"The X Files" Requiem (2000)

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

21 May 2000 (Season 7, Episode 22)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Nearly a decade since their first case, Agents Mulder and Scully return to Oregon to investigate a strange entity in a forest, risking their partnership and lives.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zachary Ansley	...	Billy Miles
Gretchen Becker	...	Greta
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Darin Cooper	...	Deputy Ray Hoese
William B. Davis	...	Cigarette Smoking Man / CGB Spender
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Laurie Holden	...	Marita Covarrubias
Sarah Koskoff	...	Theresa Nemman Hoese
Nicholas Lea	...	Alex Krycek
Peter Macdissi	...	Prison Guard
Leon Russom	...	Detective Miles
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	1st Young Man
Brian Thompson	...	Alien Bounty Hunter
Judd Trichter	...	2nd Young Man
Andy Umberger	...	Agent Chesty Short
David C. Fisher	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Kim Manners

Writing credits
Chris Carter		(creator)
Chris Carter		(written by)

Produced by
David Amann	....	co-producer
Harry V. Bring	....	producer
Chris Carter	....	executive producer
Vince Gilligan	....	co-executive producer
Gina Lamar	....	associate producer
Kim Manners	....	supervising producer
Michelle Maxwell MacLaren	....	co-executive producer (as Michelle MacLaren)
Paul Rabwin	....	producer
John Shiban	....	supervising producer
Frank Spotnitz	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Bill Roe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Heather MacDougall

Casting by
Rick Millikan

Production Design by
Graeme Murray

Art Direction by
Phil Dagort
Sandy Getzler

Set Decoration by
Timothy Stepeck		(as Tim Stepeck)

Costume Design by
Molly Harris Campbell

Makeup Department
Laverne Basham	....	makeup artist: Mr. Duchovny and Ms. Anderson
Cheri Montesanto-Medcalf	....	makeup department head
Gary Yee	....	moldshop supervisor

Production Management
Timothy Silver	....	unit production manager (as Tim Silver)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer	....	second assistant director: second unit
Julie Herrin	....	second assistant director
Barry K. Thomas	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dawn Ascher-Trevino	....	art department coordinator (as Dawn Ascher)
Tom Day	....	property master
John French	....	paint foreman
Lisa Goldsmith	....	buyer
Erik Grasteit	....	propmaster
Duke Tomasick	....	construction coordinator
David E. Duncan	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
David Napoli	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ronald G. Cogswell	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Ron Cogswell)
Thierry J. Couturier	....	supervising sound editor
David Dondorf	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ray O'Reilly	....	sound re-recording mixer
David John West	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Robert Calvert	....	special effects (as Bob Calvert)
Jeff Miller	....	special effects foreman
David Peterson	....	special effects coordinator
Scott D. Mattson	....	special effects office coordinator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Deena Burkett	....	visual effects supervisor
Monique Klauer	....	visual effects coordinator
Bill Millar	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Danny Weselis	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian Cwiakala	....	lighting technician: second unit
Tom Doherty	....	key grip
James Etheridge	....	camera operator (as Jim Etheridge)
James Jermyn	....	film loader
Richard J. Lee Jr.	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Rob Lueker	....	electrician
Melton Maxwell	....	gaffer (as Mel Maxwell)
Gregory W. Smith	....	Steadicam operator (as Gregory Smith)
Daniel E. Teaze	....	first assistant "b" camera

Casting Department
Kimberly Nordlinger	....	casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini	....	costumer: Mr. Duchovny and Ms. Anderson
Robert 'Jake' Jacobs	....	costume supervisor (as Robert Jacobs)

Editorial Department
Jeff Cahn	....	assistant editor
Marilyn Moore	....	assistant editor (as Marilyn R. Moore)
Anthony R. Smith	....	colorist: DaVinci

