I haven't seen a single episode of The X-Files. Does it still hold up?
>>72011356
it does
combines comfy and creepy in a perfect manner
>>72011356
Most of it, yes.
It's still definitive nineties and cheesy as ever. rewatched the series before the mini revival but really I like both of those things and it made it enjoyable.
If you want there are definitive skip/watch episodes lists as some of the monster of the week episodes are admittedly not that good. Also don't believe the Vince Gilligan lie. Seasons 2 and 3 are the best ones. 4-8 have it's ups and downs and 9 is as bad as everyone says
>>72011356
Yes it's extremely good but expect the later seasons and main storyline to be shit.
No, it's godawful and formulaic.
If you've seen one episode, you saw them all.
I don't know who's worse, a dumb annoying redhead who only has one facial expression or Duchovny trying to be charismatic despite having no charisma whatsoever.
No, it really lacks the diversity that is incredibly vital to modern audiences.
>>72011568
>faggot Jew Duchovny
>LE COMPETENT FEMALE WHO DON'T NEED NO MAN
>no diversity
X-Filesfags are even more delusional than Buffyfags
>>72011568
Very uneven quality, but the episodes are some of the best television ever in my opinion.
Some episodes aren't as good as others, but yeah, its a great series and worth watching, the passage of time has not diminished that fact.
is there some sort of guide for the episodes? I want to see all the smoking man ones.
>>72011767
>imdb
yeah yeah whatever
http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0004871/filmoseries#tt0106179
>>72011356
Daily reminder that Arcadia is the best X-Files episode
>>72011890
thanks didn't think of doing it like that with imdb
>>72011356
its a comfy show
>>72011512
i liked it
>>72011767
This painting gave me a half chub.
>tfw no hairy armpits gf
>>72011356
Well there are lots of filler episodes or just really bad ones but when it gets good it is really good.
Scully is a cute.
>>72011946
My man.
>>72011356
the comedy and motw eps work and the alien and gov conspiracy eps don't
the only season i don't think holds up well is the first season. it has an extremely early 90s look to it, the hair, the clothes, the way it's filmed. the stories are good though and it's comfy as hell once you get into it.
season 2 is a bit better, by season 3 that cheesy early 90s stuff is mostly gone.
>>72011767
he shows up randomly in episodes sometimes, just for a scene or two, then disappears. he's probably in at least 65% of the episodes
>>72011946
I disagree.
>>72011356
the "main story" is mostly shit but otherwise yes
>>72011512
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL37fgAwLik
>
>that one cockroach episode
>mulder keeps calling scully and she keeps giving increasingly silly reasons for why people were dying
>mulder just keeps agreeing
>that one motel scene where the guy dies and mulder barges in with his gun drawn like he's going to shoot a cockroach
There's a drop off around season 5 but the first 4 are fantastic
>>72013527
the humorous x files episodes with the scully and mulder banter were always my favorite episodes
>>72013073
Muh nygga
>>72013696
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV67OoVHZeA
>>72011946
I have to disagree and say that "Beyond the Sea" & "Unruhe" are best X-files episodes.
>>72011946
best episode imo desu senpai
>>72011469
>Also don't believe the Vince Gilligan lie
The what? Are you trying to say a lot of his episodes weren't great?
>>72012470
scully is perfect
>>72011356
One of the most comfy shows out there.
>>72015750
this
>>72011356
Dude prepare yourself for the best binge watch experience. Don't listen to the pricks who say MoTW are the worst/skippable. Those are the most comfy and great ones. The Alien mythology arc doesn't really go anywhere but it has some great episodes like Anasazi.
You can also listen to the Podcast of Kumail Najiani. He revisited the show and has covered the first seasons http://www.feralaudio.com/show/x-files-files/ he's been a great fan of the show and one of the reasons it was revived.
Best episodes: Post-modern Prometheus, Quagmire and Ice.
The best thing about the show is listening to Scully and Mulder's conversations.
>that episode where they're stuck on a rock, talking about Moby Dick and shit
>>72016122
the myth arc is pretty good up until season 5
after that chris carter went full retard
>>72016990
i refuse to believe that dont have that much fun irl together.
>>72016990
that's Quagmire I think.
The worst episode is s04's The Field Where I Died. When the X-files become pretentiously philosophical it sucks.
>>72011356
>tfw you will never have pure virgin scully wife
>>72017155
>The worst episode is s04's The Field Where I Died
This. It made me seriously stop watching xf for a while. Very try hard and poorly written imo.
>>72011356
Yeah I never really watched it as a kid. Watched Season 1 - 6 a few months ago.
It was great. I think it starts to fall apart around 5 or 6 I don't remember.
Great show with two great spnioffs, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen.
Both deserved more seasons especially the latter.
