drive files drive second episode sixth season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states november episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology drive earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received largely positive reviews television 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 mulder trapped car seemingly man scully races determine man suffering deadly illness mulder danger victim sort government conspiracy episode written directed featured guest appearance cast play antagonist felt successfully role success drive later led casting series breaking bad plot live news report high speed car chase comes end nevada desert assuming kidnapping female passenger pulled vehicle placed protective custody police vehicle driver pushed asphalt woman police car begins violently head car window news catches film woman head explodes sending spray blood window mulder scully wind bizarre car chase work idaho investigating possible domestic terrorism mulder scully taking nevada file started develop symptoms sickness ambulance mulder wishing speak follows ambulance ends kidnapped escaped police mulder realizes considerable pain way ease pain drive west scully believes suffering sort biological investigating home discovers antenna array waves stretches beneath property scully abnormal surge waves caused rising pressure inner ear nearby inhabitants westward motion increase speed thing help ease pain increasing pressure initially thinking mulder sort government conspiracy forces mulder drive gun mulder calling eventually mulder attempt work solution late mulder explains scully meet pacific_coast end highway insert needle inner ear hopefully relieving pressure unfortunately scully arrives late pressure ear exploded killing production conception writing filming idea episode traced early idea writer episode original idea featured man holding individual hostage tilt pitched idea meetings soon recurring joke comments received noted premise lacked explicit mystery investigate decided ride shut man head explode researching government experiments discovered controversial use low frequency waves secret military experiment featured episode based real life military experiments experiment dealing electromagnetic radiation earth second experiment dealing long script crafted featured individual secret experiment slow fear head admitted episode partially homage film speed episode features explicit reference film mulder discover speed key success mulder mentions thinks saw movie opening teaser footage style news report stylistic direction ign suggested intended echo incident years earlier casting writer episode wanted play antagonist felt role needed guy scary kind time deep humanity later said interview new_york_times stated villain needed audience feel bad died actor pull trick trick idea casting director x-files noted nearly chosen episode initially assigned different actor came prepared audition character cast allowed audition pleased performance chose instead work episode later impacted career cast series breaking bad executives initially unsure decision familiar work sitcom middle convinced viewing performance drive fan country musician cast brown farmer mulder scully investigate beginning episode brown flown request personal expense later perform song trailer breaking bad spin reception ratings drive aired united_states november 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 march watched million viewers making sixth viewed episode week fox promoted episode tagline stop reviews drive received largely positive reviews critics zack_handlen wrote positively episode awarding writing entry great example engine keeps great television moving handlen noted climax episode moving drew parallels portrayal eventual portrayal noting illustrate idea moving stop die review website ign named ninth best standalone x-files episode entire series complimented interaction writing mulder makes episode standout antagonistic heartbreaking character mulder unlikely allies drive drive turn scary x-files episode frightening element world mankind governments supposedly protect called drive arguably best episodes post fight future files book examination unauthorized look seasons files wrote positively episode saying hank god drive idea speed hit movie starring pushes different direction paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode largely positive review awarded stars slightly criticized case investigated pure vitaris praised mulder scully ability work despite separated awards drive earned cinematography regular series
Drive (The X-Files)