Edited sentence: " She further stated that the episode gave some long-waited answears, but created new ones such as what has really happened to Samantha Mulder.A review from Critical Myth gave the episode 7 out of 10, saying it was "another attempt" to explain the mythology of the show, further saying that it worked on a "certain level", but from a retrospective point of view it fails.Joyce Millman from Salon magazine said the episode (along with "One Son") was one "of the most coherent, [...] almost unbearably tense, hours in the series' run.Michigan Daily reviewer Melissa Runstrom said "Two Fathers" along with "One Son" and season finale "Biogenesis" were the highlights of the sixth season.The main reason behind giving a resolution in the Syndicate arc, was that Chris Carter thought the series was going to be cancelled by spring, 2000.The make-up crew was nominated for an Emmy award in the category "Outstanding Makeup for a Series" and won.While promoting the episode, Carter said it would give many long-waited answears but create new ones