The best, worst and weirdest of the x files by sara n. The episode first aired in the united states on may 10, 1996, on fox. Its safe to say that the x files revival is the first big television event of 2016. Schizogeny just might be the very worst episode of the xfiles. To celebrate, heres a rundown on the best of the xfiles from the scariest episode to its most ghastly villain. Sep 10, 20 the best, worst and weirdest of the xfiles. Whether it was our favourite fbi agents tracking serial killers. Indeed, some of the best ever xfiles episodes were also some of the scariest. This freaky clone episode is the origin of the band name eve six.
Sep 10, 20 it wasnt that long before fans of the paranormallyfocused show were dissecting episodes in cafeterias and around water coolers each following monday morning. Wetwired is the twentythird episode of the third season and the 72nd episode overall of the science fiction television series the x files. But when the agents witness the flight of a mysterious craft, a weird event occurs that results in mulder switching bodies with a man in black type character named morris fletcher. After the success of the episode, he was asked to join the writing staff by carter. Here are the 20 scariest creatures the series inflicted on us. In this clicheridden episode which probably would have been at home on any cop show, mulder and scully uncover an illegal organization that gets blackmarket body parts from willing donors ready to gamble. Catch the x files movies saturday, january 23rd starting at 12. Following the ratings success of this revival, fox announced in april 2017 that the xfiles would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes. It also had some moments that were kind of turkeys. On april 20, 2017, fox officially announced the xfiles would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on january 3, 2018. Episode 19 the weirdest thing about folie a deux isnt the giant bug monster but the fact that it took this long. Now that the return of the xfiles is upon us, its the perfect time to revisit all nine seasons and 202 episodes of the original series before were thrust back into the world of fox mulder.
Meeting with him again causes scully to reexamine the decisions she has made in her life, leading to her where she is to today. Darin morgans weird and wonderful xfiles episodes are. Humbug season 2, episode 20 humbug was one of the first comedic xfiles episodes, but the monster at its core is still genuinely frightening. And if youre looking for a batch of episodes to prove just how weird and wonderful x files can be, theres really no better road to follow than the one walked by morgan. Jose chungs is not only one of the funniest xfiles episodes. Over its nine year run, the xfiles covered a lot of ground. Check out 25 of the shows best standalone episodes to get started in this spooky series. Oct 17, 20 arguably the greatest of the xfiles many mythology episodes, 731 is a highoctane mix of action and intrigue, with the production values and pacing of a hollywood blockbuster indeed, director. Mulder takes advantage of the the opportunity to infiltrate. The aliases that mulder and scully use in the episode are rob and laura petrie.
Over its nine year run, the x files covered a lot of ground. Top 10 scariest xfiles episodes trust no one but us. Catch the xfiles movies saturday, january 23rd starting at 12. There were a lot of them, but for this list i managed to whittle it down to only twelve by focusing on what i thought were the funniest episodes. The episode aired in the united states on february 8, 1998, on the fox network. The xfiles is an american science fictionsupernatural television series that originally aired. In hindsight, the fact that 20 years have gone by since the xfiles premiered on fox isnt too hard to believe. Three of the weirdest aliens from the xfiles wicked horror.
What are the scariestweirdest nonalien episode in the xfiles. By 2000, the groundbreaking scifi mystery the x files was on its seventh. Everybody loves to see their favorite characters from one tv show get mixed up with those in another. Home was the first episode of the x files to receive a viewer discretion warning and the only one to carry a tvma rating. Cmon, look at gillian andersons hair, or david duchovnys suits. Once again, we have writer darin morgan to thank for another hilarious story. The xfiles episode leonard betts scully staring at corpse. If you were even remotely weird or spooky in the 1990s, then you were surely a fan of the x files. Top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. The ten best episodes of the xfiles that you should go back and watch.
I remembered seeing an ad for this show about aliens, and being a weird kid, thought this was. Jan 21, 2016 one of the most disturbing episodes of the x files ever sees scully stumble across a utah cult that worships a sluglike creature they believe to be the second coming of christ. More than ten years after the last episode of the xfiles wrapped, david duchovny and gillian anderson are reuniting to reprise the roles that. Aug 10, 2019 10 worst x files episodes, according to imdb. This is a show that is able to blend a season full of horror, scifi, drama and yes, humor. I first stumbled onto the x files as a year old kid, looking for something to watch on friday night. This episode gave it to them in the most glorious way. Aug 24, 2016 there are 208 episodes of the x files and every single one of them is weird. A recap of the x files season 11 finale episode 10 my struggle iv starring david duchovny and gillian anderson, and written and directed by.
