requiem files requiem second episode finale seventh season science fiction television series files episode overall premiered fox network united_states episode written chris_carter directed kim_manners episode helped explore series overarching mythology requiem earned nielsen household rating watched million viewers initial broadcast episode received positive reviews television critics applauded way series increasingly alien mythology relevant lamented partial loss david_duchovny centers fbi special agents fox_mulder duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work episode mulder scully return site investigation series place scully failing health mulder concern danger cause case deathbed reunites attempt revive project requiem story milestone series featuring alien abduction mulder mulder appear sporadically seasons returning half episodes season episodes season prior picked season believed episode serve series finale elements pilot episode brought bring closure help movie franchise plot oregon detective miles drives scene reported air crash forest miles arrives car electricity cuts causing crash exiting vehicle injured miles finds deputy sheriff unconscious police cruiser miles suddenly confronted man identical bleeding green fluid indicating alien bounty hunter later tunisia arranges release colony returning united_states meet wheelchair bound smoking man tells alien craft crashed oregon smoking man sees crash chance rebuild project claims finding complicated oregon teenage boys exploring crash site encounter deputy miles denies crash fire reported area area lifted ground shaken like doll invisible force stands feet washington fox_mulder receives agents investigated seven years prior younger miles tells disappearance concern begun following morning mulder dana_scully arrive investigate road incidents took place meeting billy find local police officer agents meet detective miles unaware disguised killed billy father scene disappearance scully finds bullet indicating deputy fired weapon agents later speak wife surprised revealed later going case files scully ill night awakened door mulder scully arrive house find investigated police billy informing taken night knows happened scully suddenly feels billy concern quickly later investigating reported crash site scully lifted shaken mulder finds nearly passed ground miles family home billy highly suspicious enters pulls gun man appears father confrontation billy gun point man physically reveals alien bounty hunter point mulder scully pull walk house unable locate billy father agents return washington walter_skinner approaches mulder scully office joined reveals smoking man dying wants find ufo oregon restart project informs ufo hidden energy field group lone gunmen find evidence ufo location mulder makes clear scully concerned health refuses let accompany oregon concern scully refuses let mulder return instead investigating incident washington scully lone gunmen find evidence mulder scully danger oregon abduction site immediately discovering scully taken ill lone gunmen rushed hospital returning oregon mulder skinner travel woods equipped finding ufo noticing spot cease mid air mulder walks force field finds joins group including standing pillar light ufo soon bounty hunter mulder abducted group stunned skinner witnesses ufo departure come visit smoking man aware plan failure resigned fate holding assistant wheels smoking man room throws flight stairs presumably killing hospitalized scully tells skinner understand important secret pregnant production background writing requiem written series creator chris_carter filming underway seventh season members crew felt entered final season executive producer frank_spotnitz later explained pretty strong sentiment inside outside time day season progressed idea producing season emerged explained found starting got end season kind hopeful came time pen requiem producers found crossroads ideas discussed deal episode idea requiem serve series finale idea emerged episode function cliffhanger eighth season files movie drafting script talks crafting hour episode ideas quickly discarded ending scene featuring scully revealing pregnant written day filmed carter held want cat bag decision prevent leaks internet episode attempted bring closure aspects series sequence throws smoking man flight stairs presumably death actor portrayed noted character great moments push set stairs sense lose life burned death doesn terror young happy episode featured tender moments mulder scully fans found nearly pornographic context long courtship according book complete files gillian_anderson defended moments arguing ample romance mulder scully prior requiem casting filming chance seventh season character played originally appeared pilot episode brought featured requiem bring series circle appear eighth season episodes conclusion episode david_duchovny expressed desire leave series explained kind free agent season seven terms character wanting pursue parts career writer director actor rumors began spreading eventually confirmed duchovny expressed interest appear main character eighth season character mulder place fans internet believed mitch_pileggi portrayed walter_skinner role later called guess ridiculous episode directed kim_manners manners originally thought chris_carter wanted direct episode case episode originally carter planned eventually relented asked manners direct episode manners later noted felt honored gesture principal shooting episode began april twentieth century fox lot filming studio ended day subsequently cast crew relocated mountains resort located near california forests area provided ideal backdrop bulk episode supposed place oregon setting requiem series pilot supposed place fictional city pilot outdoor scenes originally shot location british_columbia known production moved vancouver los_angeles conclusion fifth season local california location needed stand oregon episode featured elaborate effects created digital physical means scene scully encounters alien created means harness hoisted anderson air special effects producer created special effects episode including shots alien craft interaction people building episode contains shot detective miles alien bounty hunter order create scene shots blue screen technology producer called shot best themes requiem explores mulder desire leave pursuit truth book myth notes episode theme sense mulder realization maybe time car irony episode soon mulder discovers absolute proof alien life subsequently abducted taken away skinner office camera angles position characters reveals scene intended recreation famous painting supper skinner standing spot scully standing place bush argues manner suggesting scully like directly affects fate case mulder notes scully actions result fate realized participation time scully compared previous seventh season episode sixth extinction heavily based novel christ features scully role direct literary parallels heroic interpretation reception ratings requiem aired fox united_states episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers requiem marked percent decrease viewers sixth season finale percent decrease seventh season premiere sixth extinction episode aired united_kingdom ireland august received million viewers making watched episode week episode released dvd complete seventh season years later episode included volume colonization dvd collection contains episodes involving alien colonists reviews episode received positive reviews critics todd_vanderwerff awarded episode argued episode best season finale cliffhanger compared second season finale noted episode pretty amazing requiem sense cliffhanger ending work vanderwerff wrote pilot episode helped far series evolved seven years book examinations gave episode largely positive review despite loss fox_mulder noted truth x-files like requiem proved truly place magic beauty love small screen delighted witnessed seven seasons later named episode episode time x-files ranking number called episode intriguing felt files large portion seventh season requiem marked needed return mythology set stage interesting eighth season awarded episode stars wrote lot characters come season ending cliffhanger window dressing trio big surprises wrap season consider death proper ending robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars noted despite fact capped sic season episode managed provide good cliffhanger hold fans premiere eighth season shearman pearson noted odds year requiem strong leave audience wanting paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars despite noting episode best episode season finale years called episode finale x-files mythology
Requiem (The X-Files)