eighth episode fifth season american science fiction television series files written directed aired united_states january fox network earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed 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 search infamous killer human ability force escapes prison agents soon discover concern sister capable mind control serves sequel season episode episode title means fox hunt japanese original story episode convicted criminal happened heard voice god commanding kill truly evil man series creator frank_spotnitz suggested use fan favorite plot virginia escapes prison hospital guard duty says later walter_skinner mitch_pileggi dana_scully gillian_anderson fox_mulder david_duchovny arrive prison learn suddenly coma induced mulder months previously scully asks mulder deliberately playing game heading investigation agents learn physical try visit hospitalized inmates seeing calls prison talks mulder refuses listen traced sports shop virginia bar left counter later holding picture young woman house man covered paint agents identify dead man prosecutor trial japanese term fox hunt written walls blue paint paint leads agents wife appointment fox_mulder commercial property uses influence affect officers arrive found arrives tells agents husband talked mulder confused actions fit previous investigates nearby building runs tries mulder listen eventually breaks mulder resolve mulder later tells scully believe killing odd interview believes killer powers skinner mulder mulder vows prove theory right talks mentions nun called conquered warrior mulder tries picture phone rings stating mulder sticks hand fuse box fatally fbi safe house police car arrives enters room locks door mulder tells scully news death urges away phone safe house skinner finds room door locked kicks door find saying gun skinner shoots sees gun hand ground skinner sees hand shape gun taken away mulder arrives thinks forced skinner shoot purpose order protect scully says taken home annoyed mulder leaves hospital nurse enters hospital room tells mulder change patient mulder leaves revealed nurse actually wearing paper nurse written talks heart stopping nurse runs past mulder follows room pronounced dead mulder notices nurse paper night mulder visits address finds scully pointing gun claiming controlled kills mulder hears footsteps turns pointing gun states personal information mulder revealing scully despite mulder sees fires shot figure moving mulder sees scully wounded skinner office brain scan shows advanced temporal lobe like twin separated birth mulder nearly killing scully feels ultimately lost game production episode written directed original idea episode involved convicted criminal happened prison heard voice god commanding kill truly evil man suddenly found transferred prison police mulder believe working greater good noted pitched going eventually found point year needed script fast executive producer frank_spotnitz suggested convicted actually season episode decided aside word god story called teamed wrote final script played original role available episode addition appearance x-files appeared series millennium cast sister body husband created house dummy correct shade paint scenes filmed look actually filmed hospital storage facility order dress set structure completely cleared debris garbage required old pump episode title japanese term fox hunting series hired japanese yield proper translation phrase fact fox hunting readily rendered japanese reception premiered fox network united_states january episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers episode received mixed reviews television critics robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode half stars wrote lacks trademark wit episode takes plot threads started logical conclusions shearman pearson explained episode acting notably helps raise average zack_handlen gave episode mixed review awarded wrote despite love isn near good predecessor handlen cited change personality lack desire kill scully portrayal sees truth required narrative convenience reasons episode weak concluded gave episode largely negative review awarded wrote overall episode disappointing sequel popular episodes series bringing story ill advised attempt capitalize impressions continuity especially character aspects completely absent time hard believe tim strong writers responsible material paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars called entry compared original understood desire write sequel vitaris criticized fact murdered called episode basic plot cheesy compliment episode set 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