field trip x-files field trip episode sixth season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states canada subsequently aired united_kingdom july episode written story frank_spotnitz directed kim_manners episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology field trip 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 mysterious discovery skeletons leads mulder scully investigate discover giant fungal growth causes agents separate episodes eventually merge shared saved thanks fbi rescue team led walter_skinner mitch_pileggi episode written audience chance mulder scully separate viewpoints members cast crew reviewers noted episode version season episode bad blood order prepare episode information mushrooms fungi human cave geology researched series crew members furthermore episode critically examined themes pertaining alternate reality use reasoning plot north_carolina wallace return home day hiking fields angela gets whilst taking shower thinks sees images yellow substance running walls angela wallace head bed arms camera scene shifts skeletal remains position middle field fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson investigate closer examination bones find strange yellow substance covering underside skeletons missed original examination mulder believing bodies result famous heads scene discovery scully stays perform tests mulder arrives fields inadvertently drives patch mushrooms releases cloud spores mulder unbeknownst viewer begins soon discovers wallace angela cave claim abducted aliens covered disappearance false skeletons later scully arrives mulder apartment explains scully happened shows alien captured scully accepts reasoning question mulder begins doubt surroundings eventually seeing yellow substance like angela saw mulder awakens cave followed wallace earlier covered yellow alive scully discovered yellow substance mainly consists organic material found digestive appears plant like arriving field scully accidentally steps mushroom begins scully start look mulder find skeletal remains office scully identifies mulder remains dental records finds evidence skeleton later mulder wake mulder shows clearly alive suddenly wake congregation disappears mulder scully discuss happened begin realize cave substance sharing realization occurs deep cave mulder fights way ground dragging scully safety later walter_skinner mitch_pileggi office mulder begins doubt free asking scully sort drug causes effects halt user knows scully disbelief mulder proves point shooting skinner chest yellow substance bullet wounds surroundings melt away underground cave mulder manages stick hand earth ceiling skinner team rescue staff manage locate drag haul safety ambulance inside ambulance mulder scully weakly hold hands production writing field trip written executive producer frank_spotnitz described writing process experience script went phases originally script supposed feature mulder trapped cave mysterious monster script changed mulder scully trapped cave finally story altered mulder scully believed trapped cave mulder beginning realize actually going noted episode got crew members excited files like explore mulder scully differences seeing extremes version season bad blood presented opportunity mulder confront partner fact normally right resulting response scully fact called episode wonderful mind game worried convoluted story pace confuse viewer order concerns assigned finalized script finished felt story particularly pleased way showed mulder scully stepping mushrooms way subtly cue initial exposure mushroom noted important thing making sure audience didn think mulder scully weren jeopardy dream like season dallas years sure realized mushroom kill research filming effects researcher series consulted researchers body farm acre facility operated facility buried human body parts donated studied different conditions human bodies special effects coordinator tasked designing foot tall mushrooms production designer wanted design mushrooms look organic opposed alien members art department consulted geological text books properly create cave scenes pods cave set finished moved sound stage fox studio lots opening cave filmed notable location batman television series aired 1960s order create effect mulder scully melting special effects producer captured video gillian_anderson david_duchovny dimensional high definition video actors special laser california results manipulated computer noted looked test realized couldn melt mulder scully degree difficulty melt like movie stars turning david elephant man order compensate difficulties leading edge melting effect melted parts actors faces keeping facial features intact overtook shots anderson duchovny endure hours covered vegetable derived food yellow food coloring stood fungal addition anderson duchovny literally buried earth final scene large pits dug constructed inside actors wore wet suits covered vegetable fluid soil themes idea alternative realities explored previous entries x-files ways called relatively conservative allow alternatives single real reality cites season episode outer space example faulty narrator sixth season episode ghosts stole christmas example comedic alternate reality book philosophy noir argue episode stresses reasoning type logic goes data description hypothesis accounts reliable data seeks explain relevant evidence reasoning follows logic surprising fact observed result hypothesis true perfect sense rule reason suspect true case example given lawn wet lawn wet logical method favored mulder episode scully uses method takes separate facts massive size types mushrooms properties fungi nature certain types plants conclusion mulder trapped underground experiencing slowly logic parts surprising fact called result mulder scully despite taking drugs second scully hypothesis rule true matter course conclusion case reason suspect scully hypothesis true abduction point example creative abduction scully manages pull separate ideas creatively mulder makes conclusion discussing events skinner states convinced drugs wear notices effects abduction parts result surprising fact mulder scully escape problematic rule mulder scully think escaped underground finally case states reason suspect mulder scully escaped mushroom type logic example abduction plausible rule broadcast reception field trip premiered fox network episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers million households field trip nineteenth watched television program week ending episode aired united_kingdom ireland july received million viewers ranking watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline mind feeds flesh tonight mulder scully plant taste human flesh opening credits episode received praise critics todd_vanderwerff called episode episodes series cited example series subtle shift collection monster tales akin attempt explain dark america obsession pulp narratives ultimately concluded field trip showed series good best seasons remarkably effective subsequent review vanderwerff awarded episode called favorite episodes sixth season analysis mulder scully desire world fact episode argues mysteries solved people working solve robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars positively compared episode episode bad blood noting episode bad blood themes furthermore shearman pearson noted episode merely fun conventions long running sci inviting audience question truths granted dvd talk called field trip highlights season book examination unauthorized look seasons files wrote positively episode saying mulder scully relationship episode goes far love respect friendship touch hands ultimate union end connection strong powerful share induced soul mates later named episode episodes time x-files ranking number paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode moderately positive review awarded half stars despite noting episode doesn sic reality premise vitaris praised duchovny anderson acting noting performances prime pleasures episode episode main antagonist field mushroom met positive reviews critics detractors popmatters ranked giant underground mushroom best monster week describing end pizza yahoo voices named giant mushroom best files monsters week writing files episode field trip things simply claim giant mushroom memorable files monsters week bet reviews positive called mushroom ridiculous files monsters wrote mulder scully conquer nightmare jointly fighting drug trip real plane shit love 1990s cgi
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