tenth episode second season science fiction television series files premiered fox network december written chris_carter directed featured guest appearances episode helps explore series overarching mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million households initial broadcast episode received mixed negative reviews critics noting episode complexity centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files episode mulder scully travel wisconsin teens found wandering woods underwear backs duo soon strange cult vegetarian walk ins originally episode slated crossover episode cbs networks idea filming begin episode adherents believe year bring new age later referenced series finale truth seven seasons later plot fox_mulder dana_scully called investigate number wisconsin local teenagers recovered half naked phrase written backs meeting sheriff agents initially suspect nearby cult founded vegetarian mulder scully attend ceremony causing mulder believe walk ins people souls taken kidnap victims claims felt animal spirit enter girlfriend son latest found blood found contain unknown substance high levels controlled substance appears link doctor agents meet old man points pair men growth cattle believes cause trouble night local doctor killed plane crash investigation site turns shipping orders trace kidnapped teens men cows murdered tom named revealed agents find hidden supply home victims thomas claims turning children monsters drugs claims unknown murdered having passed road scully recognizes assassin killed results victims thinks mysterious substance known purity control mulder children alien dna convinces round children receiving treatment hide mulder tracks beef processing plant destroy mulder wants alive kills revenge murder scully reports records file fbi agencies material injected cows children found unknown substance children came flu like illness causing think control group scully declares case open production episode originally intended crossover episode cbs set town wisconsin series creator chris_carter series creator x-files talking parking lot thought interesting mulder scully visit rome wisconsin files episode unlike traditional crossover shows shot different viewpoints aired x-files episode episode ultimately cbs decided crossover episodes created ended stand executive producer said experience spent days phone producer spent days organizing schedules minute course found told cbs said forget having trouble friday nights x-files bad picket fences episode intended crossover called away aired week following reference files episode small left episode referring x-files including mention british_columbia served location beef processing plant shot facility local employees cleaning scenes producer disappointed resolution saying feeling bring guy presence better developed shot screen thought guy killed audience loved kind tossed away episode like half thing half think curious choice chris carter wanted real left turn seen episode guy showing mulder getting files writer negative view episode saying think confusing episodes seen neat ideas don think pulled finally episode series mention concept walk ins plot device later seasons later truth samantha abduction finally revealed mulder noted adherents believed year bring new age series finale truth revealed mulder alien colonists plan earth december 22nd despite developments mythological plot arc reference explicit reference date planned colonization date finally confirmed series finale mulder audience seven seasons later broadcast reception premiered fox network december episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million households episode received mixed negative reviews critics entertainment_weekly gave red museum noting episode creative convoluted reviewer handlen criticized way red museum written writing episode tries neat trick combining appears monster week results intriguing entirely successful concluded episode good ultimately forgettable critical myth gave episode criticizing complexity plot wrote fairly quickly x-files gained reputation episodes convoluted confusing people sense episode stands shining examples trend appropriate episode written chris_carter
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