files 13th episode ninth season episode overall science fiction television series files episode aired united_states canada april fox subsequently aired united_kingdom written directed series creator executive producer chris_carter episode monster week episode stand plot unconnected mythology overarching fictional history x-files episode earned nielsen rating viewed million viewers episode received positive reviews critics centers fbi special agents work cases linked paranormal called files season focuses investigations dana_scully gillian_anderson episode reyes fellow agents investigate serial killer uses choose victims soon reyes scully meet unusual man prove help features playing god chosen expressed desire appear episode x-files carter approved idea thoroughly enjoyed filming episode contains elaborate effects rendered look like head furthermore episode contains themes pertaining fate free tagline episode meaning god loves italian replacing usual phrase truth plot agent investigating series cases believes linked explaining case dana_scully gillian_anderson scully spots possible link mark killer ring victims faces consulting reyes ties murders killer finds murdering killer shown meeting mysterious man know lot ways speaks enigmatic way words difference killer reyes theories fbi pattern killings viewed map spiral scully reyes murdered office meet killer elevator scully recognizes ring killer hand agents exit elevator draws gun killer slips elevator gets parking lot reyes scully arrive car fleeing garage gate closing meet person hiding car demand come strange man pass time engages reyes scully game colors red black scully reyes anticipated hair colors victims exiting car assumed contain killer realizing killer inside search garage surprised killer arrives nick time shoot mysterious man completely disappeared nearby italian neighborhood party progress men sing song lead crowd streets camera reveal entire neighborhood viewed suggests appearance face fact god production development carter later explained humorous episodes important especially pitch black ninth season reasoned need relief tension came high school student chris_carter knew carter felt needed kill character fondness casting carter spotted movie new_york los_angeles scene shot character took long day carter called said open direction gave lot information remember scene difficult set scene created set ninth season revealed lines difficult remember explained remember learning lines thinking god got scary like physics united theory episode filmed carter feature scully fbi autopsy scene 20th century fox different numbers seen scene idea important life plays illustrate idea patterns patterns behavior ways numbers rule universe lives ability solve things solve mysteries life solve cases lead act comes close scully reyes believers episode tagline episode meaning god loves italian replacing usual phrase truth normal line executive producer chris_carter rendered italian reading chris_carter casting chosen expressed desire appear episode x-files carter approved idea told patrick write good later noted young man meant opportunity work surreal carter written script presented approval approved script agreed episode later noted great time loved working everybody missing things plays role gambling serial killer effects music final scene featuring face superimposed created special effects supervisor actual footage scene pull shot carnival filmed feet air crane cgi created resembled head shots effect added sell alternate version scene created featured chris_carter head instead version included bonus feature season dvd set score episode like rest series composed snow based music episode records request carter carter later noted heard music far fit exactly wanted wanted recreate yearly celebration wanted create festival themes according chris_carter idea episode numbers significance numbers lives starts card table players dealt hand continued idea dealt hands genetic hands maybe hands basically tools deal use lives stated idea free fate continued fate determined villain story dealt bad hand life situation acts bad carter elaborated fate wayne character interested exploring introduction moment character throws question god going place explore playing god character wayne main idea episode god knows numbers numbers laying charge big game god trying game game won lost wayne lost game reception ratings aired united_states april episode earned nielsen household rating meaning seen estimated nation households episode viewed million households million viewers 57th watched episode television aired week ending april reviews received positive reviews critics television pity awarded episode robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars called script witty wrote brilliance chris_carter direction allowed viewer episode god point view shearman pearson concluded episode smart thinks pretty smart writing hand gave episode mixed review gave rating wrote overall episode amusing prompt rank highly inspired episodes previous seasons considering sixth seventh seasons suffered episodes like shame book denying truth files called episode bizarre amusing said central story doesn feel like sustain entire episode guardian listed best files episodes named god files monsters noting series creator chris_carter god deity constantly creatures look patterns overall plan laid doomed failure knows doesn stop trying
Improbable (The X-Files)