Wetwired

"Wetwired"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.	Season 3 Episode 23
Directed by	Rob Bowman
Written by	Mat Beck
Production code	3X23
Original air date	May 10, 1996
Running time	44 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner William B. Davis as Cigarette Smoking Man Steven Williams as X Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Bruce Harwood as John Fitzgerald Byers Colin Cunningham as Dr. Stroman Tim Henry as Plain Clothed Man Linden Banks as Joseph Patnik Crystal Verge as Dr. Lorenz Andre Danyliu as Country Coroner Joe Maffei as Motel Manager John McConnach as Officer #1 Joe DoSerro as Officer #2 Heather McCarthy as Duty Nurse
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"Wetwired" is the twenty-third episode of the third season and the 72nd episode overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on May 10, 1996 on Fox. It was written by the show's visual effect designer Mat Beck, and directed by Rob Bowman. The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 9.7 and was viewed by 14.48 million people. The episode received mostly positive 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, Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders committed by ordinary citizens angered after seeing illusory images. Scully's trust in Mulder is put to the ultimate test.

"Wetwired" was written by Mat Beck, the show's visual effects supervisor. Beck drew inspiration from debates about television violence and his desire to explore the effect that television has on people. Actor Steven Williams had scheduling conflicts due to his work on the series L.A. Heat, resulting in the creation of the Plain Clothed Man, who appeared in the episode as an emissary for X. Williams called his scene at the end of the episode with The Smoking Man one of his favorite scenes he performed on the show.

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