| "Fallen Angel" | |
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| The X-Files episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Larry Shaw |
| Written by | Howard Gordon Alex Gansa |
| Production code | 1X09 |
| Original air date | November 19, 1993 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Fallen Angel" is the tenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, premiering on the Fox network on November 19, 1993. It was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, and directed by Larry Shaw. The episode saw Jerry Hardin reprise his role as Deep Throat. The episode explored the series' overarching mythology. The episode was mostly well received.
The show centers on FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases called X-Files, which are linked to the paranormal. When Mulder and Scully investigate a mysterious crash site, they find that the official reports of the incident may be covering up the crash of a UFO. Meanwhile, Mulder meets a ufologist who he believes may be a former abductee.
The episode introduced the UFO fanatic character Max Fenig, portrayed by Scott Bellis, who would later return in the fourth season episodes "Tempus Fugit" and "Max". In addition, Fenig also laid the template for the introduction of The Lone Gunmen in the later first-season episode "E.B.E."