x-files episode season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network written directed episode featured guest appearances episode monster week story stand plot unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million households initial broadcast received mixed reviews critics guest role met acclaim centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder scully investigate series murders testing facility find mentally handicapped responsible controlled facility researchers episodes x-files written write second season episode heavily rewritten series regulars contains series mention fox_mulder father bill character actually appearance second season episode colony plot research lab washington disabled scientist use facility locks walks colleagues argue prototype jet engine developing wants push testing engine break unwilling risk damaging prototype angrily leave enters facility wind tunnel adjustments tunnel turbines sending flying death fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson brought investigate death scully notes member research team mysteriously died months earlier believes case industrial espionage mulder examines team concludes written different people leading suspect fourth individual present inform agents left facility time death believe capable murder mulder scully visit care home lives gently ask night murder tells seen ordinary inadvertently reveals mathematical prowess rapidly counting star designs visible scully match fourth sample taken discussion ends experiences violent vision fit later night vision sees killing appears lab murders head tank liquid nitrogen frozen body left begins computers day agents notice computer hours death attempting open file worked mulder realizes number written art project previous day computer file turns work scientist supposedly died months earlier worked constantly death looking death agents find hired begin think faked death killing colleagues body brought funeral held brings agents facility remains stored photo found agents discover identical twin brother speaking mulder convinced periodically controlled facility storage unit remains returns lab process pushing prototype engine enters admits stealing work prepares shoot distracted strikes computer keyboard wind tunnel agents arrive time convince kill time rising temperatures storage unit kill removed care home taken psychiatric institute testing leaves stops hair style reminiscent brother raising question actually free control production episodes x-files written return write second season episode heavily rewritten series regulars plays episode title character actor read series creator chris_carter felt audition blew away deciding immediately cast portrays scientist appeared episodes series time artistic director working alongside plays series villain smoking man art director spent time scouting universities research facilities vancouver aid creating right look episode laboratory wind tunnel sets contains series mention fox_mulder father bill character actually appearance second season episode colony original draft script mulder mention father instead meant sister samantha scene depicting aftermath murder scattered pieces shattered frozen body marked multiple chalk outlines described truly inspired chris_carter noted shock horror eliminated laugh got saw little pieces floor commenting actual murder takes place screen heard broadcast reception premiered fox network broadcast united_kingdom bbc march episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million households director felt casting key creating episode feeling probably weakest script start finish director seen cast important push possible help script chris_carter praised involvement episode calling actor portrayal amazing performance guy won award regular writer series felt episode wasn completely effective added offered softer outlook compared series episodes far feeling important include episodes demonstrate paranormal isn retrospective season entertainment_weekly rated guest star portrayal eponymous called astonishing convincing episode excellent death scenes noted highlights zack_handlen writing mixed feelings episode feeling plot similar previous episode born rating acting authentic ultimately calling episode built enjoyable despite familiarity writing den geek felt negatively episode finding similar episodes season finding incredibly exciting noting follows pretty template episodes
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