I think this list should give you all the episodes. Running for slightly more than 200 episodes over nine seasons. They released a four volume collection a few years back of mythologyonly episodes, so this can be considered a definitive list. The unnatural is the 19th episode of the sixth season of the american science fiction.
There is also a reference book that has a listing of the mythology episodes. It introduced the characters of mulder and scully and thrust us into its 90sparanoia dialed up to 11 at the same time. The beginning earned a nielsen household rating of 11. It premiered on the fox network on september 24, 1993. Its pilot is a quality episode in itself, as well as doing the introductory job of all pilots, and. After the mythologyheavy movie fight the future came out in the summer of 1998, the series sixth season explored a. This is the addition to the mythology that would go on to change, really redirect the whole plotline of the mythology up to this point, the addition of these characters. Most of the truly scary, fullblown horror episodes of the xfiles were stand alone, and separate from the shows larger mythology. After the mythologyheavy movie fight the future came out in the summer of 1998, the series sixth season explored a bit more. The xfiles season 3 episode 20 clip alien abductees see alien on the other side of the situation. Russian researchers infect mulder with the black oil only to miraculously cure him.
Season seven of the xfiles begins with walter skinner and michael kritschgau trying to find out the truth behind the mysterious alien object. The xfiles may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. After meeting with senator matheson, one of his supporters in regards to the xfiles, mulder disobeys orders and heads to an abandoned seti site in puerto rico which has unexplainably reactivated itself and with the xfiles closed, scully has. The x files television series was created by chris carter, produced by 20th century fox. Diving head first into the shows labyrinthine plot about alien invasion, patient x showed how terrifying visitors from outer space could be. Sep 10, 2018 drive in turn becomes a memorably scary x files episode not for any particular monster or alien presence, but because of the perhaps most frightening element of the shows world ever.
The xfiles celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, which means 25 years of alien invasion subplots, horrifying monstersoftheweek, and a lot of mulderscully sexual tension. The writers of the episode, james wong and glen morgan, later worked on x files creator chris carters other quite lame 90s scifi show millennium. Dec 28, 2017 the xfiles is the exception that proves the rule that season one is always a bit iffy in fact, season one is one of the strongest seasons of the show. Jan 29, 2018 the 11th season of foxs seminal scifi classic the x files premiered on january 3, and four episodes in, its already playing out as a sortof deep state reality show. Searching through an fbi reference book, mulder finds a photograph of arthur dales with a baseball team and the alien bounty hunter. Squeeze is the third episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series the x files. Sep 11, 2018 on september 10, 1993, the world of science fiction expanded in an allnew way when the x files debuted its premiere episode. Jun 21, 2018 the x files celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, which means 25 years of alien invasion subplots, horrifying monstersoftheweek, and a lot of mulderscully sexual tension. Jul 02, 2014 7 groundbreaking xfiles episodes to celebrate ufo day. Mulder and krycek travel to tunguska, where mulder is captured and imprisoned. January 24, 2016 my struggle mulder and scully reunite at the behest of tad omalley, a webbased talkshow blowhard who has an unhealthy fascination with aliens and the paranormal.
The unnatural is the 19th episode of the sixth season of the american science fiction television series the x files, which first aired on april 25, 1999, on the fox network. After mulders informant x is shot and killed by the syndicate, he finds a valuable new ally. After the events of the x files 1998 movie, mulder and scullys new boss, kersh, assigns agents spender and fowley to work on the x files instead of them. These are not the best episodes, but the ones most important for catching up with the xfiles mythology. Instead, duane barry, an asylum escapee, fights back in his. Behind the series, the myths and the movies, but someone has changed it since then. Duane barry season 2, episode 5 the victims of x files alien violence are often plot points along the way to a greater truth. He believes that the fbis former xfiles duo might be able to break open the most evil conspiracy the world has ever known.
