x-files thirteenth episode season science fiction television series files episode aired united_states january fox written series creator chris_carter directed episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed reviews critics fans upset negative portrayal mulder scully centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder scully investigate murders high school students small town acting strangely discover teens responsible rare alignment affects behavior episode title refers astronomical alignment objects usually sun earth moon planet mulder scully behavior episode written specifically carter alert audience mulder scully romantic partnership addition episode contained fan jokes scully getting upset mulder driver inspired fans plot new_hampshire group high school students hold eulogy dead friend purported victim local cult girls ride home girls tell boom cult seeks blonde virgin victim convincing turn road day police find boom hanging cliff sight police sit laughing fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson arrive arguing directions way meet local detective boom funeral scully bad mood skeptical claims high school principal funeral style murdering children suddenly coffin starts smoking catches fire mulder scully separate rooms interview offer identical story ceremony baby sacrificed scully thinks stories cliché points fact belief conspiracy paranoid looking latest victim body mulder detective white find burn mark shape beast scully says doesn mulder goes white apologize scully behavior visit local claims town crazy behavior rare alignment planets mars mercury watch basketball practice players scott girlfriend fellow cheerleader displeasure players accidentally table drinks cause basketball bounce underneath closes goes killing scully angry mulder detective white town mob searches mass grave woods finds bag belonging town filled bones mistakenly assumes belonged child angry mob goes doctor claims bag sold bones end belonging dog belonged scully gets upset joke mulder makes tells returning washington celebrate birthday uses board know marry thinks scott away spells upset rushes bathroom chanting bloody mary locked killed glass shattered mirror detective white heads mulder hotel room found box inside cat collar makes romantic gesture mulder interrupted scully informs death try console scott tells turned mad likes leaves mulder goes visit madame tells planets come alignment like years additional cause born january energy focused goes scott angry arrives argue end accidentally killing scott goes mulder telling responsible murders goes scully tells opposite agents bring girls police station place starts shaking guns mulder locks girls room power goes away clock midnight town mob detective white finally claims work oblivious cosmic alignment energy mulder scully drive home arguing directions scully runs stop sign mulder tells shut production episode written series creator chris_carter directed fan episode saying proved difficult anticipated wasn time shoot properly close christmas break felt extremely pressured frustrated things love particularly mulder scully overall thought oblique don feel characters knew going don think cool kids murdering people didn feel like shooting episode x-files think let chris_carter bit episode refers alignment objects usually sun earth moon planet high school episode reference question david_duchovny got wrong appearance celebrity edition jeopardy scene mulder sees movie playing channel originally meant include movie orange rights footage expensive producers settled choice carter felt retrospect ended better fit fox_mulder dana_scully fight episode scully gets upset mulder driving grew fans fact mulder driving car mulder joke scully little feet joke carter files convention california gillian_anderson stated things fans internet beginning david_duchovny later explained comedic episodes series episodes noted files stand files mythology comedic files characters characters know reception premiered fox network january broadcast united_kingdom sky november episode earned nielsen household rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode total million viewers watched episode original airing episode received mixed reviews critics entertainment_weekly gave describing episode send time teen venom movie paranoia agents restrained praise villains discussion mulder drives considered mulder scully funniest exchanges todd_vanderwerff gave describing entertaining hour rises level episodes like war vanderwerff argued attempt carter try emulate writing style scripts success noted laughs week adding time think episode figured way plant foot firmly comedic territory judged moment drama like mulder final monologue popmatters listed best monster week characters series describing hilarious send reviews positive paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode moderately negative review awarded half stars vitaris called outing lost opportunity noting episode humor falls flat humor exists vacuum furthermore argued episode played straight horror classic robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode stars criticized episode following heels war argued superior episode series shearman pearson noted episode simply funny fox_mulder dana_scully odd behavior resulted criticism critics fans internet vitaris called relationship mulder scully episode ugly shearman pearson called scenes featuring mulder scully hard stomach chris_carter somewhat disappointed reaction episode received stating hints nature episode fans simply understand fans understood disliked episode desire mulder scully romantically involved couple files fans san_francisco printed shirts featuring phrase 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