Dude, WMM was concerned over Mulder, whom he has no connection to. I think he's just a caring, conscientious guy. He's all grandfather-y.
:( Deslea interview.
She said in some interview (or maybe it was just the "Making of season 5" DVD documentary) that she'd worked on those lines a lot. I wouldn't know about the accent, I've never studied Russian. Makes me so sad. Do you know any?