Ice (The X-Files)
"Ice" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, which premiered on the Fox network on November 5, 1993. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by David Nutter. "Ice" was watched by 10.0 million viewers in 6.2 million households on its initial broadcast and received positive reviews from critics who praised its tense atmosphere.
FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigate the deaths of an Alaskan research team. Isolated and alone, the agents and their accompanying team discover the existence of extraterrestrial parasitic organisms which drive their hosts into impulsive fits of rage.
Morgan was initially inspired to write "Ice" after reading an article in Science News about an excavation in Greenland; in addition, series creator Chris Carter has pointed out the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell as an inspiration on the episode's storyline. "Ice" was originally intended as a bottle episode—one which would save money by being shot in a single location—but still ended up going over budget.
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