files seventh episode second season american science fiction television series files broadcast fox network november episode written directed featured guest appearances episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology following abduction dana_scully previous episode ascension episode x-files feature series star gillian_anderson episode earned million households broadcast received mixed reviews critics cast crew centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder brought investigate series murders los_angeles believes work cult turns perpetrators group vampires plot los_angeles middle aged businessman night stand anonymous woman met corporate party having sex hot woman bites drink blood men join woman helping kill repeatedly stabbing following day departing los_angeles fox_mulder stores missing dana_scully fbi badge files crime scene mulder meets detectives investigating case explaining murder latest series seemingly serial killings spanned states killers write biblical passages victims blood mulder believes view trinity mulder visits local blood bank night recently hired mulder arrested caught drinking blood facility interrogation suspect tells mulder belongs trio vampires desire known son man woman called father spirit mulder believe son claims sunrise son burned death sunlight window touches flesh mulder taken having previously assumed vampires purely mythological examination son body mulder discovers tattoo local vampire club comes young woman named consumption blood mulder having suspicion aroused follows club patron leave erotic liaison initially fears targeting beaten catches agent mulder leaves murdered killers reason known mulder runs background check discovering lived memphis portland previous locations earlier murders mulder assists searching home finds blood related arrives later mulder waiting tells mulder met son chicago engaged blood sports later fled son formed began killing following country mulder kiss son returned dead looks morning son confronts tells killing mulder drinking blood believer approaches mulder knife instead stabs father hiding bedroom son attacks mulder subdued mulder try escape car parked garage spirit jumps car hood attacks drives wooden wall tricks mulder running outside house goes inside gasoline son lights match blowing house taking life order kill vampires firefighters police find bodies wreckage mulder scully cross necklace production originally supposed write seventh episode season unavailable working writing eighth episode season agreed rewrite freelance script provided writers significant edits retained main plot surrounding vampires named prince better known inspiration shot inside closed nightclub extras recruited vancouver clubs location house mansion hockey player leading vancouver producers agreement late filming neighbors absent said neighbor later tried sue fox agreeing let production continue receiving played david_duchovny real life girlfriend time speaking mulder possible sexual encounter series creator chris_carter said thought guy monk let let human especially scully absence like perfect opportunity duchovny previously acted alongside real life girlfriend season episode born gillian_anderson absent episode leave birth daughter time episode scully appear reception ratings premiered fox network november broadcast united_kingdom bbc october episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million households reviews received mixed reviews critics gave episode rating referred compelling story excellent special effects commended duchovny performance saying definitely form episode writing vampire related television shows metacritic described episode entertainment_weekly gave episode criticizing fact explore promising premise scully absence considered said premise deserve better background noise numbers erotic thriller handlen described mulder tedious romance kinds felt episode lazy writing explored theme vampires resulted terrible dialogue heavy handed attempts mood praised david_duchovny performance felt minutes trash usa night vibe writer felt episode vampires mistake said took heat having mulder fall writer disappointed saying script lot better episode weakened fox problems episode actor david_duchovny thought episode style suffered logic including scene mulder kiss
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