A body is retrieved from the crash, revealed to be an Alien Bounty Hunter. Two weeks earlier, in the Beaufort Sea, crewmen on a ship spot a light in the sky that soon crashes into the sea. Suddenly, Mulder's heart monitor flatlines. As Mulder is lowered into a tub of water, Dana Scully bursts in and tells the doctors that the cold is the only thing keeping him alive. The episode opens in medias res with Fox Mulder in a field hospital in the Arctic. Thompson was chosen according to Spotnitz because he had a very "distinctive look" about him, most notably his face and mouth. Frank Spotnitz and Carter did not have much time to cast this character, but they knew this casting would be important since he was intended to be a recurring character. Actor Brian Thompson auditioned and later won the role. "Colony" introduced the recurring role of the Alien Bounty Hunter. Mulder receives news that his younger sister Samantha (Leitch), who had been abducted as a child, may have returned. In this episode, Mulder and Scully investigate the murders of human clones working in abortion clinics at the hands of a shapeshifting assassin (Thompson). The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson) who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. "Colony" is a two-part episode, with the plot continuing in the next episode, " End Game". "Colony" earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.3, being watched by 9.8 million households in its initial broadcast. The episode helped explore the series' overarching mythology.
"Colony" featured guest appearances by Megan Leitch, Peter Donat and Brian Thompson.
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It was directed by Nick Marck, and written by series creator Chris Carter based on a story developed by Carter and lead actor David Duchovny. It premiered on the Fox network on February 10, 1995. " Colony" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Brian Thompson as the Alien Bounty Hunter.
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