kind files kind twentieth episode sixth season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states episode written directed episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology kind earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed positive reviews critics noting episode served stop gap 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 lone gunmen run enigmatic scully joining trio soon find fiancé planning use new drug political kind functions sequel sorts fifth season episode unusual suspects concluding story woman led creation trio mulder played supporting role unusual suspects concept reversed kind scully helping lone gunmen plot high stakes poker game thrown exposed fraud government convention las_vegas unbeknownst attraction fellow mysteriously disappeared years ago hopes meet convention gunmen trick agent dana_scully gillian_anderson coming las_vegas text speech program friend jimmy uses special technique gaining access secret meeting room believes learn new assassination techniques employed government jimmy discovered injected mystery drug forces kill discovers alive seemingly secretive government agent scully performs jimmy autopsy attacked agent collapses confronted reveals pretending switched sides slow progress government harmful initiatives works alongside gunmen set grant discovers lying late jimmy friend asks attend game jimmy honor game setup drug effectively controls subject mind like scully jimmy finds extremely scully bar large cluster men takes suite recognizes effects drug identifies reveals actually compound small batch accessible grant confirming betrayal weapon effect scully returns reports morning given instructions enter meeting room provided pass fire rounds scully attempts enter meeting hall stopped security outside draws gun shoots times chest break scully comes guard ambulance arrive away revealed realized injected drug effect scully lone gunmen orchestrated elaborate ruse allow escape unfortunately ruse fails tastes blood floor realizes corn taken scully confront gave drug government furious killed checked night admits betrayed government threatened life arrives guns takes lone gunmen suite prepares gun injected mind control drug takes hold collapses lone gunmen successful mind control turning explains purposes deceased new identity asks start new life explains fight kisses goodbye hands wedding ring meant production background writing kind functions sequel sorts fifth season episode unusual suspects concluding minor story arc featuring lone gunmen woman led creation trio time filming kind david_duchovny portrays fox_mulder unavailable filming preparing directing debut unnatural david_duchovny voice appears episode scene lone gunmen order convince scully travel las_vegas order compensate loss executive producers decided write episode based wanted bring characters unresolved plot lines notably disappearance explained thinking lot happened happened drove mysterious car end unusual suspects soon formulated plot revolved lone gunmen las_vegas las_vegas good place guys idea running casino instantly hilarious thing las_vegas ways watched city world furthermore portrayed episode makes brief cameo men flirting scully entire sub plot featuring caused minor continuity error actor portrayed originally wore wedding ring portrayed character noting worn wedding ring series imagined married life filming unusual suspects episode largely feature feeling romantic connection removed wedding ring episode took place married kind takes place features romantically drawn explained producers brought character sic season supposed present story said divorced filming despite budgetary constraints crew x-files given green light film location las_vegas las_vegas cities effectively play series days scheduled las_vegas scenes filmed california century plaza park hotels relatively close fox studio furthermore gillian_anderson leave los_angeles film episode location manager noted x-files crew desire film location hotels las_vegas caused bidding war went list hotels known film friendly reaction sort luke warm sudden realized x-files heavens sake seen tell millions huge bidding war broke eventually casino selected shooting exchange special billing denoting production assistance provided shots hotel appearing episode files crew received fee free permission film hotel day hours access hotel illuminated message board broadcast reception kind aired united_states episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers episode aired united_kingdom ireland july received million viewers making second watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline gotten scully tonight scully hits seen episode received mixed reviews critics noting episode served stop gap robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated kind half stars calling episode good utterly redundant passes minutes hard pushed remember paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode moderately positive review awarded half stars vitaris noted episode adequate job filler episode real thing book examination unauthorized look seasons files wrote kind took premise lone gunmen ran offering quasi entertaining effort trio paranoia sight offers dana_scully cute harmless kinda like lone gunmen zack_handlen awarded episode called second story didn need noted laid let hang fun vibe episode entry easy watch furthermore praised scene scully calling hilarious glorious
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