I'm currently on season 8 and god damn dude this whole "my name is mulder and i dont trust doggett because he works for THE MAN" is so boring
>>72011654
Would
>>72018008
Dogdett is based. It was really refreshing casting him. I haven't seen S09 yet though.
>>72018115
Doggett is a great character. Hope there isn't some dumb twist involving him.
>>72016122
this, this and this
>>72011469
>some of the monster of the week episodes are admittedly not that good
As are most of the mytharc ones.
>>72011512
>If you've seen one episode, you saw them all
Not sure if bait.
Yes it created it's own unique formula, but then frequently played around with it's own tropes. Go back and watch any of the Darin Morgan episodes.
>>72011767
He only gets one episode devoted to him, which is great. Then there's one where he takes a road trip with Scully, which is okay. Then he's either just in the background or is in mytharc episodes, and most of those are garbage.
>>72011946
Clyde Bruckman, no question about it.
>>72012094
>>72017155
>The Field Where I Died
I remember having to take a break during that one and come back to it later, but I think the worst episode has to be the one with the cats in the museum.
>>72012470
look at this slut showing off her pale neck
>>72018115
This. It was such a great casting decision because he's completely different from Mulder but he's still an interesting character with his own issues and the dudes a great actor.
>>72011356
Some episodes yes, others no.
There should be a definitive guide on which X-Files episodes you should watch and which you can skip, but if there is I'm not aware of it.
>>72021356
You should watch all of them, then go look at a guide to remember/decided which one's are worth rewatching.
Skipping episodes in a show you're watching for the first time is retarded.
That episode with that invisible fucker scared the shit out of when i was young. I'm still baffeld till today on why the cops would arrest that fucking sewer monster. The cops crossover was funny.
>>72011767
How about you just watch them all? So tired of people asking "lul wut episodes do i watch guise?"
Just watch every single one, even the bad ones. It's a good show worth watching in its entirety.
>>72011356
NO!NO!NO!NO!
best moment in the entire series right here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6wfuJRnalQ
>>72013527
the downhill started at around season 5 for sure, but it's still very good.
i found myself straining to watch some of the episodes of the 6th season... haven't even bothered with the 7th yet. comfiest show ever though, can't go wrong with an x-files marathon and some chicken soup.
>>72011356
I'm watching through it for the first time currently, I love the monster of the week episodes. The main plot episodes got old after a bit but the show in general holds up phenomenally.
>we won't see any more episodes with the Eve clones
In the middle of nowhere episodes were the best.
>>72022767
in general the "outdoor" episodes were above-average.
i still get creeped out by the jersey devil ep, even if it is universally panned
>>72022767
In the middle of trailer parks full of circus freaks or vampires episodes were the best.
>had to stop watching because I started developing feelings for Dana Scully/Gillian Anderson
>>72023422
shiet iktfb
For those asking for a guide.
I didn't make this, and I strongly disagree with some of the ratings, but it's a good overview. Shame it's incomplete.
>>72024237
That guide is utter shit, highly subjective, and doesn't even agree with the most widely accepted ratings, and if you agree you shouldn't repost it.
>>72024237
>Posts the wrong movie
Objectively worst list of all time
i still think this is the perfect x files-light show
>>72024358
I said I don't agree. I didn't post this for the ratings, but because it's a good overview of the show.
>>72024431
Huh, I never noticed that.
>>72024671
I would rather recommend a random persons rankings of each episode where they give a brief synopsis so you can remember what each episode is about.
This is the one I've been using: https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-x-files-episodes-all-201-episodes-ranked
I don't agree with everything, but all 4 Darin Morgan episodes are in the top 15, which pretty much makes it better than any other list I've found.
>>72024861
That is a great list. It's an accurate representation of my impressions of most episodes.
I'm currently watching for the first time, nearly at the end of season 7. Fantastic show.
after years and years i still keep coming back for the monster of the week-episodes
tooms,the host,patience(only good episode in season 9 imo),shapes etc.
>>72025250
Patience is season 8, which at the very least has Badlaa. Season 9 has Sunshine Days, which is a top tier episode. On the whole though, yeah, the last couple seasons are pretty forgettable.
>>72025104
>That is a great list
Yeah, if the top 10 seem weird it's because he picked what he thought was the best episode from each season.
>tfw no Aryan Scully gf
>>72026562
i dont recall this episode
>>72026827
She's reading a Neo-Nazi disinfo pamphlet. It's the one about the Golem.
>>72026868
Kaddish,it looked like it was from an earlier season though.
I wonder why they didnt overtly make mulder jewish.
