william x-files william sixteenth episode ninth season american science fiction television series files originally aired fox network april episode written series creator chris_carter story series star david_duchovny carter executive producer frank_spotnitz entry directed duchovny william helps explore series overarching mythology episode received nielsen household rating watched million households million viewers initial broadcast received mixed reviews television critics unhappy episode conclusion centers fbi special agents work cases linked paranormal called files season focuses investigations dana_scully gillian_anderson episode finds strange man files office test dna learn man shares dna fox_mulder duchovny possibly answers surprising scully son baby william line william marked return david_duchovny series departure following eighth season finale existence genesis episode storyline duchovny developed series eighth season originally pitched idea featuring mysteriously person introducing scully admitting possessed connection mulder character previously killed sixth season episode son asked return series episode plot teaser couple shannon adopt dana_scully gillian_anderson infant son william james travis episode jumps week scully takes william car unknown man watches later attacked files office man struggle face revealed later scully speaks man claims received burns alien testing knew fox_mulder david_duchovny sent fbi retrieve certain files scully suspects man lying asks examine burns investigate strange claims notes result injection failed transform aliens man claims new conspiracy formed previous destroyed new hidden government conspirators involved alien man actually mulder scully takes man house files seeks suddenly william begins cry man picks walter_skinner mitch_pileggi meets discuss idea man actually mulder skinner points inconsistencies reasoning dna test undertaken scully told man william alien raise child tell scully man dna match mulder scully refuses believe talking man quietly slips william room william crying agents man manages sneak room reach william reyes scully baby hospital discovers man doctor reports william fine elevated iron blood interrogation scully confronts man motives revealed actually fbi agent supposedly killed smoking man years earlier mulder half brother admits actions ruse contained meant william normal explains aliens need child order successfully invade world lost notes conspirators pursue child despite says acted hatred father new conspiracy created smoking man alien rebels burned original group scully words decides way truly protect william adoption better life episode jumps van new son william looks mobile longer event happened important happened today production story william written series star david_duchovny series creator chris_carter executive producer frank_spotnitz screenplay written solely carter entry directed duchovny william marked return david_duchovny capacity series departure following eighth season finale existence fact duchovny makes cameo appearance episode appearing reflection scully eye genesis episode storyline duchovny developed series eighth season originally pitched idea featuring mysteriously person introducing scully admitting connection mulder reportedly idea scully william adoption mandated carter duchovny anderson executive producer happy turn events parents feeling action realistic years written series sixth season episode son actor moved toronto canada received unexpected phone david_duchovny said production crew filming series finale episode late season wanted bring episodes duchovny survival shooting years earlier explained away plot device alien injection mentioned experience fun shit realize duchovny meant got studio personally saw makeup appearance sight shocked broadcast reception william originally aired fox network april broadcast united_kingdom bbc march episode initial broadcast viewed approximately million households million viewers william earned nielsen household rating meaning roughly percent television equipped households tuned episode fourth watched episode television aired week ending april episode later included volume dvd collection contains episodes involved alien super soldiers arc episode received mixed reviews television critics television pity gave episode grade gave episode largely positive review awarded wrote overall uneven highly enjoyable mythology episode far better episode appears spawned sic look forward directorial writing work david_duchovny future william going complain carter ought know write episode time constraints mind reviews positive robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars criticized idea scully child adoption solely based word noting wasn going away sake protection ufo cult abducted providence people comes informs threat shearman pearson praise acting writing great job book examinations wrote largely negative review episode derided plot heavily criticized idea scully offer william adoption praise duchovny directing noting job world x-files salon wrote episode scuttled entire baby william subplot book denying truth files praised decision conclude william subplot called episode conclusion
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