files fourth season premiere american science fiction television series files premiered fox network october directed written series creator chris_carter featured guest appearances introduced recurring character episode helped explore overarching mythology fictional history x-files earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast fbi special agent fox_mulder david_duchovny shown evidence sister abduction mysterious smith makes desperate attempt rescue whilst pursued mulder informant found betrayed fatal consequences second episode continuing plot season finale saw death character featured appearance mulder sister samantha character described carter series second season premiere little green men episode featured scenes filmed bees caused problems difficulty directing animals special effects episode achieved motion control photography plot rural alberta canada telephone bee works pole identical boys approach watch adversely sting causing fall ground die boys look body walk remote industrial site fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson approached mulder smith flee scully bounty hunter pursuit eventually reaching waterfront mulder bounty hunter stabs neck alien escape boat leaving scully seemingly dead approaches body bounty hunter wakes demanding know mulder smith heading releases realizing knowledge boat mulder smith debate save mulder mother despite risk men black awaiting mulder ultimately agrees dangerous visit instead head canada smith says mulder find sister samantha elder meets smoking man hospital room confronting photos prior meeting taken realize leak plan smoke source releasing false information danger bounty hunter learns mulder whereabouts listening phone captive scully leaving pursue smith washington scully reports walter_skinner mitch_pileggi informs disappeared scully agent investigate data compiling trying files scully contacts tells related government long running smallpox program tells believes life danger canada smith mulder car runs gas walking miles foot come corpse covered ants takes mulder mysterious field find group identical children girls resemble samantha age abducted tells mulder children tend fields incapable speaking gasoline mulder tries female clones bounty hunter arrives chases corners large bee crushed repeatedly trap set trio scully report skinner data tracked appears human beings bounty hunter catches mulder smith clone car van knocking mulder unconscious bounty hunter pursues fleeing mulder returns hospital mother resigned fact save syndicate leads trap mulder apartment shot apartment writes letters blood dying letters lead mulder assistant special representative secretary general united_nations tells mulder fields canada abandoned shows picture children tending shrubs hospital smoking man directs bounty hunter heal mulder mother telling enemy lose production appearance time clone little girl series creator chris_carter desire bring carter felt samantha important element referring series decision kill character end season writers felt character decided bigger player pay price collaborating fox_mulder ultimately decided led introduction end episode mulder latest informant exterior shots crop fields episodes filmed fields writer frank_spotnitz felt quality fields located near city approximately half hour drive vancouver location production rarely seasons hair makeup wardrobe truck ended getting lost driving composite aircraft industry create alien bounty hunter chases mulder death prominent scene episode took takes complete final scene feeling good way send director noted responsible directing episodes featured deaths mulder father scully sister thousands live bees production understanding bees sting queen present theory proved incorrect played clones filming kept quiet react scene finished filming leading cold open episode multiple boys achieved motion control photography allowing children play clones multiple takes recorded boys different positions camera controlled computer follow exactly motions seamlessly episode title comes german word master race tagline episode dies instead usual truth phrase bounty hunter mulder episode production carter begun pre production phases series feature film adaptation released broadcast reception premiered fox network october broadcast united_kingdom bbc september episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode total million viewers watched episode original airing making episode x-files watched million people overview fourth season entertainment_weekly rated noted episode makes good use locations ambiguous resolution smith plot arc seen positive opens door sorts provocative writing zack_handlen rated episode felt suffered water plotting handlen described episode tense suffering held series ongoing mythology cited death example feeling scene appropriately shocking memorable deaths series immediate introduction successor character seen ing importance events
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