files brand eighteenth episode seventh season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states april written directed kim_manners episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology brand earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed reviews 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 walter_skinner mitch_pileggi horrified witness testify cigarette company dies mysteriously called assist mulder scully soon discover new brand cigarette dangerous secret inspired film insider brand written walker exploration corporate evil inside cigarette industry scenes featuring shots beetles crawling corpses shot filmed real insects real actors particular scene live insects scenes took day film plot north_carolina walter_skinner mitch_pileggi charged guarding life researcher employer tobacco corporation prior trial develops morning skinner wife find body bathroom floor face ripped away created form super tobacco inhabited genetically engineered tobacco beetle eggs survive process cigarette manufacturing released smoke cigarettes cigarettes tested range subjects colleague human test subjects chain surviving participant prior death agreed unlimited supply cigarettes exchange silence subsequently pressures honoring arrangement chain victims soon eggs contained toxic smoke found bodies covered tobacco beetles interviewing fox_mulder david_duchovny exposed smoke later blood needing lungs cleared beetles begin hatch hiding legal advisor change heart hearing mulder condition tells skinner aforementioned testing skinner goes apartment getting finds man tied chair gag mouth skinner removes man mouth man beetles begin crawling mouth hospital mulder grave danger beetle eggs hatching lungs dana_scully gillian_anderson attempts find way save weak surgery attempts skinner threatening light toxic cigarettes attempts leave building skinner shoots shoulder glass leaving injured covered glass drops cigarette floor skinner dramatically shoe hospital scully realizes save mulder life correct solution noting tolerance didn allow tobacco beetles develop lungs scully mulder turn recovers albeit sore throat minor addiction drove buy pack cigarettes scully throws leaves production writing originally premise episode supposed aspects eating earlier episode hungry dealt similar themes writing staff decided different direction examine corporate evil cigarette industry episode writers admitted fans insider film examines tobacco industry decided create episode similar feel book things official guide noted episode literally torn headlines rare occurrence files episode david_duchovny gillian_anderson busy adding finishing touches episodes things respectively writers struggled way create convincing story force mulder scully scene eventually decided causing mulder sick acts free duchovny episode walker noted mulder getting sick act hospital bed acts direct result limited time easier shoot bunch stuff bed having lot different locations filming order match episode theme smoking production designer tasked creating overall yellow brown color scheme episode manner scene given look worked episode director kim_manners idea enhance corporate offices long sets heavy texture order compliment aforementioned color scheme scenes featuring shots beetles crawling corpses shot filmed real insects real actors particular scene complaining man discovered dead live bugs shot crawling body portraying actor producer noted bug scenes tedious hard film bugs don directions pretty wait decided right shots bugs considerably brief final episode scenes required day shooting perfect shots bugs crawling mouth shots bugs mulder created combination cgi dummy bugs reception brand aired united_states april 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 watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline tonight terror inside deep inside book examinations gave episode moderately positive review wrote wasn file seen wasn tremendous heart pounding tension beginning end didn bother entertained paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode moderately positive review awarded half stars vitaris concluded episode series exciting episode solid story interesting characters service plot wrote positively episode saying brand benefits certain plot characters menace unusual conceived tobacco company employees display degree complexity merely serving dimensional villains public health morality play zone gave episode rating noted surrounds episode presumably result writing todd_vanderwerff awarded episode called elements worked past feel tired largely critical episode story felt rip insider effects episode called fairly fake looking vanderwerff complimentary performance calling charismatic interesting fact plays great awarded episode stars wrote tobacco beetles bad second hand smoke installment gets lazy robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode half stars despite praising plot writing great premise lots gore larvae lament loss direction halfway episode reveals concept story left
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