thirteenth episode eighth season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network february written frank_spotnitz series creator chris_carter directed kim_manners episode helps explore series overarching mythology received nielsen rating watched million households overall episode received positive reviews critics series centers fbi special agents dana_scully gillian_anderson new partner following alien abduction partner fox_mulder david_duchovny work cases linked paranormal called files episode scully investigate women way naturally claim abducted alien babies soon scully begins worry future pregnancy featured substantial appearance duchovny elected return time main character following ending season seven addition episode marks appearance played plot pregnant undergoing emergency husband prepares ward locked child delivered seen alien fbi special agents dana_scully gillian_anderson meet tells wife multiple believes killed doctors giving birth alien child describes wife cancer caused cured refers agents maryland shows scan story agents leave notes similarities case scully history know scully pregnant flashback fox_mulder david_duchovny tells scully abduction second season episodes ascension breath rendered harvested genetic experiments mulder later found secret facility fourth season viable scully investigates clinic pregnant woman saxon telling doctor want care scully hides finding preserved resemble alien child seen earlier flashback scully seeks second opinion doctor told viable sperm donor present scully phones alien asks compare scan given earlier visits later assured order sees speaking doctor walter_skinner mitch_pileggi confront threatening letters sending mulder agents leave makes phone warning investigated past scully asks mulder donor accepts scully warned woman children danger scully meets skinner having requested leave absence fbi leaves skinner tries convince scully reveal pregnancy scully visit army research hospital labor induced whilst operation scully asks performed scan appears normal scully realises monitor watching simply video woman scan realising tricked scully finds sneak exam room examined finds belong man died thirty years previously contacts old military partner find real identity assures investigate agent convinced believing cia agent skinner tells aid scully military hospital scully sneak building found marines claiming sent rescue scully driven away enters labour women separated scully informs baby delivered normal scully convinced flashback scully tells mulder attempt failed tells miracle production featured appearance david_duchovny fox_mulder flashbacks settling contract dispute quit time participation seventh season order explain mulder absence duchovny character abducted aliens seventh season finale requiem rounds contractual discussions duchovny agreed return total season episodes marked fourth appearance duchovny eighth season previously appeared opening episodes season eleventh episode gift series creator chris_carter later argued mulder series affect characterization noting characters powerful absent centers mulder eighth ninth seasons deleted scene early episode scully questions doctor cut final broadcast writer frank_spotnitz felt confusing viewers place doubt actions doctor early fellow series writer said scene subtle convey right level suspicion described real paranoia episode concerning way perceive connections people saying suspicious makes appearance recurring character originally auditioned losing crew remembered baldwin audition later casting asked play role portrays episode returned role season penultimate episode essence previously appeared fourth season episode demons featured guest appearance unnamed doctor snow series composer season broadcast reception premiered fox network february broadcast united_kingdom bbc june episode earned nielsen household rating meaning seen nation estimated households viewed million households million viewers making time highest rated episode x-files air season ranked 30th watched episode week ending february fox promoted episode tagline scully pregnant episode later included volume dvd collection contains episodes involved alien super soldiers arc received positive reviews critics todd_vanderwerff awarded episode called good appreciated fact revealed mulder possibly father scully child saying ups stakes lot ways scully mission find mulder despite vanderwerff noted episode issues largely convoluted nature mythology point run fact duchovny looked little bored times wrote episode subsequent episode happening showcase anderson acting ability performance writing television pity rated episode episode plot points hospital locking doors questioning antagonistic doctors robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars calling return form series shearman pearson felt episode gave character chance accepted series characters praised subtle writing episode emotional dialogue book examinations unauthorized look seasons files noted episode basic themes series dark terror sense paranoia fear unknown writing felt episode intense unsettling gross point nerve sic feeling plot instantly viewers felt episode unfortunately reduce scully traditional idea feminine identity run emotional scully centric episodes given furthermore reasoned episode example files scully believer woman told woman told imagined woman told evidence body invalid direction startling reviews positive paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode scathing review awarded stars heavily derided plot noting role undercover operative convincing furthermore reasoned plot twists expected scully came vitaris criticized use flashbacks noting way x-files writers figure use david_duchovny
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