Music Department
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor
Larold Rebhun	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain
Steve Duncan	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Ferrence	....	dispatcher
Tim Sisson	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Mary Astadourian	....	vice president: Ten Thirteen
Amir Attaie	....	assistant to producers
Carol Banker	....	script supervisor
Kimberley Barnhart	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Bell	....	story editor
Katrina Cabrera	....	researcher
James Castle	....	title designer
Nanci Etchells	....	production accountant
Brad Follmer	....	assistant: Chris Carter
Mac Gordon	....	location manager
Paul Harrison	....	key assistant location manager
Stephanie Herrera	....	assistant to producer (as Stephanie M. Herrera)
Ilt Jones	....	location manager
Nancy Mosher Hall	....	assistant to producer
Daniel Mosley	....	assistant to producer
Barbara Nance	....	script coordinator
Leslie Perlow	....	production coordinator (as Leslie Perlow Burakoff)
Jason Schomas	....	production coordinator (as Jason A. Schomas)
Sandra Tripicchio	....	assistant to producer
Ginger Wadley	....	production assistant
Greg Walker	....	story editor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Carter		creator

Original Music by
Ken Tamplin

Film Editing by
Christopher Cooke

Set Decoration by
Hamish Purdy

Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett		(1995-1998)

Makeup Department
Mark Alfrey	....	special makeup effects artist
Jane Aull	....	makeup artist
Ken Culver	....	foam technician
Fionagh Cush	....	makeup artist
Gabriel De Cunto	....	special makeup effects artist
Mike Fields	....	assistant special makeup effects artist
Kevin Haney	....	makeup artist
Camille Henderson	....	makeup artist
Glenn Hetrick	....	special makeup effects artist
Matthew Jorgensen	....	sculptor/painter: Tech Optic Nerve
Steve LaPorte	....	makeup artist
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant makeup artist
Shauna Magrath	....	special makeup effects artist
Rodd Matsui	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Maverick	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	special makeup effects artist
Thomas Opitz	....	additional hair stylist
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	special makeup effects artist: multiple episodes seasons 4 & 5
Craig Reardon	....	makeup artist
Mark Shostrom	....	makeup artist
Perri Sorel	....	makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist
Bill Terezakis	....	flukeman designer
Julie Travis-Socash	....	makeup artist (as Julie Socash)
Jeanne Van Phue	....	makeup artist
Patricia Vecchio	....	assistant hair stylist
Patricia Vecchio	....	hair stylist
John Wheaton	....	makeup artist
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Frederick London	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	dga trainee (1999)
Tom Braidwood	....	first assistant director (episode "Gethsemany") (episode "Post-Mortem Prometheus, The")
Lynn K. D'Angona	....	first assistant director (final season)
Suzan Derkson	....	third assistant director
Pierre Henry	....	first assistant director: second unit
Alexis Hinde	....	trainee assistant director: second unit (1996-1998)
Jeffrey Hunt	....	dga trainee
Bill Millar	....	second unit director
Kevin Parks	....	first assistant director: second unit (season 5)
Canyon Prince	....	first assistant director: splinter unit (as Ryan Prince)
Brent Stanton	....	second second assistant director (day player)
Patrick Stark	....	trainee assistant director (season 5)
Dan Tohill	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Vaughan V. Baker	....	signwriter
David L. Bell	....	set dresser
Oana Bogdan	....	set designer
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser
Lisa A. Corbin	....	on-set dresser (seasons 6-9)
Marsha Daniels	....	set decoration office coordinator (season 9)
Michael Diner	....	assistant art director
Lori Gillis	....	set dresser
Alex Hill	....	storyboard artist
Sally Hudson	....	graphic artist (as Sally Hudson-Lawrence)
G. Andrew Hussey	....	set dresser
Kathleen Kasinger	....	assistant property master
Drew Kinney	....	set designer
Michael Kocurek	....	carpenter
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic artist
Karl J. Martin	....	set designer
Marta McLaughlin	....	assistant property master
Martin L. Mercer	....	concept artist
John Naehrlich	....	lead man
James Philpott	....	assistant art director
Kimberley Regent	....	property buyer: 1993
Mark Sakamoto	....	set dresser
Norm Spence	....	scenic artist
Tammy Troglin	....	art department assistant (season 9)
Neil Turkington	....	assistant props master
Alek Vila	....	graphic designer
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter
Stacy Weddington	....	buyer (1999-2003)
Rick Willoughby	....	carpenter
Sean Will	....	paint laborer

