fight club files fight club twentieth episode seventh season science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states written series creator chris_carter directed featured guest appearance episode plot serves monster week story unconnected series wider mythology fight club earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received negative 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 mulder scully cross paths pair close proximity yields unlimited splitting agent tries find fight club inspired long lost story series creator chris_carter thought matched twins nuclear reaction david_duchovny stunt double mitch_pileggi wife respectively chosen play mulder scully look start episode fight club contained scenes intense action necessitated use stunt doubles extras plot kansas_city kansas religious missionaries visit women different homes neighborhood look exactly alike second woman away men fight second woman yard later fbi agents look sound remarkably similar mulder scully visit woman betty claims seen woman woman passes car agents begin fighting like missionaries severely injured agents worked seven years said possessed woman applies job jobs states past years moves aggravated suddenly copies black woman betty goes job resume fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson begin investigate case later bar man comes betty moments later walks bar earthquake occurs breaks glass bar runs mulder finds man named art evans women relationship professional wrestler scully finds past years women followed states left wake calls revealed owes money addition betty relationship having affair second earthquake occurs prepares walk exchanging money betty emerges bathroom glass building begins breaking knocked unconscious takes money leaves mulder scully decide split betty tells mulder causing problems forcing leave tells scully thing later look pass sewer blows open mulder storm drain sealing scully finds girls share father man prison revealed mentally insane fit rage eventually mulder finds way storm drain prison scully meets man looks exactly like betty meet stadium audience breaks fight shows stops fighting fight breaks episode ends mulder scully shown bruised beaten production writing inspiration fight club long lost series creator chris_carter thought explained idea long time story matched twins nuclear reaction carter began write episode time pilot files spin insanity scripts crazy elements fight club executive producer frank_spotnitz looked script noted episode odd tone felt like wild casting casting episode reportedly casting director cast noted boxer turned actor comedian previously starred nbc comedy suddenly susan real wrestlers hired play parts opponent respectively near beginning episode fbi agents bear striking resemblance physical appearance voice mulder scully appear characters played previously served david_duchovny stunt double season episode wife mitch_pileggi portrayed walter_skinner duchovny anderson later dubbed voices lines look alike fbi agents cast referred colloquially father half sisters severe anger issue rehearsals scene purposely kept voice prevent severe recalled remember director wanted scream rehearsal like look don understand gon fucking seconds scenes rehearsed times actual tape filmed filming effects time files director tasked directing episode physical effects episode coordinated noted episode contained scenes featuring extensive stunt work explained bar explosions room stunt people broken glass stunt people missionary special agent fights final scene featuring stadium people attacking appearance filmed grand olympic auditorium los_angeles extras contacted ads internet select publications scene took days completely film crowd supplemented sixteen cardboard stadium filled feel order create mock fight staff members gave extras soft props hit producer later noted audience members got carried away tell settle finished episode split screen inserted way enhance scene allow viewer focus angles action broadcast reception fight club aired united_states 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 july received million viewers making watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline double critical reception fight club largely negative zack_handlen gave episode called dire stuff wrote forced rotten handlen criticized griffin inability portray separate characters carter failure writing comedic script felt relentless self awareness isn amusing anymore book examinations gave episode scathing review wrote true vast world identical twin wish hope spared hour torture fight club imposed 11th hour magazine opined thought files couldn guest star chris_carter manages love god carter penned episode fight club safe bet lame episode probably easily confused far superior movie current state x-files makes look like oscar contender negative episode saying episode conveys strong sense writer director actors merely going motions collecting sizable running clock season series plot compelling agents seriously action revolves little robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode star wrote fight club marker series want die episodes series conceived spite self sheer exhaustion paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode largely negative review awarded star vitaris criticized use asserted guest cast worst griffin simply task differentiate betty reads line cancelled sitcom reviewer named griffin twins tenth ridiculous files monsters week derided performance twins ranking episodes series best worst named fight club worst episode series reviews negative awarded episode stars noted great visual moments fight club chris_carter reveals comic writing
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