Mulder, an fbi profiler, is a believer in the paranormal. Drive in turn becomes a memorably scary xfiles episode not for any particular monster or alien presence, but because of the perhaps most frightening element of the shows world ever. In this list, i try to give you 15 of the best episodes to ever air. The essential xfiles episode list i wrote this awhile back when the revival was first announced. This episode has all kinds of hilarious gimmicks a cigarettesmoking alien, men in black who look like alex trebek, and multiple hypnoses, mulders hilarious yelp, the sweet potato pie interrogation, and various ridiculous confabulations. Xfiles 25th anniversary best episodes hollywood reporter. Squeeze was written by glen morgan and james wong and directed by harry longstreet, with michael katleman directing additional footage. Though it may not make many new believers, the xfiles return to business as usual is a refreshing upgrade from the shows underwhelming previous outing. The mythology, or mytharc, is the overarching story developed in a series of episodes of the x files where mulder and scully investigate and expose an international conspiracy by an organization known as the syndicate to develop a human alien hybrid and suppress knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrials who plan to colonize earth. The xfiles centers on fbi special agents scully and mulder as they investigate unexplained cases xfiles for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. Agents, fox mulder the believer and dana scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Differences between the dvds and the book were shown, where appropriate, but they are not anymore, and in any case entries have been added and removed at. The xfiles top five alien episodes popular science. It premiered on the fox network on february 18, 1994. Best xfiles episodes to watch from monsters of the week to.
Their strange cases include ufo sightings, alien encounters and abductions, and just about everything else among the paranormal. With the x files coming back to tv in the nottoodistant future, i figure people are going to start watching the series to catch up. During its long original run on fox, the x files was no stranger to pushing content boundaries, but one season 4 episode took things to the limit. When scully is diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, mulder becomes convinced that the disease is linked to her alien. The xfiles television series was created by chris carter, produced by 20th century fox. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, mitch pileggi, william b. Mar 12, 2019 this was the episode that truly established the xfiles as a vehicle for horror stories as much as conspiracy theories, urban legends, and scifi tales. Jan 20, 2016 new yorkers fall victim to hilarious x files alien prank the x files season 11 scheduled to premiere in january 2018 the x files season 11 trailer promises lots of questions and few answers. After meeting with senator matheson, one of his supporters in regards to the x files, mulder disobeys orders and heads to an abandoned seti site in puerto rico which has unexplainably reactivated itself and with the x files closed, scully has been. Perhaps most importantly for tv fans, the alien conspiracies triggered by. While its main mythology plotline may have revolved alien invasions, government conspiracies, incurable viruses, and other scifi trappings, the x files was also very much a horror show. Expected or not, they have a habit of showing up during the holidays. How the revived x files made that massive lifesize alien spaceship for its pricey premiere. In season 11, the xfiles is slowly moving closer to black.
Squeeze is the third episode of the first season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. The xfiles is a peabody, golden globe and emmy awardwinning american science fiction television series created by chris carter, which first aired. Dana scully and fox mulder are unaware that an fbi. The lost art of forehead sweat is the best xfiles episode so far this season. The xfiles is the exception that proves the rule that season one is always a bit iffy in fact, season one is one of the strongest seasons of the show.
To successfully compose an objective top 15 episodes list of a cult show as great as the x files is virtually impossible. Though it may not make many new believers, the x files return to business as usual is a refreshing upgrade from the shows underwhelming previous outing. Jan 03, 2018 technologybased horror is nothing new for the xfiles, which had fbi agents fox mulder and dana scully confront their first murderous ai back in the 1993 episode ghost in the machine. There he finds arthur dales brother, also named arthur. The writers of the episode, james wong and glen morgan, later worked on x files creator chris carters other quite lame 90s scifi show millennium and considered writing in the peacock clan. The 11th season of foxs seminal scifi classic the xfiles premiered on january 3, and four episodes in, its already playing out as a sortof. Jan 26, 2018 this is the most hilarious scene i have ever seen on an x files episode. The x files is a peabody, golden globe and emmy awardwinning american science fiction television series created by chris carter, which first aired on september 10, 1993, and ended on may 19, 2002. How the revived xfiles made that massive lifesize alien spaceship for its pricey premiere. Mar 19, 2017 the x files season 3 episode 20 clip alien abductees see alien on the other side of the situation. It premiered on the fox network in the united states on november 8, 1998. Here are the 20 scariest creatures the series inflicted on us. The xfiles trolls us all to explain why we believe ufo.
