x-files fifteenth episode sixth season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network march episode written directed episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received positive critical reception reviewers praising episode humor 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 planned community lead mulder scully undercover married couple find members community strictly single subdivision rule matter rule mulder scully soon discover ruler small community enforced rule creature year staff writer inspired write episode based incident life involved planned community episode heavily utilized special effects digital effects inserted final film episode appropriate feel plot fictional planned community california arrives home find package unknown person package contains puts roof neighbors bed night hears house goes investigate wife nancy stays bed mysterious creature attacks kills fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson investigate disappearance going undercover new rob mulder scully moving home neighbor away mulder basketball garage telling community settling agents begin searching house find appears blood blade ceiling fan neighbor wants let consequences breaking community rules association president describes weak link dealt night creature seemingly kills taking walk scully later finds dog big mike necklace storm drain face covered substance looks like blood mulder scully discuss possible motives presumed murders scully decides substances analyzed san_diego mulder decides test theories community rules motive sticking plastic yard antics mulder later finds note says like gets dark dark mulder brings basketball runs argue mulder away comes grass screams mulder chases away notice light burned confronts accusing trying kill family instead told real problem mulder believes creature kills moves yard grass scully shares lab results blood ceiling fan dog actually neighborhood built old mulder believes buried yard day gets dig yard telling neighbors putting reflecting pool community rules don find find mysteriously delivered died bears label company scully calls forensic team come immediately hears house goes gun finds missing creature comes stairs grabs scully tells coming scully closet fights creature mulder confronts marking death giving mulder says creature assure compliance rules mulder arrests goes find scully begs help knowing creature coming creature attacks dies dirt scully comes outside late creature remnants mulder feet production inspiration writing year staff writer inspired write episode based incident life moved apartment showed late crew began unloading clock evening read page later fined thousand dollars moving subsequent years friends moved homes apartments situation describes kind frightening story went variations originally wanted main antagonist sort notorious individual neighbor sort series creator chris_carter convinced write story replace human actual monster quickly wrote story included elements myth create literal monster idea marry mulder scully came writers meeting thought good story allow mulder scully undercover casting design noted work nbc hospital drama cast play big mike appearance coincided final episodes filmed nbc production staff hesitant allow appear fear narrow production schedule later explained small window days able squeeze department head x-files responsible making appear bloody took hours included prosthetic head toe application dirt agent giving cracked appearance wore hours straight costume designer tasked designing outfits mulder scully mulder outfit composed largely shirts bass scully outfit jeans noted scully outfit harder design scully character look doesn want effects came making monster torn assistant director explained choices creature created personality conventional garbage creature covered banana coffee grounds makeup supervisor eventually came design monster effectively foam suit suit appearance rubber attached suit submerged create garbage effect film eventually edited monster cut unseen menace x-files later gave character variety nicknames including fred shit monster digital effects supervisor asked edit scully evidence video friday episode aired explained wanted scully point view point view fortunately camera trunk video operator car parked near editing facility giving time edit complete special effect sequence took roughly hours complete reception ratings premiered fox network march episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers episode aired united_kingdom ireland june received million viewers making watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline mulder scully married files reviews received positive reviews critics named tenth funniest x-files episode noted levels humor episode hilarious pairing mulder scully husband wife perfect parody planned community way life yahoo news named garbage monster best files monsters week robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars noted inherent draw episode seeing mulder scully cover married couple despite general praise episode slightly criticized ending calling final scene rushed todd_vanderwerff awarded episode called solid example mid period form noted episode series unlike way fans portray largely fact allows like mulder scully happily married couple episode monster little hard figure reviews mixed book examination unauthorized look seasons files gave episode mixed review writing watching feel like couple pizza dinner thanksgiving bad hardly feast come expect paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars vitaris despite praising david_duchovny performance scenes rebels rules called episode main villains stereotypes self thanksgiving marathon containing fan selected episodes presented best mulder scully chemistry
Arcadia (The X-Files)