field died fifth episode fourth season american science fiction television series files written directed episode originally aired united_states november fox network monster week story stand plot unconnected series wider mythology episode earned nielsen rating seen million viewers initial broadcast centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder search informant inside cult compound leads scully cult leader wives soon discover unexpectedly close connection woman involving scully discovers spirits inhabit living beings order tell stories mulder scene details past lives morgan wrote episode specifically previously protagonist science fiction series space wanted write episode challenge duchovny actor installment inspired eponymous civil war documentary field died received mixed positive reviews television critics praising episode exploration loss grief acting felt entry duchovny performance entry use emotion plot tennessee authorities receive tip named alleging child abuse weapons possession local cult called temple seven stars fbi stage raid temple compound unable find leader agent fox_mulder david_duchovny experiences walks field compound finds inside mulder agent dana_scully gillian_anderson find preparing drink red liquid wives mulder stops feels strange connection wives walter_skinner mitch_pileggi warns fbi wives released day track temple reported weapons agents question states member temple named interview suddenly begins talk like claiming president scully believes exhibiting multiple personality disorder mulder thinks recalling past life agents temple takes personality woman civil war period says weapons hidden secret bunker field states mulder past life field watched die mulder undergo past lives implies mulder met past lives separated lost confirm events mulder recalls time jewish woman son soul sister samantha deceased father scully dead husband life taken nazi concentration camp officer smoking man mulder recalls past life civil war man named scully mulder claims sergeant union_army scully finds pictures county hall records gives mulder fbi plan search compound realizing survive siege passes poison cult members die having drinking mulder rushes temple forces drink poison mulder arrives finds dead mulder looking field production writers developed episode specially experience protagonist series space translate morgan feelings friendship emotional relationship showcasing acting morgan stated knew lot characters voices wanted incorporate wanted write challenged research multiple personality disorders filming based personalities people knew morgan stated wanted write david_duchovny challenged pitching idea director writers stated wanted episode feel like civil war documentary read sullivan letter wanted characterization normal looking explaining believe believes rap speaks explaining way gets scary comes cult leader real taken books bible temple seven stars built expensive sets built samples chants score death scene production team contacted officials tennessee sent real citizen registry civil war era reproduced props department expert scully finds county courthouse photographs hybrids different public domain photographs computer effects different features taken different photographs face sullivan chosen bore resemblance mulder poem mulder reads beginning end cut field died hour long excess length record x-files eighteen minutes cut included additional personalities lily makes brief appearance final cut later noted penultimate scene features federal agents raiding religious compound finding inside committed suicide bears similarities siege points real church leader episode resembles compound leader siege reception ratings field died originally aired fox network november episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode field died seen million viewers broadcast reviews field died received mixed positive reviews critics zack_handlen gave field died felt worked pretty lot appreciate noted episode isn good conclusion devastating praised tragic ending felt believable mulder quickly accepts past lives thought worked better eased believing paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode largely positive review awarded half stars called entry emotional episode depths human loss grief furthermore vitaris praised acting called truly gifted actor slipping skin personalities critical duchovny noting scene gave episode rating wrote episode drowned tears soaked muted sunlight brink manages stay dynamite gripping episode showcases fine actors robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode half stars wrote episode lot gives viewer impression like felt idea mulder scully friends lives best things story wrote fact mulder soul mates prevented story obvious pat shearman pearson felt morgan added ingredients yielded uneven episode entertainment_weekly hand negative giving episode describing awful episode favorite anderson said loved script cry series creator chris_carter received angry calls heaven gate ufo religion cult committed mass suicide months episode aired declined comment
The Field Where I Died