I'm sort of torn on it. I made it to season 3, and the good episodes are great, but there's like a 2:1 ratio at best of mediocre to good episodes. Even the good ones largely stick to a formula, and the show has a tendency to be monotonously downbeat
The myth episodes are generally hype but also follow a formula (Mulder finds a clue, gets close, gets beat up, is back where he started) that isn't satisfying even before you know it doesn't go anywhere
>>72026928
He was intended to be but the writers liked watching fans argue about it on message boards so they dropped hints but never made it explicit
>>72013527
Scully on the phone episodes are the worst, second only to Scully is a damsel in distress episodes
>>72024433
Fuck, I was trying to remember the name of this show for years, thank you anon.
>>72011356
Absolutely. The remasters on Netflix look like they were filmed this year.
>>72022863
I loved the Jersey Devil one, I have no idea why it gets so much shit.
>>72026965
Kek
>>72027040
>not wanting to see scully tied up
>>72027099
As a native New Jerseyite that episode cracks me the fuck up.
>We're in the woods, this is clearly the Pine Barrens and not Vancouver! He's running let's chase him, he jumped out of the Pine Barrens onto a casino rooftop in Atlantic City! This is clearly a skyscraper AC casino and not a minimart in downtown Vancouver with a fake sign on it! Ahhh look at all the casinos of Atlantic City, definitely not stock footage!
>>72018115
>>72018885
>>72021323
Reyes I could take or leave but I totally would have been ok with Mulder wandering off into the woods and having Doggett take over full time.
>>72027271
oh yes
im pretty sure scully is the reason i have a thing for red heads
thank you scully for patrician red head taste
>>72011512
>or Duchovny trying to be charismatic
But Mulder isn't supposed to be charismatic...
>>72013766
>that perfect description of Mulder's emotionless face
>that scream
Every time, man.
>>72029140
yes he is
he's like a charismatic wacko. scully is the stoic one
>>72029069
Second
>>72029381
But his entire life is devoid of people, and the only times people actually interact with him is under official circumstances where it's his investigative skills that make people tolerate him, or when he's the only one who's willing to believe them. Scully's the one that actually makes friends while Mulder is an un-charismatic fool who starts spouting goofball theories straight away without being able to gauge how those theories will be received by the people around him, or he starts bugging out whenever stuck interacting with "boring" people. The only time he's shown as "charismatic" is in how women will sleep with him, but that's pretty much always down to his looks.
>>72029381
No he's not he's kind of a sperglord
>>72029560
>>72029581
maybe you're right
he's pretty charismatic when he's interacting with scully though, with others yea he's definitely a sperg
>>72029628
That's pretty much down to Scully being familiar with his ways, I think. If you've been friends with a weirdo for some time they stop seeming so weird to you.
>>72029675
mulder never seemed weird to me. does that mean mulder is my friend
because i want mulder as a friend
>>72028525
I dont know anything about reyes considering she apparently becomes a main character in season 9 and i havent got that far yet. Tho i totally agree that itd be fine if mulder never returned.
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>>72011512
>no charisma whatsoever
>>72029727
No that just means you're Lone Gunmen-tier.
>>72029763
reyes was fucking awful and very annoying. she's kind of qt though
doggett grew on me. he was kind of shitty at first, but by season 9 i pretty much liked him. i think that has more to do with him being the t-1000 though
>>72029789
God I want a job where you wear a suit and help people. Is it super-hard to join the FBI?Do you have to be born in America?
I've seen the first 6 or 7 seasons like 3 times over. Never finished the series.
I did watch the reboot though. It had a few good episodes, with the best easily being that lizard guy episode.
There are just so many classic episodes from the earlier seasons though.
I know people like to rip on the mytharc but those were my favorite episodes for quite a few seasons before the writers just threw up their hands and said I have no idea where this is going.
>>72027040
Scully on the phone and Scully getting the shit kicked out of her and being kidnapped episodes are the fucking best.
The worst episodes are Scully in a hospital or Scully in a church.
>>72029840
Do you have a background in accounting? That's their number one trait to look for in candidates.
>>72029140
>>72029789
>those ultra-baggy dress pants
fucking 90s man
>>72029948
i still don't know why the hell baggy dress pants was a fashion thing back then
the baggy pants thing was for jeans. why the hell would anyone do that with dress pants?
>>72029840
You can also get a job where you wear a suit and fuck people over. Much easier.
>>72029912
I'd be terrible at accounting. I've got this thing where numbers get jumbled sometimes, unless they've got a physical anchoring.
why was skullface on X-Files?
>>72029927
>>72029789
Good looks=/=charisma
>>72030004
I still think it's got to do with business-people losing weight too rapidly while doing drugs, leading to a trend in large clothes that then became a tailored thing.
>>72011609
>>faggot Jew Duchovny
1. He was not Jewish, he was Protestant.
2. He was straight.
>>72030232
Did Mulder's religion ever come up?
