In response to number two on your list…I've been 'binge watching' the Files from the beginning and nearly at the end of S2 and one of the weekly standard events was EVERYONE kicked Mulder's ass….usually in a dimly lit building or condemned warehouse….

The one glaring flaw in F.Emasculata was the sight of Scully waltzing around in a high risk area of quarantine next to 'fully suited' medical staff with a pair of glove shaped prophylactics and a paper dust mask….ahhhh?