Xfile episode guide1/29/2024 ![]() “Home” - which is violent, disturbing, stylish and only barely an X-file - deals with so much incest and infanticide it’s easy to understand why it carries such a heavy reputation. ![]() Season four has the distinction of containing the only episode of The X-Files that was rated TV-MA and was the first to be preceded by a viewer discretion warning. It will continue to pop up throughout the series, always feeling awkward and colonial, but at least Red Crow is a great on screen presence. It is also worth pointing out that “The Blessing Way,” which guest stars Floyd Red Crow Westerman, introduces Chris Carter’s strange fetishization of Native American mysticism. The season also introduces the infamous Black Oil, connects the mythology to real life history and features a young Vince Gilligan cutting his teeth in the considerably violent “Pusher.” It contains the series most wonderful episodes: “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose” and “Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space’” – the first of which guest stars Peter Boyle and the latter which is widely considered the best episode the show has to offer (and is my vote for best episode of TV, period). ![]() I have marked the mythology episodes with an * to distinguish them from the rest, as in a few cases, particularly near the end of the series, their essential status is solely based on their importance to the overall story.) Season 1 (Note: There are two types of X-Files episode: mythology and monster of the week. If you watch these episodes in the order listed below you will have better than passing knowledge of one of the most important television shows ever aired. I have personally winnowed down the entire series of The X-Files into the most essential episodes. But fear not, dear reader and intrepid truth seeker: You can come to love The X-Files like the rest of us without subjecting yourself to 202 hours of mostly mediocre TV by focusing on all the best parts. Massive episode orders that seem almost comical by today’s conservative standards make The X-Files feel bloated to say the least, and for every amazing episode the show’s creative team produced over nine years of airing, there are about 1.5 bad ones. TV is different than it was in the 90s, and as much as The X-Files played an important role in opening up the possibility of more ambitious televised storytelling, the show is still beholden to the terrible network practices of the time. That said, The X-Files is not something that you are taught in school and its appreciation is not mandated by the state, so it’s understandable if for some reason – be it traumatic childhood memories or being a jock – you missed the seminal series.įor those of you that fit that designation of X-Files uninitiated but are thinking of catching up before the show returns to its rightful place on Fox’s Sunday night lineup I have a message: DON’T WATCH THE WHOLE SERIES. Mulder and Scully are arguably television’s most iconic duo, and the series is responsible for a few of the medium’s finest hours. For some of us – those who happily embrace the fan term X-Phile – nothing could be more exciting. The X-Files is returning to TV in January for a six episode mini-series.
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