History Recap / TheXFiles

'''''Series/TheXFiles''''' is a science fiction drama created by Creator/ChrisCarter, revolving around two FBI agents, a believer and a sceptic, working together to investigate unsolved paranormal cases and confidential signs of alien life. The show ran on Creator/{{Fox}} from 1993 to 2002, and then in 2016 and 2018.

[[Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture After braving the Arctic winds to save an infected Scully and witnessing undeniable proof of aliens]], Mulder's plans to take back his position in the X-Files fall on deaf ears. The duo are instead reassigned to a new boss, while rival agent, Jeffrey Spender, and Mulder's old flame, Diana Fowley, are at the X-Files' helm. Despite this change in profession, Mulder and Scully still do their best to stop supernatural threats harming the innocent, while the Syndicate's ever-growing collaborations with the extraterrestrial comes to a shocking end. But as one chapter closes, another will open that will forever change the fabric of religion, science, humanity... and sanity.

'''''Series/TheXFiles''''' is a science fiction drama created by Creator/ChrisCarter, revolving around two FBI agents, a believer and a sceptic, working together to investigate unsolved paranormal cases and confidential signs of alien life. The show ran on Creator/{{Fox}} from 1993 to 2002, and then on 2016 and 2018.

Scully has seen the succumbing of America through a viral apocalypse, as well as the means to prevent this: by finding the son she gave away for adoption 17 years ago: William. Unfortunately, she and Mulder are not alone in their search. The Cigarette-Smoking Man and Monica are dead-set on murdering the boy and reinforcing their victory through their contagion possibly wiping out millions. And a new, splinter faction from the long-gone Syndicate stands against the two parties, intent on reaching the stars through the kid's unknown abilities. The race will drive home one harsh truth: each group may not like the answers they find.

Already in possession of potentially groundbreaking information, Mulder and Scully find themselves hunted by not only the government, but also the Cigarette Smoking Man and his sinister group who work anonymously. This leads the two to certain moments in human history that may carry more startling truths behind experimentation on humans... or aliens. With their losses rising, and their lives being in more danger than before, the F.B.I. agents must be wary of who they can trust, and the glimmers of salvation they find, dead or alive.

Already in possession of potentially groundbreaking information, Mulder and Scully find themselves hunted by not only the government, but also the Cigarette Smoking Man and his sinister group who work anonymously. This leads the two to certain moments in human history that may carry more startling truths behind experimentation on humans... or aliens. With their losses rising, and their lives never being in more danger than before, they must be wary of who they can trust, and the glimmers of salvation they find, dead or alive.

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[[Recap/TheXFilesS09E20TheTruthII Six years have passed when Mulder and Scully chose to become fugitives from the law.]] Now, Scully has taken up neurosurgery at a Catholic hospital, where a terminally ill boy has her interest. Mulder, however, is still longing for the truth that has repeatedly eluded him. Their vastly different lives change when the FBI asks the two for their help in locating kidnapped women, one of whom is an FBI agent. They develop mixed opinions regarding their only lead: a convicted priest claiming to have psychic visions of the crime. But they must eventually band together to determine the ones who did the deed, who have something horrific in mind for them...

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Aliens have abducted Mulder for their own experiments, leading the entire FBI to try and find him alive. But with the X-Files having one less person, a new agent takes the abductee's place: John Doggett, a former New York cop who couldn't care less about the extramundane. Through a gradual building of trust with the new recruit, Scully begins to broaden her scientific mindset and embrace Mulder's ideology, while hiding her new surprise arrival. But eventually, a search must have an end, with it's result driving home one harsh truth: everything can't remain the same as it was.

Scully has seen the succumbing of America through a viral apocalypse, as well as the means to prevent this: by finding the son she gave away for adoption 17 years ago: William. Unfortunately, she and Mulder are not alone in their search. The Cigarette-Smoking Man and Monica are dead-set on murdering the boy and reinforcing their victory through their contagion possibly wiping out millions. And a new, splinter faction from the long-gone Syndicate stands against the two parties, intent on reaching the stars through something special the kid possesses: unnatural abilities that all but ensures a bittersweet outcome for all groups involved.

Mulder and Scully have once again lost the X-Files, [[Recap/TheXFilesS05E20TheEnd due to their office being reduced to ash by the Cigarette Smoking Man]]. But their investigations have not ended yet, after a Dallas federal building bombing brings the two FBI agents to the discovery that it was a cover-up for something bigger. Namely, that the Syndicate is continuing their work on a vaccine to combat a sentient black liquid. When their continued pursuit for answers puts Scully's job and life at risk, Mulder must not only save her from any threat that needs her for their expanding plans, but also consider if the truth is worth fighting for.

An unknown, submerged alien spaceship leads to many changes to Mulder's and Scully's life. The former has become comatose, due to untapped extra-sensory potential that makes him a target for the Cigarette Smoking Man. The ensuing meeting eventually leads Mulder to resolve longstanding family issues. The latter, however, has her scientific mindset challenged by the ship's encrypted information, driving Scully to discover what she wants now and for the rest of her life. But the FBI agents' new victories and solved cases cannot last long, as the case that brought them together resurfaces... to do the exact opposite.

Mulder and Scully have gone their separate ways [[Film/TheXFilesIWantToBelieve after closing an illegal organ donor case eight years ago]]. They reunite when a talk show host arrives to reveal potentially devastating information that will rock both sides in the battle for the truth. As a result of these events, the [=FBI=] reopens the X-Files for the two, and it initially appears that the old days of investigating and debating the paranormal's credibility have returned. But shadowy forces are formulating a sinister plan that Mulder and Scully must stop quickly, because an unprecedented, toxic end could be what awaits every man, woman and child in the United States of America.