Arguably the greatest of the x files many mythology episodes, 731 is a highoctane mix of action and intrigue, with the production values and pacing of a. Also the author is correct in saying that the x files without mulder and scully is not the x files. Sometimes comedy episodes on the x files just arent funny. Unusual suspects is one of my favorite episodes of the x files. In this episode, a standard alien abduction tale is told from the perspective of several. Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television. One underserved creature the series spotlighted was our furry friend, the werewolf. In this episode, a standard alien abduction tale is told from the perspective of several different people, whose accounts all wildly contradict one another.
Leonard is lannys twin, who can detach himself from his brothers body and burrow into new hosts. From creepy twin girls to sewerdwelling fluke worms, the xfiles had no shortage of horrors creeping out viewers. Whether this is a trend that will continue has yet to be seen, but one of my favorite representations from the old episodes appeared in jose chungs from outer space, the twentieth episode of the third season. The show was at least at a point where it was at the full heights of. After all, this is a show about government agents investigating frequently inexplicable cases that more often than not involve supernatural beings, mythical monsters, and aliens. Ask almost any fan of the series to name the scariest episode, and nine. These are the weirdest tv crossover episodes of all time. The x files creepy weirdo tooms attacks scully youtube. Im seeing someone whos very much into horror and whos never seen the x files. This week the show returned to fox for the first time since its 2002 series finale. Home has often been cited as one of the best xfiles episodes. Chronicls of the paranormal i decided to check it out.
Chinga and her owner polly have the ability to make their victims harm themselves. Gillian anderson says im finished with the xfiles after. In the episode shapes, mulder and scully head to a native american reservation to investigate the murder of a man. More than ten years after the last episode of the x files wrapped, david duchovny and gillian anderson are reuniting to reprise the roles that put them on the map. There is a subset of the xfiles community called shippers, who wanted to see mulder and scully in a relationship. Looking back, those mythology episodes dont hold up as well, considering how little it all made sense in the end.
Ligotti threw a lot of his own personal visions into the script, but he also managed to capture scully and mulders unique voices in a lot of very funny dialogue. Oh, there are stakes what with fraud, theft, decapitation, and a whole lot of mistaken identity but its really nothing without the battle of wits and dueling parlor tricks that everyone. The x files may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. In the early 90s, the x files was a cultural happening, right up there with pogs and the bartman. As the x files celebrates its 25th anniversary today, here are the episodes.
The xfiles had a few episodes about psychic abilities, as per the supernatural theme, but this one is miles ahead of the rest of them. The x files season finale was mesmerizingly insane. The beloved scifi show is back for an eleventh series, so here are 10 classic, standalone episodes that haunt us daily. It hit at a perfect moment, spawning catchphrases and racy fan fiction that. The xfiles had an awardwinning run of 11 seasons and over 200. We take a look back at some of the weirdest episodes. There are 208 episodes of the x files and every single one of them is weird. One of the most disturbing episodes of the xfiles ever sees scully stumble across a utah cult that worships a sluglike creature they believe to. A later episode featured an opening sequence similar to a teaser in the x files, which ended with someone finding an alien body. Mar 31, 2015 the x files became a cultural phenomenon because of its willingness to go for broke on ideas that, like the truth, were really out there. So, to tide you over until the return of jimmy mcgillsaul goodman, we have compiled a list of the top 10 vince gilligan x files episodes that you should go watch right now.
Club placed it among the 10 best chapters of the series and called it one of the scariest hours of television she had seen. The 1998 film the x files, which took place as part of the tv series continuity, and the standalone film the x files. A part of me wants to think that some season one space, maybe. The xfiles centers on fbi special agents scully and mulder as they investigate unexplained cases xfiles for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. This episode revealed that there is a bad narration genome shared by the smoking man and his sons.
When i heard about this episode, i thought cool, the x files will do an involved examination of the multifaceted chinese culture. The following, in order of air date, are the best examples of that boundarypushing blended with humor. The x files had some outstanding moments over its nineseason run. By the elder gods, the weakest episodes of that show were still better than 90% of whats on television today. When i heard about this episode, i thought cool, the xfiles will do an involved examination of the multifaceted chinese culture. X files is a generally wellreceived series, but imdb gave some rather unfavorable ratings to these 10 episodes.
These are not the best episodes, but the ones most important for catching up with the x files mythology. This x files episode is so scary it was banned from. The xfiles has a tendency to get very meta, and often forced viewers to dig deep inside their own heads. As of march 21, 2018, 218 episodes of the xfiles have aired, concluding the eleventh season.
