amazing amazing eighth episode seventh season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states january written frank_spotnitz directed episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology amazing earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed reviews 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 amazing small time performs amazing feat impress turns head degrees later found head mulder scully arrive case discover angry con unimpressed rival twin brother plan rob major bank written story amazing conceived largely executive producer frank_spotnitz wanted episode dealing magic illusion second season real life favorite brought play titular plot california amazing twists head completely carnival event leaving severed head falls completely later questioned fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson tells agents thought autopsy scully finds head cut died heart attack finds dead month carnival manager spoke mere moments leading head falling finds man named owed money admits caused head fall says money owed helps magic mulder scully learn identical twin brother albert albert wearing says got car accident mexico mulder tells thinks magic act man shows legs lost mexico car accident work threatens kill money frames robbery attacking security truck disguised mulder soon finds real faked having legs confronting admits faked death order debt admits found brother dead heart attack home body double promptly arrested brings gun bar attempt purposely arrested addition arrested attempted robbery earlier vault work emptied money found bar later mulder scully confront released bail mulder explains figured plan fact enemies working prison making life miserable prison years prior masters hand escape tricks easily escaped performed robbery returned cells noticed exit confident lack evidence mulder reveals scully true trick performed involving purely earlier checking stolen funds bank manager told mulder need badge number thumb print gain access system mulder shows collected evidence confronting agents met example skill hand gave mulder badge number meeting brother card trick mulder leaving mulder prints card mulder displays mulder explains pair purposely acted high profile manner draw attention fbi collected badge number able perform mulder scully leave jail scully shows learned trick turns hand degrees similar fashion hand mulder asks scully explain saying simply magic production writing idea amazing started executive producer frank_spotnitz pitching ideas seventh season episodes wanted episode deal solely magic illusion paranormal writers x-files magic based episode season came light eventually seventh season assigned write episode described explained episode started frank years wanted write episode frank fan believe frank interested idea magic idea people wished favorite episode jay brought play amazing initially episode hit production crew discovered jay production agency informed unable guest star episode staff unavailable shooting series creator chris_carter later stated answer got phone agreed come offices talk script ended card tricks reduced frank year olds jay eventually agreed requested tricks accustomed jay trademark tricks included episode script retrospect later noted choice far concerned looking forward idea playing think felt portrayed movies television shows cast crew episode enjoyed amusement park feel story gillian_anderson later noted magic constantly entertained difficulty like tendency forget people having bad things happen anderson later stated lines written tongue cheek style david_duchovny said humorous style reminding story revolved murder special effects episode special effects order ensure episode felt camera real preserve theme magic intense effects replaced conventional effects instance scene hand erupted flames created use stunt man expensive ultimately convincing cgi effects scene featuring amazing turning head degrees created prosthetic head courtesy broadcast reception amazing aired united_states january 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 received million viewers making fourth watched episode week episode received mixed reviews critics critical episode writing amazing convoluted episode ultimately lacks excitement figure going remains question care robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated stars noted episode real magic tricks instead resort ing cgi episode simple cheat furthermore shearman pearson criticized fact explanation turning head degrees explained paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars vitaris compared episode plot movie arlington road noting scheme fun watch end credible left open chance happen reviews critical awarded episode stars noted episode best work writing little said vibe amazing book examinations gave episode moderately positive review writing heart wasn racing wasn sitting edge seat mulder scully fun clues added zack_handlen awarded episode wrote love praised episode good felt mulder scully interaction handlen enjoyed writing noting script good job secrets way makes heroes come wrote positively episode describing fun tale
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