existence files existence episode eighth season finale science fiction television series files episode overall episode premiered fox united_states subsequently aired united_kingdom june written executive producer chris_carter directed kim_manners existence earned nielsen household rating watched million households million viewers overall episode received largely positive reviews television critics centers fbi special agents dana_scully gillian_anderson fbi agent fox_mulder david_duchovny work cases linked paranormal called files episode continuing previous episode essence new type alien called programmed destroy traces alien involvement earth introduced mulder walter_skinner mitch_pileggi help scully escape special agent remote town shortly skinner kills scully delivers apparently normal baby alien surrounding explanation aliens leave area mulder arrives existence story milestone series previous season episodes starting helped introduce story arc featuring super soldiers continued ninth season episode feature fox_mulder character series finale following year scene reyes office intended new files david_duchovny plot episode begins metal box brought containing remains examines notices small piece metal leaves room metal begins spin growing looks like beginnings spine dana_scully gillian_anderson arrive abandoned town special agent born seated chair assistant director walter_skinner office shown video skinner tells miles alive scully child suddenly agent comes tells person wants issues concerning miles scully leaves fox_mulder skinner story miles military project create super soldier scully chip neck abduction pregnant organic version super soldier skinner office gets chair starts leaving doorway skinner goes turns sees miles approaching skinner manages escape purposely closing elevator doors skinner miles hand breaks elevator injuring skinner hospital mulder told set find abandoned hometown reyes scully hiding reyes sees running follows car pulls meets agrees help birth mulder pull garage find passenger happens mulder believes pursues learns accomplice agent crane mulder problems arise cell phone rings disappears car mulder learning witnessed believes crane gave access fbi suddenly car window prosthetic hand destroys cell phone aims gun mulder tells pull trigger bullet administered skinner arm tries pick gun skinner shoots hand rendering useless pushes gun tells skinner shoot mulder instead skinner raises gun shoots head attempts crane ends chased pursuit ends fbi garage ends violently crane run crashing car garage wall men presumed dead scully goes labour reyes helps deliver apparently normal baby alien surrounding explanation aliens leave area mulder arrives reyes report fbi headquarters investigation late night meeting mulder takes scully newborn baby apartment baby discussing recent events agents share long passionate kiss production writing casting existence written filming led kim_manners director episode helping script action scenes fight fbi headquarters manners ideas scene reyes office birth new files david_duchovny main character star trek generation regular briefly appears scully episode features appearance series finale reportedly tired role growing weary ambiguous nature character learned character killed existence reportedly welcomed news night episode aired wrote personal website felt wasn getting fair shake wanted depth ideas character came pass kind stopped fun play final scene episode featuring mulder scully kissing filmed initially script called mulder kiss scully forehead argued scene mundane bull long wanted real kiss point birth scully child allusions story birth jesus including mulder following star find scully lone gunmen bringing gifts baby like scully child portrayed son producer worked x-files seven babies represent character play single episode effects filming episode featured elaborate cgi scenes scene entirely computer generated visual effects head killed cgi bullet straight head manners idea extra money death mitch_pileggi happy told killing explained came told going kill wanted nick away character stand point skinner wanted kill bad manners later called favorite scenes directed best scenes seen long time television car scene gillian_anderson shot road anderson sat known insert car crew sat car birth scene filmed old according director kim_manners difficult scene shoot elevator mitch_pileggi worked guns joining x-files cast producers got retired officer teach firearms shooting practices returning set fbi garage scenes shot took total days finish episode contains scene reyes scully karaoke renditions whale calls later noted series creator chris_carter gave tape whale songs playing trailer carter inspired write scene friend gave paul winter album incorporated whale sounds music carter later explained thought kind like reyes character appreciate reception ratings existence premiered united_states fox episode earned nielsen household rating meaning seen nation estimated households episode watched million households million viewers overall united_kingdom existence premiered june received million viewers placing x-files number broadcasts week star trek voyager simpsons fox promoted episode tagline beginning end episode later included volume dvd collection contains episodes involved alien super soldiers arc reviews existence received positive reviews critics zack_handlen awarded episode offering positive opinion regards finale felt existence dragged essence resulting interesting episode felt overarching mythology series long ago convoluted sense human pieces work includes pleased episode noting scene beautifully written reacted positively death hands skinner saying best scene episode despite praise stressed existence exciting previous episode essence files feature film television pity gave episode rating noting season finale goes big fat kiss mulder scully long zone positive essence existence gave episodes rating wrote reason works plot simple audience handle reviews positive robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen gave episode mixed half stars paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode scathing review awarded stars heavily derided plot wrote mulder scully era x-files load turned
Existence (The X-Files)