files ninth episode season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network november directed written chris_carter frank_spotnitz featured guest appearances episode helped explore series overarching mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received largely positive reviews critics centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder scully investigate origins alien autopsy mulder believes real investigation japanese involvement sees mulder secret cargo train find episode plot continuing episode inspired atrocities committed japanese research program world war originally intended stand mythology episode lengthened separate parts episode featured scenes required stunt work david_duchovny performed episode title refers term meaning son daughter couple born outside japan plot tennessee mysterious train car left rail yard dark group japanese scientists enter car conduct autopsy alien body scene recorded transmitted satellite suddenly strike team storms car kills scientists taking alien corpse away body bag fox_mulder david_duchovny purchases edited video autopsy believes tape authentic dana_scully gillian_anderson skeptical agents pennsylvania track distributor tape find murdered scene pursue capture japanese man identified high ranking diplomat walter_skinner appears orders released mulder searches finds list members satellite images ship lone gunmen identify ship salvage vessel docked virginia killed assassin called scully investigates group discovering women claim recognize abduction experience similar scully inform dying cancer mulder goes shipyard searches armed men arrive ship mulder manages escape night discovers warehouse craft team mulder believes craft alien origin recovered skinner later confronts mulder absence caused international incident japan refuses assist mulder case mulder meets senator gives details autopsy links larger conspiracy alien human hybrids mulder investigates discovering japanese scientists members notorious unit world war like recruited government develop hybrids mulder believes scientists killed working secret railway transporting test subjects sharing findings mulder scully runs fbi gather technological information autopsy video realizing scientists seen experimented abduction mulder goes west_virginia tracks secret train car watching group japanese men place alien human subject board japanese scientist waits train station ohio forced board bodyguard killed follows aboard train headed vancouver canada mulder tracks train ohio station learns left arrives scully goes mulder apartment met warns mulder getting train scully calls mulder managed drive ahead train jump bridge despite scully pleas mulder jumps train speeds past production writing idea create story involving unit came series creator chris_carter noted unit came attention time lot people read new_york_times japanese prisoners war second world war carter decided episode based war criminals received americans use science interesting frank_spotnitz assigned writing duties originally intended stand mythology story air seventh episode season developed script episode hit logistical notably script featured scenes filmed trains chris_carter explained found going trouble shooting trains eventually sheer scope episode caused executive producer trouble wanted scrap story explained called chris said got throw script basically devastated chris said let episode number lengthened resulting delayed weeks filming executive producer called episode second huge stunt mulder jumped moving train worked weeks alarm having david_duchovny stunt actor previously performed stunts episode ascension willing considered fun experience producers trained rangers play soldiers teaser attempt grounded reality times year old boy play dead alien autopsy table boy twin sister play alien train car underwent extensive makeup including dark contact lenses create effect alien eyes watching video bought mulder scully criticizes citing alien autopsy video hoax british video producer coincidentally fox ended airing alien autopsy video night following episode original air date episode features appearance agent appeared episodes fourth seasons named street vancouver title refers term countries specify son daughter couple born outside japan term japanese american refers living united_states themes book x-files argues episodes like earlier episode paper clip public trust science proposes scientists ing fabric life causing public faith science fade drastically concern notes directly addressed x-files episodes notes scientists portrayed x-files depicted connection ancient evil lone exception agent scully later scientists japanese scientists worked infamous unit attempts create successful human alien hybrid scientists far factor argues public science practitioners reception premiered fox network november broadcast united_kingdom bbc october episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode total million viewers watched episode original airing later won emmy awards outstanding individual achievement sound editing series outstanding individual achievement sound mixing drama series received largely positive reviews retrospective season entertainment_weekly rated review noted episode contained lots excitement scully described mulder plot thread equally gripping writing todd_vanderwerff rated episode calling hell lot fun vanderwerff described cliffhanger ending phenomenal felt episode drive big budget action film noted evident stage series mythology big resolve wholly paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode largely positive review awarded half stars vitaris noted despite teaser act promising episode downhill rapidly storyline crosses border vitaris called scene soldiers kill prisoners scene disturbing previously seen x-files furthermore wrote final scene mulder scully beautifully written acted robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen slightly critical rated episode half stars criticized plot despite calling action sequences noting funny entire team black sent small boat mulder able evade noticing shearman pearson called episode planes trains automobiles action movie
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