->''"Had I come full circle to find the truth or only to uncover greater lies? Not one conspiracy, but two, that threatened not only Scully, but our son. A drum beats in my heart."''

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# "[[Recap/TheXFilesMiniseriesE13Rm9sbG93ZXJz Rm9sbG93ZXJz]]" [[labelnote:Translation]]"Followers" in base64.[[/labelnote]]

Ever since Mulder and Scully's discovery of a top-secret alien fetus and the death of a close government informant, the X-Files have been shut down, leaving the two in different jobs. With Mulder as a meagre telephone tapper and Scully teaching at Quantico's FBI academy, the two do their best to continue their hunt for the hidden truth. However, their journey becomes increasingly fraught with deadlier monsters, morally ambiguous foes and the obscure machinations of an elderly chain-smoker whose plans matches his grasp on what is real and what is not. Even if they can traverse these obstacles, fragile unease awaits Mulder and Scully, and it could cost them a lot.

->''"I hear things about you, Mulder. You know what I heard? I heard you go after aliens... from space. It's like your world will be okay as long as you can believe in, like, flying saucers. But I'm telling you the God's honest truth. I can see you're not as open-minded as you think you are."''

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Ever since Mulder and Scully's discovery of a top-secret alien fetus and the death of a close government informant, the X-Files have been shut down, leaving the two in different jobs. With Mulder as a meagre telephone tapper and Scully teaching at Quantico's FBI academy, the two do their best to continue their hunt for the hidden truth. However, their journey becomes increasingly fraught with deadlier monsters, morally ambiguous foes and the obscure machinations of an elderly chain-smoker whose plans matches his grasp on what is real and what is not. Fragile unease and danger now only awaits Mulder and Scully, and it could cost them a lot.

Ever since Mulder and Scully's discovery of a top-secret alien fetus and the death of a close government informant, the X-Files have been shut down, leaving the two in different jobs. With Mulder as a meagre wire-tapper and Scully teaching at Quantico's FBI academy, the two do their best to continue their hunt for the hidden truth. However, their journey becomes increasingly fraught with deadlier monsters, morally ambiguous foes and the obscure machinations of an elderly chain-smoker whose plans matches his grasp on what is real and what is not. Fragile unease and danger now only awaits Mulder and Scully, and it could cost them a lot.

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Mulder and Scully have once again lost the X-Files, [[Recap/TheXFilesS05E20TheEnd ever since their office was reduced to nothing but ash by the Cigarette Smoking Man]]. But their investigations have not ended yet, after a Dallas federal building bombing brings the two FBI agents to the discovery that it was a cover-up for something bigger. Namely, that the Syndicate is continuing their work on a vaccine to combat a sentient black liquid. When their continued pursuit for answers puts Scully's job and life at risk, Mulder must not only save her from any threat that needs her for their expanding plans, but also consider if the truth is worth fighting for.

[[Recap/TheXFilesS09E20TheTruthII Six years have passed ever since Mulder and Scully became fugitives from the law.]] Now, Scully has taken up neurosurgery at a Catholic hospital, where a terminally ill boy has her interest. Mulder, however, is still longing for the truth that has repeatedly eluded him. Their vastly different lives change when the FBI asks the two for their help in locating kidnapped women, one of whom is an FBI agent. They develop mixed opinions regarding their only lead: a convicted priest claiming to have psychic visions of the crime. But they must eventually band together to determine the ones who did the deed, who have something horrific in mind for them...

->''"Had I come full circle to find the truth or only to uncover greater lies? Not one conspiracy, but two, that threatened not only Scully, but our son."''

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Aliens have abducted Mulder for their own experiments, leading the entire FBI, as well as Scully and Skinner, to try and find him alive. But with the X-Files having one less person, a new agent takes the abductee's place: John Doggett, a former New York cop who couldn't care less about the extramundane. Through a gradual building of trust with the new recruit, Scully begins to broaden her scientific mindset and embrace Mulder's ideology, while hiding her new surprise arrival. But eventually, a search must have an end, with it's result driving home one harsh truth: everything can't remain the same as it was.

Doggett and his friend, Monica Reyes, have now become the new keepers of the X-Files, while Scully has gone back to being a FBI academy teacher. But for Mulder, he has unexpectedly gone into the shadows once more, due to the lingering threat of the Super Soldiers, human look-alikes displaying alien resistance to any tools of destruction. Their presence leads to unexpected displays of supernatural power from Scully's "miracle child", William. As a result, Scully must do whatever it takes to protect her son, while holding out hope for Mulder's return... even if such a miracle may prove devastating to her and everyone she holds dear.

[[Recap/TheXFilesS09E20TheTruthII Six years have passed ever since Mulder and Scully became fugitives from the law.]] Now, Scully has taken up neurosurgery at a Catholic hospital, where a terminally ill boy has her interest. Mulder, however, is still longing for the truth that has repeatedly eluded him. Their vastly different lives change when the FBI asks the two for their help in locating kidnapped women, one of whom is an FBI agent, they develop mixed opinions regarding their only lead: a convicted priest who claims to have psychic visions of the crime. But they must eventually band together to determine the whereabouts of these captors, as the ones who did the deed have something horrific in mind for them...