster Flick

As days turn to weeks, which turn to months, Cliff Beasts 6 runs into one problem after another. Creative differences boil over. Vices begin to take hold. Cast and crew members get sick, though it’s just the flu so they can still work. Stunts are coordinated remotely by John Cena’s Steve, who has a weak signal on his iPad, resulting in serious injuries. Everybody slowly succumbs to cabin fever, and their attempts to escape the compound are met with disciplinary action. Lauren gets her hand shot off, and every actor is forced to wear a tracking device, for example. It’s indentured servitude wrapped in Hollywood accounting, and it’s beautiful.

The meta commentary in The Bubble is what really seals the deal. Each actor wants to complain about their work conditions, only to realize they’re living in a luxury hotel with every amenity imaginable at their disposal. While the production of Cliff Beasts 6 is clearly grueling, they still have the kind of job security most people would risk their lives for, especially during a global pandemic that put countless people out of work.

Now that I think about it, as I’m writing this review, I could see why viewing the pandemic through this lens could rub some people the wrong way. But that’s entertainment, baby. 

The “Special Effects” Are The Best Part

My favorite wink and nod in The Bubble is the Cliff Beasts 6 production itself. Shot entirely on green screen, we see the movie from an audience perspective, complete with flying, fire-spitting dinosaurs. The second Darren yells “cut,” we see the reality, which is actors dangling awkwardly from wires and crew members standing in as creatures, wearing green boxes that will be edited in post. We get action sequences that resemble Jurassic World Dominion, a film produced under similar circumstances and the clear target of The Bubble’s satire, and then immediately see how the sausage is made, along with how petty everyone involved truly is.

If I had to compare The Bubble’s energy to any somewhat recent film, I’d say This Is the End is a solid stylistic and spiritual counterpart. While that film features real actors playing exaggerated versions of themselves, The Bubble features real actors playing fictional actors who are playing characters in the movie they’re shooting. The clashing egos, holier-than-thou attitudes, and petty grudges are very much the same in every other aspect.

If you like a sharp, snarky satire that celebrates the very art form it’s actively mocking, with a cast that understands exactly how the industry works, The Bubble will not disappoint. It’s not high-brow stuff, but it’s carried by its ensemble and works far better than you’d expect if you’re judging it by reviews alone.

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By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 15 seconds ago

Most X-Files fans know Darin Morgan as one of the show’s best writers: after all, he’s responsible for such bangers as “Humbug,” “War of the Coprophages,” and my personal favorite, the Emmy-winning “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose.” He even came back to write a couple of episodes for the otherwise awful X-Files revival. As if that’s not cool enough, he also played one of the series’ most memorable villains: Flukeman, the giant flukeworm from the episode “The Host.”

Morgan didn’t have a great time filming this episode because he found the monster suit too tight and generally uncomfortable. In fact, his hatred of the costume is the primary reason that Flukeman never returned, despite the end of “The Host” teasing that he is still alive. However, the writer has a weird sense of humor, and he managed to make his own fun while shooting the episode. Specifically, he peed on David Duchovny without him knowing!

When The Water’s A Little Too Warm

First, some context: in “The Host,” the Flukeman moves around in the sewers, and Mulder has to get down and dirty in the sewer water to catch the him. At one point, he and Morgan (who was completely ensconced in the Flukeman costume) appeared together, partially submerged in the water. On the X-Files Season 2 DVD special feature “”The Truth About Season Two”, Darin Morgan revealed the hilarious truth: he peed in the water the two men shared, later stating that “I figured Duchovny would never find out.”

Until those DVDs came out, it was fairly easy for Morgan to keep this secret. David Duchovny was unable to detect that he had been urinated on (the truth isn’t the only thing out there, Mulder!), but even if he had, there was no way of knowing who to blame. You see, even though they had brief, verbal interactions, Duchovny never knew who was in the Flukeman suit!

Pranking The Show’s Biggest Star (Again)

Not content with simply peeing on one of the biggest stars of the ‘90s, Morgan ended up pulling one more epic prank on Duchovny. The two were both flying back to Vancouver for filming, and by sheer coincidence, they both ended up sitting next to each other. After about 30 minutes, Morgan hit Duchovny up with a strange request: to sign a book and make the autograph out to his “nemesis.”

David Duchovny went ahead and signed the book, but he was confused about the whole “nemesis” thing. At this point, Darin Morgan admitted that he played the Flukeman, the iconic X-Files villain who nearly got Mulder killed. Fortunately, the Mulder actor found the whole thing funny, and he was impressed that Morgan actually waited half an hour before pulling his prank.

While Duchovny got a kick out of the autograph prank, nobody knows if he ever watched those DVD special features and learned that he spends some of the X-Files’ best monster of the week episode walking through another man’s urine. Of course, rather than being turned off, some of the freakier fans out there might get turned on by this wacky tale. Secretly peeing on Fox Mulder without him knowing? That’s just another day for your average fanfiction writer.