monday x-files monday fourteenth episode sixth season science fiction television series files premiered fox network february written directed kim_manners featured guest appearances episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology monday earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received positive reviews television 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 world trapped time loop woman named pam know day events happen differ slightly bank robbery committed finally eventual bombing building prevented mulder scully trapped middle monday inspired twilight zone episode titled shadow play required cast crew shoot scene times director kim_manners attempted camera angle interesting actress hamilton cast play pam regular comedy cast play boyfriend bernard plot episode opens fbi special agent fox_mulder david_duchovny bleeding gunshot wound scully tends revealed hostages bank scully attempts reason reveal bomb chest police begin storm building prompting detonate bomb seemingly killing mulder wakes unharmed find water bed sprung leak alarm clock broken needs pay landlord water damage forced bank instead going meeting partner dana_scully gillian_anderson walter_skinner mitch_pileggi fbi officials arrives named bernard arrives attempts rob bank shooting mulder process sets bank silent alarm police cars come rushing scene scully arrives attempts help partner lies dying events way police rush building bernard bomb everybody dies suddenly action starts mulder wakes find water bed sprung leak alarm clock broken needs pay landlord water damage audience time stuck loop oblivious repetition events person pam bernard girlfriend multiple events pam power save agents including trying prevent entering bank trying inform time loop begging skinner let police building low intellect unable stop things implied lived events times refers having mulder ask question times subtle changes events mulder scully conversation differently time results bernard bomb usually shooting mulder die time loop continues time pam speaks mulder comes closer able remember finally able convince events repeating killed blast mulder begins repeating got bomb attempt recall time following iteration day mulder finds repeating phrase bank acting calls scully confronts bernard begins changing events fundamental level scully acting mulder phone brings pam bank mulder pam convince bernard walk pam approaching police response bernard agitated attempts shoot mulder pam throws mulder fires lies dying admits happened bernard collapses knees horrified peacefully arrested bomb blast time continues normal production writing casting filming episode written extreme pressure brief christmas hiatus critics noted similarities monday comedy film day writers episode credit episode twilight zone titled shadow play later noted funny thing monday people like lot people sic said sort day aren day twilight zone similar plot device stargate episode window opportunity characters individuals remain aware time loop casting director tasked finding suitable actress play pam bank girlfriend expressed difficulty casting role saying feel sorry woman terrible unbelievable plight basically trapped living hell time thinking insane role eventually went actress producers unanimously agreed perfect choice hamilton roles died cancer years later age bernard cast regular comedy later said acting beautiful director kim_manners realizing scenes mulder waking successive explosion attempted camera angle interesting camera angle scenes visually appealing hold viewers attention assistant director examined script created complex timeline shooting easier took weeks break episode elements exact carter considered success later said things year create bank needed episode location department staff found bank current animation school film production house fourth main street downtown los_angeles building completely renovated complete fake columns double windows items inside bank bought bank supply catalogue set hold scene outside bank block area sealed allow cameras film total cameras different speeds cameras film erased post production props episode relied props water bed purchased earlier sixth season episode mulder body proved hardest prop locate searched los_angeles unable find suitable bed order bed specialized furniture store san_francisco mulder envelope created calls washington checks realistic possible looking convincing hold scene outside bank police cruisers turned combined noise cars dialogue ensure flashing lights car coordinator installed battery cars pam proper look makeup department headed applied hamilton eyes haunted look pam multi hamilton creation hair department head tasked creating exact wig replica worn hamilton stunt double episode thick black book shelf mulder bed book classic textbook general author review paper asking laws physics outlaw time loops completely agent scully undergraduate thesis physics time broadcast reception ratings monday aired united_states february episode earned nielsen rating meaning roughly percent television equipped households tuned episode viewed million viewers episode aired united_kingdom ireland june received million viewers making second watched episode week friends fox promoted episode tagline stop happening tonight mulder die trying reviews episode received consistently positive reviews book examination unauthorized look seasons files gave episode positive review writing strengths monday showing scully evolution experiences mulder allow embrace albeit reluctantly ideas grounded science den geek writer named episode finest stand episode sixth season wrote time loops dragged long tedious small funny poignant episode definitely girlfriend bank forced witness deaths boyfriend mulder scully large group innocent people die finally breaks loop dying saving largely shoulders unknown woman effectively brings change pace welcome breath fresh air dvd talk called monday highlights season zack_handlen awarded episode called script humor structural brilliance compassion equal measure handlen compared contrasted episode day noting feature character able restart day monday characters benefit free change factors monday certain basic requirements boyfriend bomb bank robbery fbi agents earth shattering aside certain handlen concluded episode managed funny hour possess sadness sfx magazine named episode eighth days episodes applauded seemingly kill leads teaser appreciated entry mix humor scenes mulder water bed alternative scenarios bank press play gave episode wrote episode written tense audience increasingly frustrated people know solve problem unaware exists makes finally find way satisfying leaps logic especially end overall solid enjoyable writing awarded episode stars praised hamilton performance saying makes monday performance hamilton killed end possesses quiet glee realizes death happened maybe performance haunting powerful writer review sixth season said monday entertaining paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode largely positive review awarded half stars vitaris called episode ingenious heart noted david_duchovny gillian_anderson acting best season furthermore praised directing style calling scenes shot different ways new listed episode number countdown greatest moments
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