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The X-Files — Season 1

The X-Files — Season 1

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Brian Courtis The Age (Australia) It's diverting nonsense and, as you may gather, about as cerebral as peppermint chewing gum. Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Ross Warneke The Age (Australia) The X-Files is one of those whacko shows that really grabs your attention. It is all highly unlikely. The acting is hammy, and the plot too frenetic. The relationship between Mulder and Scully lacks subtlety. But it is a ripping yarn, well told. Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Nancy Banks-Smith Guardian The X-Files, you feel, were exposed to the dangerous rays of Twin Peaks at an impressionable age. Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Rafael Sánchez Casademont Fotogramas If you are looking for a series that mixes intrigue and science fiction, this is your series, the fundamental one, the mother of all those that came after. [Full review in Spanish] Aug 27, 2024 Full Review Kathleen Shea Philadelphia Daily News Well, as the show's motto has it, "The Truth Is Out There" somewhere, probably in the same place as the writers who might make this discount bag of goods something special. Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Richard Johnson Observer (UK) Not as schmoozy as Moonlighting, but every bit as watchable. Feb 2, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 10, 1993 Pilot Mulder and Scully investigate the strange deaths of members of a high-school graduating class in the Pacific Northwest. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 1993 Deep Throat Mulder and Scully investigate a report that some Army test pilots are disappearing after completing their missions. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 1993 Squeeze Scully and Mulder discover a mysterious serial killer when they find that their current investigation is similar to an unsolved case from 1903. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 1, 1993 Conduit Mulder faces his feelings about the disappearance of his sister after a girl in Iowa mysteriously vanishes. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 8, 1993 The Jersey Devil Scully and Mulder search for a murderer who is half-man and half-beast with an appetite for human flesh. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 22, 1993 Shadows Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) investigate reports of an unseen force believed to be protecting a young woman. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 29, 1993 Ghost in the Machine Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) must outwit a killer computer plaguing a high-rise office building. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 5, 1993 Ice Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) investigate the bizarre deaths of a scientific research team in the Arctic. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 12, 1993 Space Scully and Mulder rush to uncover the culprit in a series of sabotage efforts in the space shuttle program. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 19, 1993 Fallen Angel Mulder researches a possible UFO crash after learning the government may start its own investigation. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 10, 1993 Eve Mulder suspects supernatural involvement when identical murders occur at the same time on opposite sides of the country. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 17, 1993 Fire Mulder and Scully guard a member of the British Parliament after mysterious fires kill several top officials. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 7, 1994 Beyond the Sea A condemned murderer claiming to have psychic powers helps the agents find collegians kidnapped by a serial killer. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 21, 1994 Genderbender Mulder and Scully question an isolated sect of people while searching for an androgynous killer who finds victims in singles bars. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 4, 1994 Lazarus Scully seeks Mulder's help after a fellow agent's personality begins to resemble that of a criminal her colleague killed in a bank robbery. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 11, 1994 Young at Heart When a supposedly dead convict resurfaces, Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) uncover an anti-aging experiment. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 18, 1994 E.B.E. Scully and Mulder race to find a ship they suspect contains an extraterrestrial before the government can destroy it. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 18, 1994 Miracle Man Mulder and Scully travel to Tennessee to investigate the deaths of people who were treated by a young faith healer. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 1, 1994 Shapes Mulder and Scully travel to a Montana reservation to investigate the death of a young American Indian shot by ranchers. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 15, 1994 Darkness Falls Authorities attribute Washington loggers' disappearances to ecoterrorists; the agents suspect a glowing biological mass. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 22, 1994 Squeeze II Mulder is angered when a man who was accused of killing four people and eating their livers is released because of insufficient evidence. Details Episode 22 Aired Apr 29, 1994 Born Again The murders of two policemen are linked to an 8-year-old girl, the reincarnated spirit of a corrupt officer seeking revenge. Details Episode 23 Aired May 6, 1994 Roland Mulder and Scully are puzzled by the level of knowledge displayed by a mentally impaired janitor suspected in the murders of two rocket scientists. Details Episode 24 Aired May 13, 1994 The Erlenmeyer Flask Mulder and Scully discover a government conspiracy while on the trail of a killer with superhuman powers. Details

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