 In the 1999 FX Thanksgiving Marathon, containing fan-selected episodes, "Gethsemane" (along with "Redux" and "Redux II") was presented as the "Best Mythology Episode".The episode created speculation about whether or not Mulder was actually dead.An article in the "Wall Street Journal" discussed fan theories behind Mulder's madness while a cartoon ran in "The New Yorker" a few weeks later surrounding Mulder's "death".