files seventh episode ninth season american science fiction television series files episode aired united_states january fox network written executive producer directed executive producer episode monster week episode stand plot unconnected mythology overarching fictional history x-files earned nielsen rating viewed million households episode received largely positive reviews television critics centers fbi special agents work cases linked paranormal called files season focuses investigations dana_scully gillian_anderson episode wakes mexico memory got reyes scully struggle locate later discover memory taken memory vampire works drug written thinking story involving memory vampire months furthermore episode directorial debut noted director kim_manners helped guide process director photography specific lighting episode indoor scenes dark hard outside scenes bright saturated light mexican hotel apartment created fox_mulder david_duchovny old apartment set plot awakens inside abandoned warehouse find man process stealing shoes chases man outside summons mexican police officers policemen hits man demands identification finds papers officer asks shocked realize remember identity taken local jail meets fellow prisoner named domingo domingo eventually freed offers condition help perform criminal tasks agrees changes mind released domingo friend pulls gun quickly takes weapon returns warehouse hopes finding clues identity time time experiences flashbacks wife son idea meantime washington walter_skinner mitch_pileggi dana_scully gillian_anderson examine video footage security camera positioned mexican border fbi deputy director task force searching believing video proof entered mexico free abducted phones public affairs office hoping marine tattoo shed light true identity able ask questions notices policemen nearby flees scully traces phone travel mexican town seen revealed local drug memory vampire absorb memories posing threat reyes finds faces gunfire police likewise controlled reyes attempts remind remembers son agents rescued skinner admits happy memories bad ones long remember good production writing directing written executive producer directed episode marked solo episode ninth season story memory vampire months writing notion set story mexico center character frank_spotnitz idea story went fairly easily executive directorial debut helmed episode utilized information gathered working kim_manners series prolific directors later noted kim taught breaks script prepares shot list powerful thing said cut sees movie head later said rose occasion bus crash scene created use elaborate smoke mirrors according cameras film entire scene cameras order illusion bus going faster steel ramp buried ground flip bus scene reportedly film later joked stood sandwich thing backing slow filming effects director photography later stated borrowed motifs film traffic shots addition filming decided test shots lighting right crew ended shooting stops shoot resulting washed outdoor scenes crew hard time developing lighting contrasts episode talking episode said dark huge contrast lighting dark warm brown inside barely things outside create mexican town featured episode scenes filmed small town located outside los_angeles town background blue sky cut faux mexican background added addition given making strings posters exist shots filmed creating mexican hotel apartment crew decorated fox_mulder david_duchovny apartment production designer said development episode creative rewarding art department create complete total look culture spanish songs featured episode characters song playing scenes garage featured reception aired united_states january episode earned nielsen household rating meaning seen nation estimated households viewed million households watched episode television aired week ending january episode later aired united_kingdom december bbc episode received largely positive reviews television critics television pity gave episode rating den geek named best stand episode season called refreshing change pace robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen gave episode glowing review rated stars praised script patrick performance noting writes script gives real power acting extraordinary furthermore shearman pearson wrote shows fresh files applauded episode called clear bright spot dark dismal season script shooting felt focus effectively script focused strong character arcs worked advantage end concluded episode x-files alien focused idea pain makes pain makes better living pain keeps alive book denying truth files praised central premise cinematography patrick performance calling produced entry
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