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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 15 |
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| Directed by | Rob Bowman | ||
| Written by | William B. Davis | ||
| Production code | 7ABX15 | ||
| Original air date | March 19, 2000 (Fox) | ||
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"En Ami" is the fifteenth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on March 19, 2000. It was written by William B. Davis—his first and only writing credit—and directed by Rob Bowman. The episode helped to explore the series' overarching mythology. "En Ami" earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.5, being watched by 11.99 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received positive reviews. The title means "as friend" in French.
In this episode, FBI special agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) is intrigued after a young boy with cancer, whose parents don’t believe in medical treatment because it is against God’s will, recovers miraculously. What she soon discovers is that his cure is not miraculous, but scientific. Eager, if wary, to learn of the truth behind his secrets, Scully agrees to travel with the Cigarette Smoking Man to get the cure to all mankind’s diseases.
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"En Ami" first aired in the United States on March 19, 2000.[1] This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 7.5, with a 11 share, meaning that roughly 7.5 percent of all television-equipped households, and 11 percent of households watching television, were tuned in to the episode.[2] It was viewed by 11.99 million viewers.[2] The episode aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky1 on June 25, 2000.[3] The episode received 0.62 million viewers and was the fourth most watched episode that week.[4]
Kenneth Silber from Space.com was not happy with the ambiguity of the Smoking Man, writing, "Perhaps unsurprisingly, the episode provides few answers. And the ending, with its high degree of ambiguity, provides little satisfaction. This reviewer, for one, is puzzled about both CSM's physical condition and his state of mind."[5]