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 8
 |
1. WITHIN
Mythological episode – click to read
2. WITHOUT
Mythological episode – click to read
3. PATIENCE
Scully and Doggett investigate attacks by a giant bat-like creature that has apparently been dormant for decades. Scully feels that her loyalty to Mulder also requires that she reject the limitations of science and open her mind to what seems impossible. Doggett takes the role of the skeptic, although his perspective changes a bit when he himself is attacked.
4. ROADRUNNERS
Scully is captured by a small-town cult that worships a snail-like creature. The parasnail needs a host, and currently the man infected with it is apparently on the verge of collapse. Scully is to take his place. Luckily, Doggett manages to locate his mate just in time. This experience teaches Scully an important lesson – she realizes she must learn to trust Doggett.
5. INVOCATION
A boy who mysteriously disappeared ten years earlier reappears out of nowhere alive and well, though not a day older. Doggett hopes to locate the kidnapper, but subsequent events lead him to doubt the boy’s identity. In addition, the circumstances of the case painfully remind him of his own family tragedy.
6. REDRUM
A man is accused of killing his wife. However, he presents an amazing story: he claims that time is running in the opposite direction for him and he has been given this chance to fix the mistakes he made. However, it is not easy for him to convince Scully and Dogett to his version. He has trouble with them… every time.
7. VIA NEGATIVA
Scully has health problems and is hospitalized for observation. Left alone, Doggett becomes involved in the investigation into the deaths of twenty cult members and two FBI agents. It seems that the guru of the sect has mastered the ability to influence people’s minds with the concentrated energy of the so-called third eye.
8. SUREKILL
A man dies – the killer hit perfectly, although he could not see his victim. Due to the technical circumstances of the case, Scully comes to the conclusion that the perpetrator of the homicide can see through walls. Doggett’s suspicions center on two brothers who run a rat extermination business together.
9. SALVAGE
A certain Ray Pearce loses his life – according to his wife’s opinion, it was her husband’s participation in the Persian Gulf operation that was to blame. But when Pearce’s friend is also killed, Scully and Doggett begin to doubt that Ray is actually dead. Their investigation leads them to Chambers Technologies, where research into smart metal is being conducted. Has someone become a victim of an experiment and wants to take revenge on those who ruined his life?
10. BADLAA
A man who has just returned from a trip to India dies in a hotel room. The post-mortem examination proves the existence of extensive injuries in the victim’s body, and in addition, the degree of rigor mortis suggests an earlier time of death than would be suggested by witnesses. Scully theorizes that someone (or something) hid inside the man and then broke free. Could the figure of a silent dwarf without legs, recalled by witnesses, be the key to the mystery?
11. THE GIFT
Doggett investigates the circumstances of a trip Mulder undertook shortly before his disappearance. It seems that he sought help from a legendary creature that has the power to heal all diseases. However, contact with this creature made Mulder realize that every cured disease the healer takes on himself and thus his life is one great suffering. That’s why he tried to kill the creature to relieve it. Doggett takes action more in line with formal procedure. But it pays with life. Is bringing Doggett back from the dead a chance for the unfortunate creature to finally die in peace?
12. MEDUSA
A police officer patrolling a subway platform is attacked and dies a violent death. There are traces of a corrosive substance on his body. The chief of police is very reluctant to the FBI-ordered stoppage of trains. Doggett explores the underground subway and finds more corpses, while Scully takes turns battling the dim-witted warden as he searches for a possible explanation for the mysterious deaths.
13. PER MANUM
Mythological episode – click to read
14. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING
Mythological episode – click to read
15. DEADLY
Mythological episode – click to read
16. THREE WORDS
Mythological episode – click to read
17. EMPEDOCLES
Monica Reyes has flashes of strange visions. He investigates the case of an alleged fit of madness that Jeb Dukes suffered – fired from his job, after a while he returned to the building and murdered his current bosses. Looking at the corpse, Monica has the impression for a moment that it is charred. This reminds her of a case she and Doggett once handled.
18. VIENEN
Mythological episode – click to read
19. ALONE
Scully goes on maternity leave, and Doggett is assigned a temporary partner, Leyla Harrison, to replace her. He and Doggett investigate deaths in which lizard venom seems to play a role. Soon after, they both disappear. Mulder joins the case and finds a pair of unlucky agents trapped in a cave and blinded by the venom. A mutated lizardman is circling nearby, apparently hungry.
20. ESSENCE
Mythological episode – click to read
21. EXISTENCE
Mythological episode – click to read
| |
Karolina Chymkowska