sixth episode season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network november written directed featured guest appearances episode monster week story stand plot unconnected series wider mythology centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder scully investigate lonely hearts murders targeting overweight women eventually discover killer body fat victims online chat rooms episode series written marked appearance duchovny body double episode viewed million people initial broadcast drew mixed reviews critics director based scenes earlier episode host episode drawn comparisons squeeze irresistible plot cleveland couple sit flirting car night having met internet man charismatic handsome overweight date gelatinous substance morning policeman finds body covered substance fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson called investigate victim description similar victims lonely hearts killer large scully attempts perform autopsy body find skeleton remaining scully later substance coating body concentrated digestive remains lacking body fat online arranging meet similarly overweight woman named interrupted landlord believes writer romantically interested ignores resumes mulder learns met man online accounts find started account credit card taken previous victim stands waits restaurant leaves murdering slightly overweight prostitute struggle forced flee fully dissolve body autopsy scully finds body substance dissolved scully finds skin victim nails contains convincing mulder killer body fat victims mulder finds passages obscure medieval poetry list people access texts taken agents local detective agree list translator medieval italian literature receives package talking blind daughter receives mail asking arrange date questioned cross returning home invites inside quickly invitation sees lights apartment leaving finds kills apartment discovers cross body asks mother whereabouts denies seeing aggressively asks leave mother apartment calls police arrive gone computer gives list women contact comes apartment recognizes facial composite distributed fbi scully arrives apartment attacked struggle scully gun fires attacker later questioning visibly weakened deformed admits killings claims given victims wanted return wanted skin condition control states dead longer lonely production written previously worked series weird science writing credit series later season episode hell money initially pitched idea fed body eventually changed body presentation character went initially conceived creepy phantom opera like butcher able cut fat victims final fairly normal looking version decided director sure episode contained moments popularity character earlier episode host frank_spotnitz series story editor initially wary concept felt seen offensive changed mind series creator chris_carter convinced episode told good story fun old fashioned sort file episode primarily filmed vancouver quebec street nearby apartment buildings interior shots marked début duchovny new body double filming scene mulder bursts door body doubles mistakenly burst wrong apartment door tenant dinner party portrays friend previously appeared season episode landlord played appeared season second season episode irresistible broadcast reception premiered fox network november broadcast united_kingdom bbc february episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching tuned episode episode viewed million viewers zack_handlen writing mixed feelings episode ultimately rating felt character wonderfully gross lacks universal season villain episode squeeze handlen felt episode let fact takes given single women targets failing real depth female characters overview season entertainment_weekly rated episode called fine example series villains comparing second season villain robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars calling squeeze little formulaic truly satisfying shearman pearson felt episode heart fair pace praising visuals guide listed files monsters whilst listed character best monster week series saying scully pure need makes finest final scenes
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