young heart files young heart sixteenth episode season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network february written series creator chris_carter directed episode featured guest appearances saw reprise role episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology young heart earned nielsen household rating watched million households initial broadcast received negative reviews critics centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder scully aid colleague mulder investigation series apparent culprit old nemesis mulder seemingly died prison years previously young heart originated script freelance writer friend series creator chris_carter employee california magazine comedy development department chris_carter rewrote script included addition hand director felt episode offered excellent scope try new techniques noting series producers encourage cinematic stuff makes second appearance series episode role simply credited cia agent known smoking man plot federal pennsylvania hears screaming inside discovers prison doctor hand fellow tells dead threatening leaves room sees years later fox_mulder notified fbi supervisor note jewelry store robbery mocking mulder mulder recognizes message multiple murderer helped capture case bureau supposedly died prison note bears shows dana_scully video capture shows mulder didn fire having hostage fbi regulations mulder allowed kill hostage fellow agent scully looks cause death discovers despite listed heart attack history heart problems sent problems hand leaves mulder note car photos scully mulder scully visit prison meet recounts experiences makes phone calls mulder like hand scully looks past finds medical license revoked performed illegal medical trials children disease causes premature aging mulder experiments helped find way reverse aging process scully summons mulder suddenly appears apartment tells agents succeeded making age reverse replacing hand cells stole government sponsored research meets mulder confirms story saying government negotiating purchase work scully hears answering machine spots calls mulder decides set sting operation cello friend scully learned answering machine night fbi agents wait concert hall arrival goes completely unseen youthful appearance poses piano shoots scully chest flees taking hostage mulder doesn time fires fatally wounding scully revealed survived attack having worn bullet proof vest despite efforts doctors mysterious cia agent dies takes secrets research grave episode ends camera locker number train station implying secrets precaution bomb contained day discovered production episode originated script freelance writer acquaintance chris_carter employee california magazine comedy development department chris_carter rewrote script included addition hand fox standards practices department fought producers scene result producers forced reduce length scene footage young girl filmed production crew contacted touch family young girl disease family fans series flown san_diego home vancouver shoot scene director felt episode offered excellent scope try new techniques noting series producers encourage cinematic stuff felt highlight approach shooting episode climactic stand explaining instead shooting normal eye level man takes gun tilt shooting nose kind like got certain appeals film noir movies look tension anxiety cause weird things going makes second appearance series episode role simply credited cia agent smoking man credit pilot episode character later referenced fourth season episode paper hearts fifth season episode unusual suspects broadcast reception young heart premiered fox network february broadcast united_kingdom bbc january episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching tuned episode total million households watched episode original airing director said liked script think stayed fairly close original draft liked good intriguing doctor research able reverse aging process wish explored executive producer considered episode emotional episodes season time spent working little girl retrospective season entertainment_weekly episode rated called far criticised themes zack_handlen writing described sloppy poorly edited thoroughly pointing forced nature supporting characters past involvement fox_mulder writing den geek expressed mixed feelings episode comparing stating wasn weird episode x-files young heart cited fourth season episode paper hearts representing supreme irony hidden agenda series cases mulder directly work x-files puts information permanently reach killing hold showing despite fact mulder drives car frequently ends goes
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