page_title: The Post-Modern Prometheus
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: The Post-Modern Prometheus / Reception
caption_attribution_description: English: New York ComicCon during the X-Files autograph session with Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, creators of The X-Files. Español: Frank Spotnitz y Chris Carter durante una sesión de firma de autógrafos en la ComicCon de Nueva York de 2008.
context_page_description: "The Post-Modern Prometheus" is the fifth episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files and originally aired on the Fox network on November 30, 1997. Written and directed by series creator Chris Carter, "The Post-Modern Prometheus" is a "Monster-of-the-Week" episode, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the overarching mythology of The X-Files. "The Post-Modern Prometheus" earned a Nielsen household rating of 11.5, being watched by 18.68 million viewers upon its initial broadcast. The episode was nominated for seven awards at the 1998 Emmys and won one. The entry generally received positive reviews; some reviewers called it a classic, with others calling it the most striking stand-alone episode of the show's fifth season.
  The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully was initially assigned to debunk his work. In this episode, Mulder and Scully investigate reports of a mysterious creature that has impregnated a middle-aged woman.
caption: Chris Carter was nominated for both Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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