fictional character fox science fiction television series files serves figure authority series introduced assistant director later promoted post deputy director acts antagonist prevents special agents fox mulder dana_scully investigating cases dealing paranormal dubbed files played appeared guest role episodes series sixth season returning recurring character eighth ninth seasons creation driven need place pressure character walter_skinner character met mixed negative critical responses initially positively received coming considered note role series progressed series ensemble cast earned nomination work character arc appearance series sixth season opening episode beginning assistant director temporarily supervisor agents fox mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson assigned away files division time smoking man seen office reminiscent silent presence walter_skinner office early seasons assigned mulder scully tasks terrorist details federal background checks investigate file charge expenses incurred case forcing pay pocket attempted separate mulder scully believing mulder threw away promising career criminal scully career saved mulder scully reassigned files office continued climb ladder culminating assignment deputy director long promotion mulder abducted aliens beginning eighth season assigned run mulder failed assigned files scully mulder found happening mulder returned refused assign x-files keeping position mulder pursued unauthorized case prepared fire mulder accepted responsibility dismissed fbi shortly mulder disappeared saw late night meeting conspirators brought help investigate involvement mulder disappearance investigation turned convinced involved conspiracy insisted actually protecting mulder ninth season man key seen company like smoking man end showed heroic series finale truth helped skinner free mulder military prison following permanently close x-files superiors conceptual history character named characters favourite film series creator chris_carter according writer producer frank_spotnitz creation character writers create characters series pressure walter_skinner reflecting casting called great find adding times course series got lucky actors cast guest parts kept bringing wonderful happened mitch_pileggi walter_skinner happened fantastic actor like person transformed play thought viewer weekly watching sixth season great sense final moments son essentially tells mulder right precisely thing wanted behave way prepared role observing real life counterparts fbi los_angeles office according actor useful thing learned people level bureau years reached positions fbi hierarchy taking work seriously system good reason portrayed recognized character military men marines depicted united_states navy weapons officer vietnam war patrick director kim_manners thought come week nail stuff regardless going similarly frank_spotnitz thought chemistry loved playing scenes think scenes finest ones years reception writing felt positively introduction saying fond memories recurring character section chief played reacted positive performance eighth season saying story thanks walter_skinner salon writer writing review ninth season noted black character death season positive character development ninth season season overall writing cinefantastique character introduction called fine addition cast series describing portrayal strong presence review eighth season years later vitaris described note characters series robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen describe return eighth season contrived shearman pearson noted character effective number x-files cases hardly considered lead villain nominated screen actors guild award outstanding performance ensemble drama series work alongside gillian_anderson david_duchovny mitch_pileggi
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