patient files patient thirteenth episode fifth season american science fiction television series files written series creator chris_carter frank_spotnitz directed kim_manners aired united_states march fox network episode earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received moderately 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 rebel alien race secretly attacks groups alien agents meet woman claims multiple wants deliver positive message aliens skeptical extraterrestrial activity disturbed agent scully forms special bond woman patient story milestone series introduced new recurring characters series episode feature story concludes following episode red black plot young boys unknown object fall sky seconds later witness man burned alive captured alien bounty hunter eyes mouth shut day leads investigation troops area runs caught boys tells tell superiors going hell fox_mulder david_duchovny attends lecture mit testimony alien presented mulder argues members lecture existence alien life claiming lie created cover program medical experimentation civilians run military industrial complex lecture ends mulder met surprised mulder lost belief alien life time met tells mulder doctor asks visit beaten telling saw orders russian colleagues black oil united_states introduces mulder wheelchair bound considers hero claims aliens state abducted mulder tells leaves russia working orders superiors kidnaps infected flees shut boy eyes nose mouth black oil leaving body fbi headquarters dana_scully gillian_anderson meets agent son fears damage reputation colleagues learn mother tells scully mulder away reports syndicate expected colonization later date offers syndicate exchange research scully talks mulder meeting realizes common including abducted having inserted base neck scully visits immediately realizes fellow scully tells remove assures scully looks forward abducted group meet burned alive alien bounty hunters scully mulder visit scene mulder continuing skeptical alien involvement syndicate shocked massacre mulder scully visit knew people died encounter upset visit mother met returns cell held finds gone man instead scully finds victims attack claimed mulder believes led military aliens mulder called kidnapped pulls eyes resulting getting infected black oil mulder calls looking scully answers reveals gone moment group including scully dam brought syndicate assassin quiet ufo appear sky suddenly screams aliens arrive production casting episode marks appearance previously appeared earlier episodes cigarette smoking man played younger version smoking man later reprised role episode demons fifth season owen cast play great post modern stint x-files attempted job vancouver avail day ran series creator chris_carter bar told didn know served guys faces reference portrayal great carter explained david_duchovny taken careful notice acting abilities requested return series capacity duchovny advice carter created role addition episode introduce recurring character played series casting director pleased performance noting got voice adds little little mystery thought played perfect files person patient episode credited starring tag alongside mitch_pileggi russian characters start episode came great russian acting community vancouver british_columbia defected soviet_union required learn russian scene following opening credits portrayed worked hours day applied appearance eyes mouth small straw pushed lips water filming episode literally blind guided crew members filming scenes provided translation lines english russian worked perfect lines russian explained come fun ways test know nailed tunes come mind remember time dialect coach russian friend cell phone understand passed test filming visual effects filming scene burning camp tricky according kim_manners filming scene huge safety precautions ready cast crew fires seen episode reality fires manners wanted shots close fire possible cameras according manners half million dollar camera crane wrapped ran flames following scene production crew set man fire fire suit stunt known burn scenes like dangerous breathe total fire seconds seen lot filming standards special effects supervisor supervised creation alien rebels victims rebels designed rig black oil set russian built production designer time following scene difficult ship scenes filmed warehouse vancouver filming syndicate meeting manners wanted look strong possible marked appearance woman syndicate meeting room little movement actors filming scene forced film different angles wide shots reception patient premiered united_states fox network march episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers nominated category outstanding guest actress drama series emmy awards performance episode follow red black episode later included volume colonization dvd collection contains episodes involved alien plans earth critical reception episode largely positive television pity ranked patient eighth nightmare inducing episode citing particular abuse article noted x-files taught man asks know yes mouths shut kill demand reviewer todd_vanderwerff gave patient wrote episode feels epic way mythology episodes best vanderwerff noted problem breaking status quo series audience going know head status quo isn broken reasoned audience fully believed mulder lose belief consuming alien conspiracy accept idea scully find belief aliens despite set backs noted patient episode series mythology gets moving chasing tail season reaching sort climax opening episodes season robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars described tone patient truly citing men people innocent wrong place wrong time furthermore shearman pearson praised episode shift ing allowing mulder scully switch roles believer paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode moderately positive review awarded half stars vitaris praised episode premise writing patient rare episode actually advances files mythology news combat black oil critical episode reliance shock value noting camera delight death pain effect viewer horror
Patient X (The X-Files)