Heim wrote that several aspects of the episode were creepy, including the gothic house and the family itself. Clyde bruckmans final repose is made so memorable by the late peter boyle, whose performance as clyde bruckman was. The x files does a good job of incorporating classic monsters such as vampires and zombies into their mythology. Chinga is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the american science fiction television series the x files. But after watching so weird and being addicted to psi factor. I want to believe airing this month on ifc, we thought wed revisit some of the scariest episodes the show ever produced. On april 20, 2017, fox officially announced the x files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on january 3, 2018. Very freaky with excellent paranormal stories involving ferocious creatures and is pretty unpreditable. Essentially, mulder freaks out and doesnt want to deal with the problem, but scully insists. It is a prequel and an origin story to the lone gunmen how those three characters bruce harwood, tom braidwood and dean haglund find them selfs.
With the x files coming back to tv in the nottoodistant future, i figure people are going to start watching the series to catch up. The x files was an iconic scifi drama series that always kept us on the edge of our seats. The same episode is filled with little references to the x files, with the biggest being that dean haglund who played richard langly in the x files. By 2000, the groundbreaking scifi mystery the x files. To successfully compose an objective top 15 episodes list of a cult show as great as the x files is virtually impossible. Chinga season 5, episode 10 via x files kids are creepy, dolls are creepy put them together and you have one of the scariest xfiles episodes ever.
It was written by noted author stephen king and series creator chris carter, and directed by kim manners. As i was rewatching the series, i kept a list of my favorite episodes. Diving head first into the shows labyrinthine plot about alien invasion, patient x showed how terrifying visitors from outer space could be. I used to be so scared of that episode until my mom who raised me on the xfiles, thanks mom. Season 11 of the xfiles is nearing and were continuing to drop related content with a top 5 list on the scariest, creepiest and most disturbing. Mar 12, 2019 the x files had an awardwinning run of 11 seasons and over 200 episodes, but which of mulder and scullys adventures is the best. The show was best known for the conspiracy episodes that spun an elaborate mythology of alien invasion and government secrecy. This is the x files take on oceans eleven, an episode that just wants to have cool people running around doing cool things, just to make us smile. It hit at a perfect moment, spawning catchphrases and racy fan fiction that helped shape the early days of the internet. Weird episodes of tv shows often occur towards the end of a shows run, when writers are coming up short with new ideas. Consider it a handy guide before you crack open the proverbial filing cabinet of 202 episodes. Jan 11, 2019 weird episodes of tv shows often occur towards the end of a shows run, when writers are coming up short with new ideas. Even if you were just a casual fan of pop culture or popular tv, then youve at least heard of the exploits of fbi agents fox mulder and dana scully, played by david duchovny and.
Many mythology collections of the x files episodes have. In 2009, the vancouver sun named home one of the best standalone episodes of the series and wrote that, because of its horrific theme of incest, the episode doesnt pull any punches. Just the very fact that so many of those lists exist on the internet, and they all have different episodes in their top 15, or top 10, is a testament to how many great episodes the show has given us. The xfiles clyde bruckmans final repose 20th anniverary. Top 12 x files standalone episodes from bryan cranston driving fast to one hell of a creepy family, we look back at some very memorable episodes. Posted on august 20, 2015, in skip itwatch it guide, tv and tagged david duchovny, everything relates to the xfiles, gillian anderson, skip itwatch it guide, xfiles. Darin morgans the lost art of forehead sweat paid homage to the fading possibility that we live in a shared reality. Most of the truly scary, fullblown horror episodes of the xfiles were stand alone, and separate from the shows larger mythology. Im talking about episodes with cults, serial killers, and other weird stuff that isnt shown to be an alien. How charlie chaplin influenced the most disturbing episode. Home was the first episode of the x files to receive a viewer discretion warning and the only one to carry a tv ma rating, which is like an 18 certificate for american television. These are the cases that have their own special drawer in the xfiles cabinet.
There is enough quality programming out there these days to not watch x files. As of march 21, 2018, 218 episodes of the x files have aired, concluding the eleventh season. Oct 31, 2015 an xfiles halloween countdown by elice and rachel come share your ideasstoriesopinions with us. I read this on the web back when it was an unsolicited x files episode written by thomas ligotti. The 7 most wtf episodes of the xfiles syfy wire youtube. Schizogeny just might be the very worst episode of the x files. So this is my top 12 list of favorite episodes of the x files that had some moments that made me laugh. Which is your best episode to introduce someone to the show. A file mixup involving the autopsy folder and another patients x ray leads scully to discover a former lover of hers has been admitted at the hospital. The best xfiles episodes this season are the weirdest. Aboah was based on the mythical breathstealing being the teliko it makes me forelorn that the x files never had an episode starring a.
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