▁There ’ s ▁no ▁real ▁sense ▁of ▁resolution , ▁but ▁that ’ s ▁really ▁incident al ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁par ody ." ▁Author ▁Phil ▁F arr and ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁as ▁his ▁second ▁favorite ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁seasons ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁N it pick ers ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁X - Files . ▁ ▁The ▁cast ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁episode , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part . ▁Co - produ cer ▁Paul ▁Rab win ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁had ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fun ni est ▁material ▁in ▁The ▁X - Files ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁hor r ific , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁scene ▁where ▁a ▁co ck ro ach ▁craw led ▁into ▁someone ' s ▁arm . ▁Gill ian ▁Anderson ▁r ated ▁the ▁episode ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁favorite ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season . ▁On ▁a ▁more ▁negative ▁note , ▁writer ▁Dar in ▁Morgan ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁product , ▁saying ▁" The ▁other ▁day , ▁my ▁girl friend ▁was ▁saying , ▁' I ▁never ▁understood ▁that ▁episode ,' ▁and ▁I ▁guess ▁I ▁don ' t ▁either . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁episode ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁what ▁I ▁thought ▁were ▁really ▁good ▁ideas ▁and ▁never ▁quite ▁got ▁it ▁to ▁work . ▁I ▁was ▁really ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁that ▁episode . ▁Some ▁people ▁love ▁it ." ▁The ▁plot ▁for ▁" W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Cop roph ages " ▁was ▁also ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁novel ▁for ▁young ▁adult