eighteenth episode eighth season american science fiction television series files episode overall episode aired united_states canada april united_kingdom june written staff member directed forms series overarching mythology episode received nielsen household rating viewed million viewers received mixed positive reviews critics appreciated older mythology x-files season centers fbi special agents dana_scully gillian_anderson new partner scully partner fox_mulder david_duchovny work files cases linked paranormal episode mulder orders stay away x-files finds stranded oil platform soon discover crew infected black oil alien virus mulder scully encountered times despite dislike mulder team escape infected crew members able capture kill episode series milestone features appearance alien black oil series finale appeared flashback plot device plays significant role series files movie oil effects created chocolate principal filming carried locations oil platform oil specially created set episode title spanish word meaning come coming interpreted super soldier narrative arc elements plot compared ancient greek religious mythological figure plot worker oil platform gulf_of_mexico fatally stabs fellow crew member radio operator starts destroying platform radio equipment confronted taylor body begins glow fbi headquarters fox_mulder david_duchovny tells murder explains ninety percent body covered apparent radiation burns platform owner officially attributes burns explosion mulder suspects involvement black oil mulder meet vice president tells company discovered large oil reserve gulf sends gulf investigate mulder present arrives agents meet taylor claims tried blow platform dana_scully finds black oil skull autopsy oil dead concludes immunity black oil indian indigenous mexican national mulder find proof black oil platform friend missing threatens bring crew agents provide proof infection mulder search like native american heritage mulder later discover somebody set fire communications room agents tackle fire attacks renders unconscious awakens mentally unstable cuts arm check presence black oil annoyed tells dana_scully gillian_anderson lifting oil platform scully opposes idea choice obey scully realizes immune black oil suffered radiation burns instead infection talking leaves find mulder attacked taylor mulder arrives taylor mulder communication room try relay message platform crew attack door scully receives mulder message tells broken mulder destroys platform radio black oil infected crew communicate aliens suddenly platform workers stop attack begin sabotage rig mulder leave radio room jump rig realize crew going destroy rescued helicopters sent break later fbi mulder tells dismissed bureau production writing filming written vehicle mulder pass x-files legacy patrick compared mulder greek chorus said episode way mulder blessing pass x-files complimented producers deciding pass files division noting aware going audience head title spanish person present indicative form means come coming episode directed directed earlier season episodes salvage hardy offered role unknown individual working x-files saw remake film high noon season episodes helmed hardy enjoyed directing episode adherence series mythology later described episode classic files eighth season filmed order sixteenth episode produced eighteenth aired largely duchovny availability episode x-files usually took eighteen days film including seven days pre production main unit shooting second unit filming produced days crew worked fourteen hour shifts shot locations studio los_angeles closed oil offshore oil platform pacific_ocean coast previous seasons location manager required scout locations scripts submitted starting eighth season allowed scouting order find new interesting locations written scripts jones discovered oil platform scouting trip later said oil platform favorite example places able find platform scouted advance jones given weeks prepare shoot far cry usual added time saved series considerable money filming oil platform occurred sunrise sunset day film crew filming oil platform decks slick oil according hardy cameras sort fit blend platform series leading actors required film separate locations anderson scenes filmed solely sets los_angeles character accompany mulder anderson scenes patrick duchovny opening sequence takes place office patrick duchovny scenes filmed oil platform key scenes including destruction oil platform filmed set los_angeles patrick duchovny flown locations scenes filmed studio production designer tasked oil platform control room mess hall operational sections required brilliant piece series departments order come scene oil platform bursts flame created studio mock rig set set wood art department tasked trying create illusion fire burning steel special effects scene mulder agree jump oil platform shot way recalls scene film kid filmed having patrick duchovny jump green screen separate footage rig exploding created actual shots rig cgi filmed shots episode featured penultimate appearance alien black oil appear final time flashback series finale visual effects black oil created chocolate computer generated imagery cgi scene showing black oil coming worker eyes ears mouth filmed visual effects stage takes needed mixture spill correctly themes book myth noted oil platform named reference ancient greek religious mythological figure legendary musician poet prophet according myth wife killed god underworld hearing moving music allowed retrieve wife long look safely underworld fails wife soul slips underworld bush compared singing signal catalyst events rig episode mulder indians wreck havoc fear black oil slips underworld regards episode title bush argued spanish word means come episode explain wrote refer aliens planning earth humans disturbing black oil book wrote episode features second major happening series super soldiers story arc plot thread explored near end eighth season ninth title refers inevitable onslaught superior alien warriors reception ratings release premiered american television april received nielsen household rating meaning seen estimated households viewed million viewers overall episode debuted ireland united_kingdom june sky channel sixth watched program week million viewers november episode released eighth season dvd box set later included volume dvd collection including episodes involving alien super soldiers arc episode casting plot initially proved controversial early hispanic activists complained negative portrayal television particularly episode sunday park turn major broadcasters signed agreements created head diversity network episode title synopsis announced activists worried negative stereotypes reviews pleased episode wrote latest episode contained elements classic mythology episode stakes huge heroes faced greatest hazards use oil rig created sense isolation mulder paranoia levels sky high figure haven seen episodes lines past seasons television pity awarded episode book examinations gave positive review wrote watching honestly times season felt good x-files fan praised significant development mulder scully relationship return fourth season version black oil movie dramatically altered nature substance infected hosts aliens inside bodies merely taken todd_vanderwerff named episode episodes files wrote abruptly makes series alien conspiracy storyline relevant review concludes fine example past glory days finding way relevant vanderwerff later awarded episode praised addition refreshing alien mythology episode location noting oil rig isolation man island status definitely sort place look feel different episode applauded dynamic mulder wrote episode successfully way david_duchovny fox_mulder pass torch reviews positive robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars wrote installment return black oil date wrote mulder good running away doesn dignity paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode negative review awarded half stars wrote action adventure big money shot explosion end doesn exploit possibilities physical location ultimately concluded works hard hit marks classic villain battle measure come transfer mulder functional transfer hollow return black oil noting happy
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