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Okay, Fox has managed to make me give five stars to the only season of The X-Files that I was ready to qualify under five stars (I was going to give it four stars). Mulder has left the series after the two parter finale of the eighth season, and we don't quite understand why. The season begins with "Nothing Important happened today" I and II, where we see Doggett trying to pursue his investigation on the odd events that unfolded in Existence: the meeting implicating Kersh with the human replacement/super soldier Knowle Rohrer and agent Crane. But he finds out that he's been left alone by his former partner (agent Scully, now on full mommy duty) and Skinner. Monica Reyes is his only help... and then there is Lucy Lawless, whose agenda is hard to understand. If things didn't look so troubling for poor Doggett, he has to face a new enemy: A.D. Brad Follmer, whose past relationship with Reyes makes him jealous of Doggett. And if you thought Scully's baby was normal and the aliens just found out that they had made a mistake (in Existence) and retrieve from him... well, the baby begins to move his circular moving toy with his thought. That's why Scully decides to help Doggett in the end. But, as usual for the series, by the end of the second episode, they don't really know much more that they knew before (which is a hell of an acomplish for a series after nine years). After these two episodes come two of the most interesting stand alones of the series: Daemonicus and 4-D. Scully is shown now giving class in Quantico. These two episodes set straight the emotional entanglements between the three main characters (how Doggett cares for Reyes and Scully, and how they perceive him). After that, the season loses the great pace with which it begins. "Lord of the flies" is an unsuccessfull effort to make one of those classic funny or humorous episodes of previous seasons (such as those from seasons 3,4 and 5). In "Trust no1" we find a Scully desperate to make contact with Mulder, but at the risk of being manipulated by those trying to find him. By this episode we discover that the human replacement are, after all, vulnerable to one thing. "John Doe" and "Hellbound" are two very normal and typical X-Files episodes. The real treat comes in the following disc, where a great two parte finds place: Provenance and Providence have to do with Scully's baby. A group of UFO cultists are after the little boy... and they get him. Oh! And after nine seasons, Mrs. Scully finds out in her own flesh how hard is her sister's job (only for a second, but it is interesting). "Audrey Pauley" is a bit too weird for and X-Files (if such a thing is even posible). Underneath is pretty much an average episode. Then comes "Improbable"... okay this one is even weirder than Audrey Pauley! But it is well done... To this day I don't know quite well what to do with this episode... and it is a reason to treasure it. "Scary Monsters" is another normal episode about a boy whose claims of seeing monsters in his closet turn out to be true. We see Leila Harrison in this episode again, which is a nice (this time she has a boyfriend bringing dead things to Scully's kitchen table, where she makes little William's food!). The two extremes of the season follow: "Jump the shark" was the most disappointing episode of the season for me... I just felt like that was not a proper farewell to the Lone Gunmen. And "William" is a wonderfully achieved episode directed by David Duchovny! A man whose face has been terribly destroyed claims to be Mulder... but he could be someone else trying to approach baby William. "Release" is the closure to Doggett's arc: he discovers what happened to his son... I always thought that they should have left his story open; it seemed somewhat rushed and all over the place. "Sunshine days" is another not so great comedic episode. And finally: The Truth: the two hour series finale. Mulder has been imprisoned and is being accused of murdering Knowle Rohrer. Scully, Doggett, Reyes and Skinner come to his aid, as the military plan to judge him. We see Krycek, X, Marita, Gibson, the lone gunmen, and Spender again. But his is a trial meant to be lost. It is most remarkable the definitive demise of the Cigarrette Smoking man: I find it to be the image of the decade in T.V. My top 10 for the season are: 10.Hellbound 9.Nothing important happened today I 8.Underneath 7.Scary Monsters 6.Trust no1 5.Providence 4.Provenance 3.4-D 2.Daemonicus 1. The Truth. It is remarkable how many extras FOX is planning to release with this package. It deserves it, after all, this was the series that got the whole tv to DVD to the success it has today as a trend. The image of the box looks wonderfull (I've seen it outside amazon's page) and the news about the extras concur with the number of discs of the package: seven! It includes the very well known 30 minute documentary about the overall season. But it has a 90 minute long making of The Truth, the DVDROM game "The Truth", deleted scenes, audio commentaries on The Truth, Improbable and Jump the shark, three more featurettes (okay featurette does not justice to these extras) of 45 and 20 minutes, two profiles (on Reyes and Follmer), footage of the celebration of the 200th episode and an on-location featurette of 15 minutes (the extras are detailed in a very well known page devote to tv shows to dvd). And it is cheaper than the previous seasons!!! This is really the way to go, FOX. Now, there is only one thing that could make me happier: the announcement of the second movie... but if the legacy of the series finishes here, I am truely pleased with the way it is sent to the future of uncountable repetitions.
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- Kate WReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2015
Fantastic to have Season 9
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Fascinating as always.
- ScribblestarReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2016
xfiles later seasons get blasted but I really enjoyed this! Esp Improbable where burt Reynolds plays God ...
