hungry files hungry episode seventh season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states november written directed kim_manners featured guest appearance episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology unlike previous stories hungry told monster perspective hungry earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed positive reviews 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 fast food employee unusual focus fbi investigation direction mulder scully victims appear brain hole forehead wanted try different approach x-files hungry telling main story eyes monster actor portrayed monster chosen possessed subtle interesting quality according casting director manners pleased performance calling great little actor david_duchovny gillian_anderson filming movies return respectively production company decided film hungry episodes despite fact aired conclusion sixth extinction arc plot california young man named approaches drive fast food restaurant despite restaurant closed angrily demands service fast food attendant tells man drive window attacked violently pulled car body later discovered brain removed skull fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson assigned assist local police investigation clue found scene employee button mulder scully check employees discover missing button scully suspects discovered criminal record mulder believes victim brain removed suspects employee committing murder rob actually human wears disguise hide true physical body brains order survive trailed private investigator rob kills eats order hunger begins visits rob home following day annoyed fired lying criminal record confronts rob evidence role murder rob diet pills control hunger lid attempts blackmail later day rob residence retrieve pills hides closet returns noticing home arms baseball bat discovers rob home seeing bottle belonging ground tells going turn instead heads closet rob takes disguise opens closet door reveals true self stunned killing rob later meets counselor hired consult employees following killing session rob admits battling eating disorder sends meeting fully understanding rob true nature attending meeting rob visited mulder scully inform disappeared mulder reveals missing brain tiny shark tooth discovered scully embedded skull mulder genetic freak responsible rob laughs agents leave rob attends meeting meeting sees kind respond meeting detailing taste brain especially brain man turned rob bond trip home unfortunately hunger far reluctantly compelled feed cover murder rob body apartment baseball bat tells mulder scully showed accused killer mulder tells rob recognizes private investigator rob says agents leave find shows find rob packing things intent leaving town bitter argument revealing knew rob murdered rob reveals true self rob prepares attack shows deep sympathy throwing rob guard moment agents arrive guns drawn having found body tells rob good person knows capable instead rob charges mulder shot twice chest committing suicide cop rob lies dying asks replies production writing casting wrote hungry wanted try different approach x-files accordingly decided write episode featured mulder scully antagonists viewed eyes monster series creator chris_carter applauded idea called great monster intention monster audience wrote specifically monster later said intention end mulder scully kill monster audience hoping cast lead monster possessed subtle interesting quality according casting director director kim_manners described great little actor duchovny stunt double played role private detective called roberts kills eats later said lot fun camera appeared duchovny body double season episode later appear mulder fight club filming location david_duchovny gillian_anderson filming movies return respectively production company decided film hungry episodes despite fact aired sixth extinction arc allowed duchovny anderson film scenes complete movies relatively little finished scenes mulder scully scenes created stand ins doubles stars busy schedules duchovny anderson available combined days filming episode came time design sets production team found lucky boy restaurant relatively easy create originally restaurant supposed restaurant location considered ideal lucky boy sign removed later design department faced challenge creating roberts apartment script didn detailed account look like broadcast reception hungry aired united_states november 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 april received million viewers making seventh watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline taste terror tonight episode received mixed positive reviews critics robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars calling premise decade early concluded sympathy gives rob shows true colours touching final moments episode typically smart touch neglected gem story squad listed favorite files monsters awarded episode stars wrote episode features great setup climax leaves usual open ended questions zack_handlen called episode perfectly acceptable awarded pleased episode unique format calling good gimmick forgettable best episode constructed typical fashion x-files memorable positive episode use humor noting target handlen felt story showed series possess suspense completely engaged paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars noted episode suffers syndrome afflicted great files episodes recent seasons syndrome consists audience finding early guilty party vitaris note episode saving grace writing tone called scene featuring roberts actually brains sick hilarious reviews negative critical episode noting change perspective unique interesting bit originality rescue episode familiarity bordering mundane time seen genetic affinity human body parts book examinations gave episode relatively negative review despite noting episode wasn horrible entry unhappy characterization fact killer revealed quickly
Hungry (The X-Files)