THE X-FILES Archive. Everything there is to know about the groundbreaking science fiction series
…eat his own desk” if the The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. co-star Bruce Campbell will not become a television star of the first magnitude. It was not stated whether consumption took place, but it was The X-Files, not The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., that turned out to be the biggest hit in the history of the studio.
Season 7
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1. HUNGRY
A brainless man is found in the trunk of an abandoned car. A plaque lying next to the body leads the agents to a local fast-food joint called “Lucky Boy”. Suspicion falls on one of the employees who has a past sentence, but the truth is much more complex and tragic.
2. THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
A poker game in the luxurious headquarters of a mafia boss, a certain Cutron. An inconspicuous and slightly nervous man, Henry, who seems to be playing for the first time, collects a small poker in his hand and wins a hundred thousand dollars. The mafia, convinced that Henry tricked her, throws the unfortunate man out of the window on the thirtieth floor. Strangely, however, the man emerges from the fall unscathed. Who is this lucky guy, and how does his extraordinary luck reflect on those around him?
3. SIXTH EXTINCTION
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4. SIXTH EXTINCTION: AMOR FATI
Tagline: Amor Fati (Love Of Fate)
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5. MILLENIUM
An episode referring to another series from Chris Carter’s stable – Millennium. It features Frank Black, whom Scully and Mulder turn to for help in solving several cases of desecration of the graves of former FBI agents who committed suicide. Traces of magical rites near the graves indicate that the Millennium group did not stop their pursuit of Armageddon with the advent of the year 2000, and that someone wants to raise the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse from the dead, who will lead the resurrection of the other dead on Judgment Day.
6. RUSH
On the outskirts of a peaceful town lie sunken caves and hidden chasms that seem to harbor a powerful electromagnetic force. Using it grants abilities far beyond those normally possessed by the human body, but if given to an irresponsible person, the results can be dire.
7. ORISON
Continuation of the plot from the episode Irresistible from the second season of X-Files. Life-sentenced serial killer and necrophiliac Donnie Pfaster, from whose hands Scully once narrowly escaped with his life, escapes from prison thanks to the hypnotic properties of the prison chaplain. He is tormented by a long fast and wants to satisfy his lust for killing as soon as possible, and above all – to finish what he was not allowed to do years ago. Haunted by the song “Don’t Look Any Further”, Scully once again feels as if the forces of good and evil clash in her life. However, it is not certain that it is always caused by this right force.
8. THE AMAZING MALEENI
A magician named Amazing Maleeni gives a show in which the main point of the program is a 360-degree head turn. However, right after that, he is found dead in his car, his head separated from his torso. It turns out that the unfortunate illusionist had a twin brother, and since we don’t know what’s going on, it’s probably about money, and the essence of the matter is based on the basic magic trick – distraction.
9. SIGNS AND WONDERS
A young member of the local community, small and gathered around the local parish, dies from the bites of rattlesnakes. It turns out that together with his girlfriend who is expecting a child, he recently left the assembly of the Church of the God of Signs and Miracles, where a dance with poisonous snakes is an element of the liturgy. But are those who appear to be the most obvious suspects actually guilty? Or is there really some strange test of faith going on here?
10. SEIN UND ZEIT
The first part of a two-part whole. Little Amber Lynn LaPiere’s parents are freaked out when their daughter suddenly disappears from the bedroom. There are a lot of strange elements in the case – the father has a vision in which he sees Amber dead, and the mother in a kind of trance writes a letter allegedly from the kidnapper. It is this letter that leads Mulder to a connection to an old closed boy abduction case in which his mother was found guilty. The case proves to be an ordeal for Mulder, as it reminds him of the case of the disappearance of his sister Samantha. These two episodes are a kind of tribute to the families of abducted and murdered children. The LaPiere’s daughter is named after Amber Hagerman, the girl whose kidnapping and murder prompted the so-called Amber Alert: the immediate notification to the media and through the public of any child disappearance that may be related to kidnapping. The disappearance of a child from his own bedroom, practically under the nose of his parents, brings to mind the case of Polly Klaas. And the letter, the author of which is suspected to be the mother of the missing girl, as well as the person of Santa Claus, is associated with the brutal death of the little beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey.
