files eighteenth episode sixth season american science fiction television series files originally aired fox network april episode written chris_carter story frank_spotnitz directed kim_manners episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed 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 scully investigate series murders heart removed victims writer lives door mulder writing novel murders actually happen soon scully finds confused drawn writer romantic interest inspired idea thinking reality topic later noted familiar written script written specifically actor addition production decidedly low budget intimate personality driven nature episode title means miracle spanish episode analyzed use symbolism exploration motive role reversal mulder scully plot fledgling author sits desk suffering writer block eventually bathroom spent cigarette warning concern man suddenly reaches chest removes bloody heart later walks metal stairs basement opens door noticing beating heart amidst flames vision paper bag dana_scully gillian_anderson later encounters stranger walks elevator ride silence fourth floor scully somewhat unsettled experience fox_mulder david_duchovny apartment mulder scully begin discussing case pair working heart victim removed absence significant physical evidence mulder believes heart removed technique known psychic surgery mulder neighbor stands chair ear air vent listening conversation later night teenagers fight woods girl named runs woods kevin boyfriend gives chase attacked heart removed writer intensely event day mulder scully discuss latest incident phone unmarked envelope discovered scully office containing type examines voice writer describes scully intimate feelings examines gift scully later runs author church admits sending scully discusses sacred heart jesus leaves visibly shaken scully meets mulder recent encounter writer mulder later scully apartment character revelations mulder bursts arrests based accurate descriptions case murders novel secretly read discovering mail custody murdered fashion kevin establishes facto author lacking concrete evidence murders hoping lead partner crime mulder releases custody apartment killer book deceased brazilian surgeon named revealed sort psychic connection come life removing hearts victims discuss motivations killings realizing novel scully murder heads destroy novel mulder thinking instead simply destroying evidence hearing mulder runs apartment finds scully ground covered blood alive episode closes voice author explaining final actions stranger lies stricken basement floor beating heart hand having given receive production writing casting idea episode occurred conversation frank_spotnitz discussing particular stress jobs episode theme thinking real familiar written script later explained created rough draft episode sent series creator chris_carter busy shooting pilot new television series carter wrote portions script including ending writer confused love heart later called episode personal noted cards hang wall emulate original writing style x-files saying fact cards writer wall format wrote files use cards stories series later noted cards prop guy couldn way emotional love story love characters writers writers eventually settled title means miracle spanish written specifically actor weeks casting began auditioned episode chris_carter frank_spotnitz felt right believed possessed dignity simplicity prevent main character simple caricature script written suit characterization filming effects production decidedly low budget intimate personality driven nature director kim_manners sought film episode simply wanted characters carry manners wanted frame opening scene way told story series images utilized quick cuts shots scenes opening pan created means crane shot sequence mulder runs shot motorcycle manners recalled duchovny able horses fourth season episode needed faster film scene locations scouted episode proved difficult use churches selected episode pulled filming began replacements found immediately scenes woods filmed park los_angeles location chosen possessed probably pine trees los_angeles fact actual park sparsely populated brush foliage created crew series manners shot forest scenes millimeter lens lights los_angeles disguised distance filmed set called red blue room originally created sixth opener beginning jail set constructed large warehouse different production company x-files rented space days filming thousand dollars finding graveyard old fashioned vertical proved challenge locations manager eventually found california east los_angeles fog cemetery created burying small produced water cold stay low group emulate properties actual fog sequence heart created rubber heart fact faux blood begins leaking shirt added hide fact crew little hand image beating heart created overlapping shot fake beating heart shot actual fire merged post production animator fire melted actual heart model beating hearts victims created pump operated screen actual prop crafted times according manners face particularly difficult right fact second time appears episode different prop music cultural references score sound recorded human episode graveyard scene marked names nicholas diana visible underneath reference parents charlie bailey owen fox television series party date reads date series premiered writer executive producer initially unaware appearance including believed reference famous author themes book files literature notes instead merely utilizing symbolism makes symbolism subject points christian symbol burning human heart infused episode variety different ways hearts removed human victims burned episode plot christian symbol connected leaves scully charm concept motive explored confronting mulder asks murdering victims turn admits answer question suggests representative version mulder direct parallel criminal think like criminal writer think like characters end sacrifices personal quest manuscript order free presents distinct contrast mulder truly obsession book myth notes episode sheds light scully motive series wants gain mulder attention feels eventually realizes sacrifices love episode presents temporary role reversal mulder scully discussing lack evidence crime scenes scully points crime perfect man mistake motive find motive find murderer argues logic line mulder series furthermore mulder discovers manuscript arrests second thought relying logic mulder acting way scully normally thinks reception ratings 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 june received million viewers making second watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline trying steal scully heart literally reviews received mixed positive reviews critics book examination unauthorized look seasons files gave episode positive review writing power revelations stunning episode robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars calling study mistakes left remarkable episodes series shearman pearson felt anderson performance praised guest star sinister sympathetic reviewer rated episode stars writing daring experiment commercial television character listed best guest roles series guide listing greatest monster week characters x-files zack_handlen gave episode wrote works far better deserves largely performance bat shit plot particularly critical self tone episode handlen concluded episode like watching fan fiction getting brought life write strangely fascinating premise particular pleased conclusion calling moment things pick paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode negative review awarded half stars vitaris despite noting potential episode theme relationship writer characters felt betrayed scully personality featured things character kim_manners pleased episode noted felt interesting character study later called favorite episodes frank_spotnitz considered episode reason later included dvd compilation seven episodes scully portrayal episode given special attention noted message perception shown scully seen eyes mulder ultimately know ones portraits character right maybe performance gillian_anderson matched duchovny low key mulder acting instincts handlen argued episode reduces scully victim waiting find handsome man rescue book fantasy girls gender new universe science fiction fantasy television accused ing stereotype independent women lonely nostalgic sexual attention men anderson felt character needed approached fan applauded scully character kick ass works mulder jumping anderson return jokingly replied sexual restraint don think episode particularly analyzed fans fact scully provoked lively internet discussion work cited
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