The episode is the first of a two-part story, with the. Two Fathers marked the end of the Syndicate story line, in order to relaunch the series mythology arc. It is written by outsider writers William Gibson and Tom Maddox, but could logically be seen an extension of their superlative script for Kill Switch. While it pushes the show outside its comfort zone in terms of setting and concept, it does not stray too far from the basic X-Files template. The episode was written by Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter, and was directed by Kim Manners. First Person Shooter is a similarly ambitious episode, but one that should be a much safer bet. It premiered on the Fox network on February 7, 1999.

To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. 'Two Fathers' is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of The X-Files. This story first appeared in a June stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. “They could do everything an army can do, like build bridges and knock them down,” says Maddox, “but they don’t kill people.” He also was impressed by what “a good, cohesive production company” Carter had assembled. “We’d go in thinking we’d work from 10 a.m. Maddox says the TV experience left a couple of deep impressions on him, with the first being how hard people work. “I feel like I would have liked to have had another shot at it.”

“With ‘First Person Shooter,’ we had to adjust to the higher costs of shooting in L.A.,” says Maddox, who, it turns out, was not as satisfied with the episode as the Academy. Gibson and Maddox previously had written 1998’s “Kill Switch” for the Fox series, which exec producer Frank Spotnitz once said was the most expensive episode shot while the show was still filming in Vancouver. Like HBO’s Westworld (also nominated for effects), the episode involves a computer-simulated Old West and was nominated for Emmys in three sound and visual effects categories, winning two awards.

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