The X-Files

The X-Files is a show that I was all in on right from the start back in 1993. My and my friends were obsessed with this show and each week we could not wait to watch and then discuss the latest episode. It is crazy to think that as I write this, 30 years have passed, 30 years! Where does the time go? Anyway, thanks to Disney Plus, I have been working my way through the show which is my third watch of the entire series.

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The Movie Review

Mulder and Scully are one of the most iconic duos in television history! Mulder and Scully are FBI agents who are assigned to the X-Files. This is pretty much the basement of the FBI building and the X-Flies department is something that is not taken seriously by most of the other people in the FBI.

I think the early seasons with Mulder and Scully being so different are very well done. Mulder believes in pretty much everything, Scully on the other hand is a skeptic and places her faith in science more. It makes for a fun and interesting dynamic, especially as Scully starts to come around and realize that there is more to the world and universe than she believed.

One of the things I love about The X-Files is the way that each season is formatted. You have an ongoing story arc that will be the main focus of a season and weave in and out of the 20-plus episodes. The X-Files always did a great job of keeping the viewer hooked and wanting to know what happens next.

However, as well as the main stories that were the show’s focus, The X-Files also has some awesome “monster of the week” episodes where a case is taken on and then solved by the end of the episode. Some of these are my favorite episodes of the entire series and this approach lets the creators of the show get very creative with some of the stuff that they came up with.

While the main focus is Mulder and Scully, we also have a great cast of supporting characters that would weave in and out. Director Skinner, The Lone Gunmen, Cancer Man, and Alex Krycek are the ones that always spring to mind when I think about the great episodes of The X-Files.

While many people think of aliens when they think about The X-Files, monsters, ghosts, espionage, terrorists and even some funny stuff were all fair game for this show. Before we knew everything about a show before it aired, with The X-Files, you never for sure knew what the next episode was going to be all about until you watched it.

Now, I want to get on my soapbox here and talk about seasons 8 and 9. Many people say that when Mulder left the show sucked… that is not the case at all. When Mulder left, Monica Reyes and John Doggett were introduced and I think that season 8 has some of the best monster-of-the-week style episodes.

Reyes and Doggett were great together and as crazy as this sounds, at the time I felt they may have been better off getting rid of Scully too, and just starting fresh with Doggett and Reyes! So do not listen to the people who say the show went to hell once Mulder left, it was still a lot of fun.

The original run of The X-Files had 9 seasons and a movie. We also got another movie in 2008 and then two more series, one in 2016 and one in 2018 and they were a lot of fun. I know that the show is a massive commitment (most seasons have over 20 episodes) but it is a commitment that is well worth it, even if the earlier seasons are a bit dated now.



The X-Files
The X-Files is a science fiction TV series that spans 218 episodes over the course of eleven seasons. Download it now and enjoy the experience.
10 Total Score
The X-Files Review Summary

Story
10
Characters
10
Visuals
10
Sound & Music
10
PROS
  • This is simply one of the greatest TV shows of all time
  • Mulder and Scully have amazing chemistry together
  • The supporting cast is also fantastic
  • I love how we have a main story each season and then stand-alone episodes too
CONS
  • It may seem a bit dated by today's standards
  • The second movie (I Want To Believe) is not that great if I am being honest
User Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Specifications
Publisher
20th Television
Operating System
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 10
macOS
License
full movie online
File Size
11 Seasons - around 7-8 GB per season
Jason Delacey

Jason Delacey

Jason is a 40-year-old writer from Northern England. He has been playing video games his whole life and writing about them for over a decade. As well as enjoying gaming into the wee hours of the morning, Jason is a real film fanatic too! He is open to watching all genres of movies from animated singing animals to brutal horror!

Jason loves to give his honest opinion on games, movies, TV shows and is always willing to give anything a try!

Favorite Games: Resident Evil 4, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Bioshock Infinite, Super Mario World, The Last of Us, Halo 2, Streets of Rage 2, Overwatch.

Favorite Movies: Terminator 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Avengers Infinity War, Bloodsport, The Transformers The Movie. Dogma, BASEketball, From Dusk Till Dawn

Favorite TV Shows: X-Files, Supernatural, Lost, American Horror Story, The Mandalorian, Stranger Things.

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