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| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 7X10 |
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| Directed by | Michael Watkins | ||
| Written by | Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz | ||
| Production code | 7ABX10 | ||
| Original air date | February 6, 2000 (Fox) | ||
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"Sein und Zeit" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on February 6, 2000 in the United States. The story was written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Michael Watkins. The episode helped to explore the series' overarching mythology. "Sein und Zeit" earned a Nielsen household rating of 8.4, being watched by 13.95 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics.
In this episode, FBI special agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) becomes obsessed with a number of children who have vanished while investigating the bizarre disappearance of a young girl from her home. In the meanwhile, Dana Scully's (Gillian Anderson) fears that he is emotionally involved due to his sister's disappearance 27 years earlier are heightened when Mulder's mother dies, apparently of suicide.
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"Sein und Zeit" first aired in the United States on February 6, 2000.[1] This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 8.4, with a 12 share, meaning that roughly 8.4 percent of all television-equipped households, and 12 percent of households watching television, were tuned in to the episode.[2] It was viewed by 13.95 million viewers.[2] The episode aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky1 on May 21, 2000.[3] The episode received 0.83 million viewers and was the sixth most watched episode that week.[4]