war war twelfth episode season science fiction television series files premiered fox network january written directed kim_manners episode monster week story stand plot unconnected series wider mythology war earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received positive reviews critics praised humorous tone centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder investigates small town plagued deaths bodies found covered working home scully scientific explanations mulder crime scene attractive bug expert suspects insects organic war episode second season episode season final order achieve effect episode addition extremely detailed rubber props piles piles faux episode title reference famous novel war worlds radio adaptation character named plot miller grove massachusetts basement having hired knocks ground attempts crush begins heart collapsing wall boot unscathed returns finds body covered fox_mulder david_duchovny coincidentally nearby investigating reported ufo sightings miller grove phone dana_scully gillian_anderson mulder approached local sheriff reveals series attacks taken place town allows mulder scene residence town trio teenagers drink beer generated heated sees crawl open wound wrist attempt insect begins slice skin razor leading ultimately bleed death scene mulder talks phone scully explains likely case drug induced mulder finds underside piece furniture indicating present attempts capture analysis insect hand sharp pieces cut fingers process leading believe metal sheriff government guise breeding killer nearby facility immediately medical found dead bathroom stall initially covered disappear scene person witness scully attributes medical death cerebral induced mulder sheriff find seemingly dead sink bathroom mulder attempts capture albeit time proves alive escapes drain mulder goes investigate facility sheriff mentioned breaking scully discuss odd behavior scully invasive species inside facility resembles typical house mulder sees walls quickly surrounded confronted researcher studying develop effective methods pest control great interest insects incidentally believes actually insect flying electrically charged death occurs mulder hotel individual found covered quickly flee point mulder believes individual simply died scully begins wonder going decides head mulder brings hotel room thinks mechanical mulder visits nearby wheelchair bound scientist works insect like robots discuss possibility extraterrestrial send robotic study planets mulder specimen rendered informs mulder specimen technology wise vastly superior seen scully arrives town convenience store finding residents panic attempts calm people store flee patrons knock display chocolate believing mulder departing lab catches bring time concludes seemingly normal scully finds researching derived alternative fuel source animal introduced area hearing mulder speculates actually extraterrestrial robotic capable consuming abundant resource exploited species generate source fuel mulder goes facility finds paranoid state having unable escape feels following pulls gun mulder thinking scully arrives scene meets calls mulder mulder phone rings believes mulder making tone like rest unusual fires mulder shots pipes containing gas agents flee facility explodes inside day arrives talk mulder scene explosion meets leave discussing interests insects robots night mulder writes report case wondering humanity react insect like robots visited earth mulder finds bizarre looking bug food production writer inspired write episode saw cover magazine featuring insect like robots created mass key element episode references famous radio play war worlds notably episode title reference war worlds town episode takes place miller grove play mill setting radio adaptation originally scene featuring sheriff discussing noted case 1930s planned included final episode cut time episode like morgan previous effort second season great deal humor including joke scully reads breakfast referencing david_duchovny final jeopardy question appeared jeopardy episode title refers animal trainer episode cove later noted died filming old age director kim_manners pleased way behaved noting shot wanted got cast crew members later recalled manners began giving orders explained saw kim_manners talking bucket highlight incredibly detailed rubber created episode props extremely detailed prop master explained real know difference addition piles piles faux created organic free substance episode came heavy criticism standards practices department parent network fox took exception initial script heavy use words refer episode fed later attacked parodied approach episode second season american crime thriller television series millennium called got episode network censor targets use word storms set resembling files taped featuring mulder scully series theme music playing background episode marks rare occasion series fourth wall broken character addresses audience appear walk viewer screen scene reception war premiered fox network january episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers episode received positive reviews critics entertainment_weekly gave war wrote camp infested laughs creepy throws credibility window reviewer handlen gave episode compared previously morgan penned final writing second episode write sure justice comedy broad self aware commentary buried simplistic dealt misery knowing answers looks easy convince know going don better believe bunch bugs outer space coming earth mess minds accept likely truth bugs like shit plenty critical myth gave episode praised episode self style saying overall episode rare self contained parody written standing outside continuity episode gives plenty room send series premise early internet real sense resolution incidental point parody author rated episode second favorite episode seasons book guide x-files cast crew enjoyed episode producer said episode funniest material x-files horrific scene arm gillian_anderson rated episode favorite episodes season negative note writer ended unhappy final product saying day girlfriend saying understood episode guess don episode lot thought good ideas got work disappointed episode people love
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