11. CLOSURE
Tagline: Believe To Understand
Continuation of threads from the previous episode. Mulder struggles with the painful realization that his mother’s suicide has kept them from clearing things up, and that she knew more about Samantha’s kidnapping than she had ever told him. With the help of a clairvoyant whose powers awoke after a personal tragedy – when his son disappeared without a trace – Mulder rebuilds the events from years ago step by step. When he finally comes to a solution, he finally finds the peace he has sought for so long.
12. X-COPS
An ingenious episode modeled on the documentary series Cops, in which the camera accompanies the actions of American police officers live during their service. The object of the investigation is an unidentified creature, prowling during the full moon, which can take any form that is most terrifying for the victim at the moment. Fear is so real it can kill.
13. FIRST PERSON SHOOTER
A disturbing bug creeps into a computer game being tested just before release. Suddenly, a beautiful and indestructible superwoman appears in the game, who will finish off opponents without hesitation. The problem, however, is that they do not only die in the virtual world, and their in-game injuries are real. The Lone Gunners involved in the project turn to Cell X for help. When Mulder is trapped in the virtual world, Scully declares war on a dangerous version of Lara Croft.
14. THEEF
Using folk magic, a man takes revenge on a doctor he believes is responsible for his daughter’s death. She wants to punish him by bringing rare and difficult to cure diseases to the family of the object of her hatred.
15. EN AMI
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16. CHIMERA
In this episode, the agents split up, conducting separate investigations. Scully spends his time tediously observing in an unheated building, longing for a good bath and a warm bed, while Mulder investigates the brutal murders that precede the appearance of the raven. The secrets of the local sheriff may be the key to solving the mystery.
17. ALL THINGS
A reflective episode whose main character is Scully. An accidental meeting with a man who was her lecturer, with whom she had a great feeling and from whom she gave up her medical practice for the FBI, becomes a reason for the agent to consider the legitimacy of her life choices and the rightness of the path she finally chose. Episode directed by Gillian Anderson.
18. HOLLYWOOD A.D.
Delegated to investigate a case of vandalism and an explosive charge in the basement of a church owned by one of the most powerful archbishops, Mulder and Scully endure the annoying presence of a Hollywood screenwriter. The screenwriter, a fellow student of Skinner’s year, is planning to make a movie about the FBI. The X-Files agents become heroes, but they have trouble recognizing themselves in the characters from the screen. Scully in the film was played by Tea Leone – privately the wife of David Duchovny (they divorced in 2014), who directed this episode. Minnie Driver is also seen in a snapshot episode.
19. BRAND X
A former employee of the Morley tobacco company dies a dramatic death just before giving evidence incriminating the company. Initial suspicions that he was murdered turn out to be unfounded when more victims appear. The cause may be a genetically mutated insect that feeds on tobacco – the tobacco warbler, whose larvae get into the respiratory system with cigarette smoke. Mulder is unexpectedly among those in mortal danger. Breaking Morley’s conspiracy of silence is the only way to save him.
20. FIGHT CLUB
Two identical-looking women seem to be connected by a strange force field. If they find themselves in each other’s neighborhood, pandemonium erupts around them: fights, explosions and accidents. The real problem comes when they both fall in love with the same man.
21. JE SOUHAITE
In an abandoned warehouse lies an ancient rug with the truest genie wrapped in it. This genie – or rather this one, because she’s a woman – has the ability to grant all kinds of wishes to the person who pulls her out of the rug. Years of communing with human greed and selfishness, however, deprived the genie of any illusions about the nature of man. Screenwriter Vince Gilligan‘s feature directorial debut.
22. REQUIEM
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Karolina Chymkowska