thirteenth episode sixth season science fiction television series files premiered fox network february united_states episode written directed episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode received mixed negative reviews centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work episode living florida trailer park calls mulder scully help neighboring family disappears hurricane approaching mulder scully find trapped group residents building water second story x-files original idea episode featured monster loose abandoned gold makes second appearance introduced travelers suffering stroke later replaced unnatural episode notable sheer water lack bright lighting stylistic approach gillian_anderson likened filming vancouver plot florida fierce hurricane son desperately try flip washing machine fail receiving fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson arrive home retired fbi agent look x-files tells family called panic husband attacked bathroom scully dubious believes happened family hurricane mulder scully house find bathroom door shut sign people brief run deputy believes mulder man scully shows fbi attempt airport trapped hurricane breakers deputy encounters creature finding dead man covered substance toilet mulder scully later find deputy vehicle parked outside apartments searching building discover ground neck covered red mulder goes complex find rest people warn thing encounters girlfriend months pregnant anti government second amendment activist mulder attempts vincent come join protection vincent refuses attacked creature apartment mulder entity attacking driven sea hurricane city water system steals deputy wedding ring knocks container unconscious scully removed specimens neck wounds spots creature deputy mulder scully enter bathroom find clothes deputy man gone mulder entity live water living form water visible attacks believes creature uses people hosts reproduce body water content feed growth new creatures mulder realizes needs evacuate charging outside mulder attacked creature hall returns throat door takes hostage leaving mulder die hallway angela goes labor scully finds forced deliver baby water collects light fixture creature appears grabs neck scully tells aim realizing freshwater kept creature bay deputy salt added water shoots saves vincent life mulder realizes freshwater key runs rain heal wounds morning creature vanished newborn baby survived healthy mulder starts recovering telling story relieved felt retired fbi partner like scully decides celebrate agents storm asks like water quickly reply production writing written second story files terms went different drafts originally tasked bringing character original story monster loose abandoned gold frank_spotnitz executive producer particularly like idea gold enjoyed concept monster loose enclosed space quickly decided set episode hurricane feature sea monster primary antagonist originally sea monster blown dry land building decided write living water director worried episode monster appear scary story compelling utilizing unique camera angles quick action able episode feel hell lot better afraid monster created special effects makeup supervisor task considered single difficult thing season created combination translucent flexible feel octopus bite marks numbered hundreds required minutes apply episode title means bad water spanish slang portuguese man war similar form episode primary antagonist casting makes appearance episode second introduced travelers noted role night instrumental tone x-files originally casting directors choice role senator second season episode little green men later sought play role mulder dad end finally agreed appear playing agent originally founded x-files originally supposed appear duchovny penned episode unnatural days filming began suffered stroke forcing producers remove scenes episode replace played filming episode notable sheer water lack bright lighting director noted film episode daylight brighter emergency lamp hallway explained extremely difficult film time crew cast member got wet stop dry gillian_anderson david_duchovny particular water logged majority episode filming anderson later joked mean got like vancouver previously filmed vancouver season moving los_angeles california beginning sixth season apartment featured episode built scratch production designer received script christmas realizing work immediately began drawing plans set time episode finished entire set water logged thrown away costume designer required bring dry character wardrobe prevent pneumonia reception ratings aired united_states february episode earned nielsen rating meaning roughly percent television equipped households tuned episode viewed million viewers episode aired united_kingdom ireland june received million viewers making watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline tonight creature living water gotten reviews episode received mixed negative reviews critics review sixth season charlotte observer called episode plain bad todd_vanderwerff criticized episode awarded calling famously bad episode x-files noted worst thing comes close working frustrating little actually bizarre structure convoluted antagonist vanderwerff criticized appearance episode calling cameo noted character function kind old man stands porch good old days neighborhood kids shot overhead lamp good thing episode robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen rated episode half stars writing episode laughs aren clever silly reviews completely negative mixed book examination unauthorized look seasons files gave episode mixed review writing far monsters weeks pretty standard fare criticized episodes resolution noting scully way know pure water kill creature paula_vitaris cinefantastique gave episode mixed review awarded stars vitaris wrote won end anybody best list silly sort fun yahoo news named hurricane monster best files monsters week writing tell thing files episode files monster bathroom thinking twice awards earned cinematography regular series
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