Emily (The X-Files)

"**Emily**"
"Emily"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 7
Directed by	Kim Manners
Written by	Vince Gilligan; John Shiban; Frank Spotnitz
Production code	5X07
Original air date	December 14, 1997
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearances
	Pat Skipper as Bill Scully Jr.; Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully; Karri Turner as Tara Scully; Lauren Diewold as Emily Scully; Patricia Dahlquist as Susan Chambliss; Gerard Plunkett as Dr. Ernest Calderon; Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike; John Pyper-Ferguson as Detective Kresge; David Abbott as Judge Maibaum; Bob Morrisey as Dr. Vinet; Sheila Patterson as Anna Fugazzi; Eric Breker as Dark Suited Man #1; Stephen Mendel as Dark Suited Man #2; Mia Ingimundsen as Nurse; Tanya Huse as Medical Technician; Donny Lucas as Hyperbolic Technician;

"Emily" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of American science fiction television series The X-Files. It was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz and directed by Kim Manners. The episode explores the series' overarching mythology. The episode premiered in the United States on December 14, 1997, on the Fox network, earning a Nielsen household rating of 12.4 and being watched by 20.94 million people in its initial broadcast. It received mixed reviews from television critics.

The show centers on FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work. In this episode, Scully fights to protect her daughter’s life, while Mulder discovers her true origins. It is eventually discovered that Emily was created during Scully's abduction. Emily suffers from a tumorous infection and subsequently dies.

"Emily" is the second of a two-part story that began with episode six, "Christmas Carol". The young actress who originally played Emily was terrified of the hospital setting in "Emily", and as a result the producers had to recast the role and reshoot all footage featuring her. Filming for the episode was also disrupted when angry demonstrators protested at one of the show's filming sites.

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