It should be noted that some key mythology characters. This is the most hilarious scene i have ever seen on an xfiles episode. The existence of the id badge and the bounty hunters use of the item, as well as evidence later seen in the episode, seems to indicate that the alien killed the. The xfiles is an american science fictionsupernatural television series that. While its main mythology plotline may have revolved alien invasions, government conspiracies, incurable viruses, and other scifi trappings, the xfiles was also very much a horror show. The episode featured the first of two guest appearances by doug hutchison. The mythology, or mytharc, is the overarching story developed in a series of episodes of the xfiles where mulder and scully investigate and expose an international conspiracy by an organization known as the syndicate to develop a humanalien hybrid and suppress knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrials who plan to colonize earth. On september 10, 1993, the world of science fiction expanded in an allnew way when the xfiles debuted its premiere episode.
With the x files closed, scully has been assigned as an instructor at the fbi academy while mulder is doing menial surveillance work. The victims of xfiles alien violence are often plot points along the way to a greater truth. The alien rebels ultimately had a significant effect on the mythology of the x files television series. New yorkers fall victim to hilarious xfiles alien prank the xfiles season 11 scheduled to premiere in january 2018 the xfiles season 11 trailer promises lots of questions and few answers. Where can i quickly check if a given xfiles episode is a. If it werent for twin peaks, the series would have been the original example of this type of show. Technologybased horror is nothing new for the xfiles, which had fbi agents fox mulder and dana scully confront their first murderous ai back. This list of mythology episodes was originally taken from official sources, the x files mythology range of dvds and the book the complete x files. After the events of the x files 1998 movie, mulder and scullys new boss, kersh, assigns agents spender and fowley to work on the xfiles instead of them. The xfiles is one of the most important, influential drama series ever made, but its often written off as just another sciencefiction series that had an overly complicated mythology and fell apart toward the end of its run. Whether theyre metaphorical apparitions of past choices or very real spirits lining up to help fix your life, the month of december is big on hauntings.
Alien wall from xfiles season 11 episode 4 youtube. Exley is later tracked down by the alien bounty hunter brian thompson and executed for betraying his people. The xfiles is an american science fictionsupernatural television series that originally aired on the fox network for 9 seasons from september 10, 1993, to may 19, 2002. The x files is an american science fictionsupernatural television series that originally aired on the fox network for 9 seasons from september 10, 1993, to may 19, 2002. Alien wall from x files season 11 episode 4 michael harrington. Its a mess, no doubt, built on a selfdestructing narrative. Season seven of the x files begins with walter skinner and michael kritschgau trying to find out the truth behind the mysterious alien object.
Written and directed by lead actor david duchovny, the episode is unconnected to the wider mythology of the x files, and functions as a monsteroftheweek story. The xfiles episode so scary fox banned it from reairing. During its long original run on fox, the xfiles was no stranger to pushing content boundaries, but one season 4 episode took things to the limit. The xfiles was an iconic scifi drama series that always kept us on the edge of our seats. Gethsemane is the twentyfourth and final episode of the fourth season of the american. Mulder goes to arthur dales house to ask him about the photograph. Alien wall from xfiles season 11 episode 4 michael harrington. Its blend of classic scifi themes and more sophisticated storytelling. These are not the best episodes, but the ones most important for catching up with the x files mythology.
Just the very fact that so many of such lists exist in the internet, and they all have different episodes in their top 15 or top 10 is a testament to how many great episodes the show has given us. The series centers on fbi special agents fox mulder david duchovny and dana scully gillian anderson, who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called x files. Mulder david duchovny went missing early in the episode as tad omalley joel mchale returned to the air, this time claiming everybody was infected with alien dna. With the xfiles closed, scully has been assigned as an instructor at the fbi academy while mulder is doing menial surveillance work. Over its original nineseason run, the xfiles made only two christmas episodes. Jun 23, 2019 because while the episode certainly pokes fun at the xfiles, it is never embarrassed by what the show is. The dvds and the book differ on a few episodes, i believe it is mainly episodes that are monster of the week but have a mythology. The x files season 3 episode 20 clip alien abductees see alien on the other side of the situation. Ignoring this, mulder takes scully on a hunt for a rampaging alien. The episode was written by chris carter, and directed by kim manners. The x files may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. The series centers on fbi special agents fox mulder david duchovny and dana scully gillian anderson, who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called xfiles. Squeeze was written by glen morgan and james wong and directed by harry longstreet, with michael katleman directing additional f.
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