files fifth episode season finale second season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network written series creator chris_carter based story developed lead actor david_duchovny episode directed featured guest appearances mitch_pileggi episode helped explore overarching mythology fictional history x-files earned nielsen household rating watched million households initial broadcast received positive reviews critics centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder scully come possession tape containing classified government files attempt contents mulder mental health begins deteriorate mysterious corpse discovered new_mexico reservation episode storyline plot carrying season episodes blessing way paper clip series creator chris_carter worked closely series star david_duchovny shares story credit carter episode series filmed vancouver producers painted disused quarry vancouver gallons red paint images shot new_mexico blue sky order new_mexico rock quarry featured episode plot desert near indian reservation new_mexico teenage boy comes buried ground corpse alien like figure takes reservation presents residents including elder shortly afterward computer known breaks database downloads secret files related extraterrestrial life putting digital tape syndicate learns breach smoking man tells resolved matter lone gunmen meet mulder tell requests meet mulder leaving apartment building finds neighbors shot husband gives digital cassette mulder meeting park excited mulder returns fbi headquarters find cassette scully believes based language takes tape order investigate skinner calls mulder office question tape mulder physically attacks scully brought fbi panel led skinner questioned mulder actions scully told mulder faces dismissal fbi suffer similar punishment lied martha smoking man visits mulder father bill informs son likely possession tape scully meets translator refers code mulder called away bill scully arrives apartment bullet shot window mulder arrives bill residence father prepares reveal truth bill shot mortally wounded mulder contacts scully tells flee scene mulder arrives apartment scully takes gun sleeps scully brings gun fbi comparison bullet killed bill mulder awakens angry suspicious scully later returning building scully finds water contaminated mulder arrives home finds prepares kill scully shoots prevent allowing escape scully brings unconscious mulder new_mexico awakens reveals behavior caused drug placed water supply introduces translating files digital tape scully reveals tape contains information introduces mulder grandson drives buried heads called smoking man able trace mulder location mulder heads inside finding pile dead creatures smallpox arms smoking man arrives helicopter armed finding mulder inside orders burned production series creator chris_carter noted episode creation culmination lot ideas generally pitch stories staff comments called kitchen sink episode didn know pull proud script david_duchovny worked closely story lot input sat wrote script felt episode ended season best manner possible asking questions answered episode tried similar previous season finale revelations mulder father conspiracy later killed prove happen files create new_mexico rock quarry episode producers painted disused quarry vancouver gallons red paint images shot new_mexico blue sky look authentic painting quarry achieved series cranes required permission local environmental groups create impression buried train carriage depression blown ground thirty dump trucks worth debris removed series creator chris_carter makes cameo appearance episode senior fbi agents questioning scully tagline episode means truth reception premiered fox network broadcast united_kingdom bbc february episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million households retrospective second season entertainment_weekly rated described mind blowing frustrating noted episode fans want fast forward summer writing zack_handlen rated episode noting episode lot strong moments praising duchovny acting felt episode marked point series overarching mythology begin lose focus explaining instead answering big issues gives new directions chris_carter said episode proud way came series overwhelmingly positive response gotten pleased beginning season episode posed questions answered later said episode brought lot interest apparent death agent mulder episode parts story arc listed concurrently second best episode series den geek noted plotline laid mythology arc rest series adding brought significance come
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