files tenth episode season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network november written directed episode featured guest appearances saw reprise role episode helped explore series overarching mythology episode received centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases called files linked paranormal mulder scully investigate mysterious crash site find official reports incident covering crash ufo mulder meets believes episode introduced ufo fanatic character minor recurring character later appear fourth season episodes max addition laid template introduction later season episode plot near wisconsin ufo crashes woods deputy sheriff arrives scene killed invisible figure surrounded bright white light air_force monitors crash colonel military ufo expert launches operation clean site consulting fox_mulder david_duchovny travels takes photos crash site captured interrogated henderson mulder detained alongside eccentric member named captured woods morning dana_scully gillian_anderson arrives retrieve mulder telling fbi section chief threatening shut files behavior claims wreckage identified downed fighter jet mulder dismisses explanation invisible ufo passes electronic fence set crash site escaping outside world agents return mulder room finding max turns fan mulder having followed research work x-files max brings agents trailer shows audio deputy fire crew arrived crash site mulder scully visit deputy widow claims government won release husband body threatened silence meet doctor treated deputy fire crew revealing died severe burns claims threatened henderson arrives hospital group burned soldiers attacked invisible alien base mulder returns finds max inside trailer having apparent seizure mulder tends max discovers mysterious max ear mulder reviews discovering similar reported alien scully believes abduction experience max having noticed medication trailer mulder believes max despite interest completely unaware experiences guided night crash air_force tracks larger ufo invisible alien enters max trailer agents visit trailer find max missing army radio transmission reveals transported waterfront race save max henderson men area searching alien kills soldiers encounter max causing flee warehouse mulder finds max inside building surrounded henderson forces mulder tries comfort max attacked injured alien mulder sees max floating pillar light henderson finds max missing orders mulder arrested washington scully mulder report section chief believe claims offers especially harsh mulder presents written testimony henderson claiming max body found cargo container disciplinary board decide shut x-files dismiss mulder fbi decision vetoed feels dangerous allow mulder turn let continue work production written directed episode closing x-files occur season finale season ufo fanatic character laid template introduction later season episode reprise role max fourth season episodes max explained fate character disappearance episode max baseball cap brief appearance mulder office sea later season scenes depicting washington episode filmed british_columbia shooting location difficult confined space available set necessary equipment invisible alien featured episode appears inspired movie predator alien deliberately invisible order audience series creator chris_carter noting don casting director proud performance max calling find casting saying knocked carter praised performance guest star colonel henderson proud episode permitted producers expand role actor plays corporal taylor episode teaches alongside series regular william davis centre actors study vancouver broadcast reception premiered fox network november broadcast united_kingdom bbc september episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning united_states roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million households permanently remain lowest rated episode series broadcast episode received retrospective season entertainment_weekly rating describing cool looking episode best job far agents position relation government noting character precursor writing rated episode calling strong entry finding served slow reveal series themes noted importance sign human toll dark series claiming max mulder scully chasing mysterious downed object coming handed max start realize stakes playing writing den geek reviewed episode negatively calling mundane minutes fails impress noting plot follows pattern series previous mythology episodes robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars shearman described having produced style wit feeling featured relatively static plot entertaining found duchovny performance episode final scene featuring ambiguous motivations highlights episode filled smoke mirrors comparing earlier episode regard
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