Since every episode is available on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, you, too, can revisit the series and decide for yourself. That said, it’s best to be forewarned that while the post-Mulder episodes of the series aren’t spectacular pieces of television, I find season eight incredibly underrated (and miles better than season seven, where David Duchovny seems as bored as all of us were at that point), and I actually like not only John Doggett, but Monica Reyes, too. There are a lot of episodes of this show, so try your best to wade through through the downright awful ones (or just skip them, where I’ve suggested). These rankings are based on numerous factors: enjoyability, chemistry of the leads, scariness of the monsters, and effectives of the jokes, to name a just few things (obviously technical factors are at play too). Of course, Scully's physiology was altered by the introduction of alien DNA to her system, so it's impossible to know if her baby will be a normal human, a hybrid, or a super-powered entity like William.The 10 Most Embarrassing X-Files EpisodesĪs a refresher course for the series we all fell in love with, and then slowly fell out of love with in later seasons, only to love once again once nostalgia kicked in, I’ve ranked every episode. At that age, pregnancy is not impossible, but it's not likely, either). This one, as she puts it, " is more than impossible," due to her previously-established infertility, to say nothing of her age (Gillian Anderson is 49. Her first pregnancy was believed to be a miracle, but it was actually an abomination of forbidden science. Scully then drops an even bigger bomb on Mulder she's pregnant. Related: David Duchovny Wishes X-Files Fans Would Quit Focusing on Scully’s Exit Despite her grief, Scully comforts herself, and a heartbroken Mulder, by acknowledging that the boy was a science experiment, an unnatural combination of alien science and the unsavory intentions of evil men. She reveals to him the truth of William's origin. After the presumed death of William and Mulder's swift and brutal retribution upon the Smoking Man, Scully arrives and Mulder tells her everything that happened.
One of the most controversial moments in the episode came in its final scene. The final shot of the season is William, rising from the water, no worse for wear, despite the gaping bullet hole in his head. Indeed, after the heartbreaking twist of William essentially committing "suicide-by-cop" to save his father's life, his seemingly lifeless body falls from the dock and into the water below. When William finally made a proper appearance in "Ghouli," he had the ability to project an image of himself, disguising his identity and adopting the visage of his choosing either a kindly stranger or a vicious monster.įinally, " My Struggle IV" shows off two brand new powers in William's growing repertoire of abilities: first, he saves Mulder's life by focusing his mental energy and causing his pursuers to explode in a shower of blood and gore (so long, Erika Price!), and second, he manages to shrug off a point-blank headshot from the Smoking Man. The entirety of "My Struggle II," the tenth season finale, were all one of William's visions. However, the effects of the serum were only temporary, since " My Struggle III" revealed that William was receiving visions of a possible future and relaying them to his mother.