The closest thing I can think of is in "Drive", when Cranston says something like, "Mulder, is that some kind of a Jew name?" And Duchovny kind of just gives him the cold shoulder without answering, which could obviously of just been him not wanting to even engage with a redneck bigot.
>>72030373
he's not christian or jewish as far as i know, he almost sort of ridicules scully at some points because of her faith. he always brings up how unscientific it is, and that scully knows this and ignores it, even though she's a scientist
>>72030232
His mom may be protestant but his real dad could be jewish.
I always liked that he had an extra layer we never saw.
>>72030373
>>72030417
>>72030520
What I meant was the Mulder name is Dutch, he can't recognize a Talmudic book, doesn't know Hebrew, says that Jesus was resurrected, and him and his father had a Christian burial with a Protestant minister overseeing it.
>>72030232
what is that episode again where bryan cranston calls mulder 'jew fbi'?
>>72030417
Out of all the bad decisions Carter made, giving Scully a religious angle always seemed the dumbest. There should be a guide for all the Scully has a crisis of faith episodes to people can skip over them. Literally the worst thing in the entire show.
>>72030587
Drive.
>>72030587
Drive.
>>72030571
But CSM could be jewish,so he may not have been raised jewish but he could be ethnically.
>>72030604
She needed it to not go insane/feel connected to her family.I think with everything she has been through it is unrealistic that she didnt end up in a nuthouse.
>>72030632
>>72030633
>bryan cranston actually played in two things named drive
mind is blown
>>72030604
her crisis of faith episodes were really awful
i honestly only think they were there for the 50 year old women watching the show with their husbands
>>72030736
It was also where he first worked with Vince Gilligan. Aaron Paul was on an episode where he played a Johnny Knoxville parody, but I don't think Gilligan was anything other than a producer.
>>72029830
I felt the same way about doggett. It feels like after a while he became more of a actual human instead of a "suit" with the son thing and such.
>>72011512
>formulaic is le bad mem XD
Fucking kill yourself, pleb.
>>72030604
I think it made sense that she actually had to believe in something other than science. It made for a kind of clash of true believers that no one could prove.
Kek. Although for mulder he could prove it like every week but I still liked it.
I think the most memorable episode for me was either Beyond the Sea, or Tithonus. Definitely a fun TV show to watch. Comfy as hell, especially at night.
>>72031626
>Tithonus
I just rewatched that one a few nights ago and was pleasantly surprised.It's where Scully becomes immortal, which was first hinted at in Clyde Bruckman, and returned to in were-monster.
>tfw you'll never snuggle Dana Scully in her prime
Fucking end my life
>look at your hands
>>72032129
;_;
>>72025250
Just rewatched Patience because of this post.
Pretty mediocre MotW, in my honest opinion.
>>72032506
Well in all honesty it's a step up from the actual shit that was served in s8/9.
these tits were pretty unreal desu
>>72032566
Fair enough. It's certainly better than anything from season 10 (aside from were-monster, obviously).
>>72032641
Why is Darin Morgan the only dude who can write a good script nowadays?
>>72032664
I'm not a big enough fan to know anything really about the writer's personal lives, but I always thought of Darin Morgan as a Brian Wilson type figure who had some serious mental issues that prevented him from working more. He wrote the best episodes of the entire show, was the only writer to win an Emmy, so there must be something wrong with him that didn't allow him to work more (and his episodes are all pretty morbid and existential).
>>72032612
in the s3 bloopers duchovny grabs them
>>72032664
I love how much Morgan seems to hate Mulder. He's constantly made to seem like a foolish, obsessed ass in every Morgan episode
>>72032914
I think it's more that he just doesn't care enough to write more. He says what he needs to and moves on, and that's what separates him from other writers who just emulate other ideas and formulas to varying degrees of success.
And really, after Jose Chung what more could he say on the series?
>>72033076
Jose Chung was definitely the most meta the show ever got, and were-monster was basically a love letter to the fans. But then again, Vince Gilligan had a unique voice and a great run on the show, also playing around with the tropes and mixing comedy with perfect X-Files creepiness, and I think he wrote something like one out of every 6 episodes.
>>72011609
>no diversity
And you're calling someone else on being a Jew? Priceless.
>>72017241
I agree.
>>72032184
God, that was a weird episode.
>>72011654
wow
>>72033010
>half the bloopers are just Gillian losing her shit constantly
>you'll never make snot come out of her nose
>>72029830
dogget was great because he was a good cop, and since scully was starting to lean over on mulder's side of the fence (and reyes was quite simply retarded), he took over the skeptic role. however, since he wasn't tasked with debunking the work but simply investigating it, he could still just act like a cop.
plus, compared to the other characters (oxford educated profiling wizard; medical degree; batshit crazy), dogget was a regular joe that became an avatar for normal people watching the show.
