files fourteenth episode season science fiction television series files 63rd episode overall premiered fox network united_states february written directed kim_manners episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received positive reviews television critics centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work episode mulder scully investigate serial killer claims spirit committed crimes mulder joins case obsession solving causes scully question gordon inspired write episode walking streets new_york seeing stone corner staring gordon developed concept series creator chris_carter suggested addition psychological aspects episode originally teaser planned filmed catholic hospital shot relocated site historic post office concerns raised fake building plot group artists sketch nude male model artists draws demonic creature model place utility knife pencil cuts hand trying blood drawing model reaches car session attacked killed obscured following morning arrested apartment fbi task force led agent finds utility knife murder covered blood immigrant history commitment charged killing seven men faces agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson involved investigation insists possessed killings claims given murder occurs arrest draws claims kill mulder meets mentor spent years case relationship tense skeptical mulder theories mulder scully studio discover hidden room sculptures finding corpses attacked hospitalized agent case tells scully responsible getting mulder assigned case admire finds mulder library studying tells mulder time disappointment scully goes mulder apartment finds covered drawings mulder having sculpted studio falling asleep awakens find figure like face standing gives chase attacked face utility knife mulder refuses explain scully studio scully confronts tells try stop mulder won able mulder goes tell find creature attacked scully finds utility knife latest crime scene mulder prints discovers murder weapon missing evidence room meets assistant director walter_skinner mitch_pileggi worried mulder behavior mulder nightmare attacked wakes goes studio finding severed arm scully gets message phone answered mulder denies taking knife mulder searches studio finds body inside new sculpture mulder confronted unaware arrived studio mulder killer based year obsession request mulder investigate case mulder confronts flees scully arrives mulder pursues fight shot scene pressed bars cell screaming pleading innocent camera focuses drawn blood wall cell earlier episode mulder told scully disagreed best way investigate serial murders tried suspect imagining killer place mulder closing narration concludes eventually drove insane production writer conceived idea episode walking streets new_york noticed stone corner staring gordon developed idea file involving possession spirit wrote draft script episode turn series creator chris_carter days production began order worked script weekend add psychological aspects episode gordon claimed proud final product assistant art director drew sketches episode producers originally planned film teaser sequence catholic hospital hospital reluctant faux building shot relocated noted filming location post office vancouver minute required city tore spot producers planned film scene construction crew construction finished time filming work finished hours shooting episode started additional exterior shots filmed alley near walls painted match filming completed returned original state kim_manners called favorite season episode praised david_duchovny performance episode saying duchovny drove brilliant manners said episode think frightening think disturbing think good pulled making viewer feel uneasy found difficult watch yeah pretty dark hour television like order proper feel episode manners listened music film jacob ladder wife finally asked listen manners episode template millennium premiered fox following television season reception ratings premiered fox network united_states february episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode totaled million viewers episode highest ratings season reviews received positive reviews critics gave episode noted episode aspect entry turns benefit vanderwerff wrote thing absolutely self feared works reason works simple pretty scary gave episode largely positive review awarding noted overall solid effort good methods earned mulder nickname underlying dynamic mulder scully played central premise vague fall confines unusual necessarily paranormal supporting cinematography score rise occasion robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars praised themes episode writing certainly surprises closest files gets staring face insanity furthermore shearman pearson praised duchovny acting calling best performance seen series paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode positive review awarded half stars referred episode called triumph director manners cinematographer x-files art department vitaris critical episode closing monologue noting mulder spells camera saying times effectively finale shot pairing writing culture described deep dark twisted psychological moment x-files absolutely love included episodes list reviews positive author critical episode rating fourth favorite episode seasons book guide x-files entertainment_weekly gave labeling oblique featuring mulder annoying easy way awards earned
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