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant: Toronto
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (pilot)
Stephen Cheung	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer (various episodes)
Brent Ellingwood	....	utility sound
Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves	....	sound editor (as Gabrielle Reeves)
Mike Goodman	....	sound editor (as Michael Goodman)
Jeff Hamon	....	adr mixer: Vancouver
Jeff Hook	....	adr recordist (multiple episodes)
David Horner	....	adr mixer
Jerry Jacobson	....	sound effects editor
Scott C. Kolden	....	sound designer
Ira Leslie	....	sound editor
Eva Madden	....	sound assistant
Maciek Malish	....	sound editor
Kitty Malone	....	foley artist
Gary Marullo	....	foley artist
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Roger Morris	....	adr mixer
Iain Pattison	....	adr mixer: Vancouver
James L. Pearson	....	sound editor
Yvonne Preble	....	foley artist
Christopher B. Reeves	....	adr editor
Christopher B. Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist (as Joe Sabella)
Marty Stein	....	dialogue editor
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor
Douglas A. Turner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Turner)
David F. Van Slyke	....	sound effects editor (as David Van Slyke)
Matthew West	....	sound effects editor (as Matt West)

Special Effects by
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects
Adam Behr	....	animatronic puppeteer
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects technician
Thomas R. Burman	....	special effects makeup
Steve Fink	....	prosthetics technician (multiple episodes)
Joseph Hahn	....	special effects
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects
Barry Hebein	....	special effects assistant: Vancouver,B.C.
Chris Jones	....	special effects technician
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special effects makeup
G. Peter King	....	special effects
Jonathan Kombrinck	....	special effects technician
Daniel P. Murphy	....	special effects technician (1998-2001)
Richard Redlefsen	....	lab technician
Richard Redlefsen	....	sculptor
Fred Richards	....	special effects assistant: electronic effects 1995-1998
Ken Rudell	....	special effects technician
Steve Shines	....	special effects foreman (seasons 6-9)
Martin Simon	....	special effects technician (season 7 and 8)
Joseph Quinn Simpkins	....	special effects technician
Eric Vrba	....	special effects assistant (1995-1996)
Rich Knight	....	special effects properties (uncredited)
Robert Wesley Knight	....	special effects properties (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brian Bell	....	digital artist
Christian Boudman	....	digital compositor
Steward Burris	....	computer graphic artist: North West Imaging & FX
Jennifer Champagne	....	digital artist (episode "Syncrony")
Christopher Chen	....	digital effects producer (season 3)
John Decker	....	digital artist
Roger Dorney	....	visual effects supervisor
Larry Ewing	....	visual effects producer: View Studios
Simon Holden	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hunt	....	digital effects artist: The Sixth Extinction
Mark Kochinski	....	3D artist
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects
Todd Perry	....	digital artist (episode "Syncrony")
Christine Petrov	....	compositor
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Tom Raycove	....	visual effects
Steven Joseph Rogers	....	digital artist: The Sixth Extinction
Thomas Schelesny	....	computer graphics artist
Scott Shields	....	visual effects coordinator
Siouxsie Stewart	....	visual effects coordinator: Encore Visual Effects
Michael Vaglienty	....	Flame artist
Martin Wells	....	colourist (season 3)
Bob Williamson	....	digital compositor
Niel Wray	....	digital effects artist
Bernice Kenton	....	visual effects vendor producer (uncredited)
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital artist: Editel (uncredited)

Stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt double: David Duchovny
Brett Bell	....	stunt double: David Duchovny
Joey Box	....	utility stunts
Nick Brett	....	stunts (2002)
Marla Casey	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Michelle Chaldu	....	stunt double
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Bruce Comtois	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	utility stunts
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts
Joe Doserro	....	stunts
Bill Edwards	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt double
Delaina-Lu Gamblin	....	stunt double
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts
John Koyama	....	stunts
Michael Langlois	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt performer
Jovan Nenadic	....	stunt double
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	utility stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double
Kelly Sells	....	stunt double
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Lori Stewart	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory Beard	....	best boy grip
Mark Cohen	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
David Deever	....	video assist operator
Michael Derbas	....	camera operator
Jean-Luc Dinsdale	....	second assistant camera
Geoffrey James Dixon	....	electrician
Damon Doherty	....	key rigging grip
Brian Dzyak	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David Gray	....	still photographer
Stuart Haggerty	....	lamp operator
Dean Hannas	....	camera trainee
Brad Heiner	....	grip (2000)
Joe Hill	....	grip
David Hutton	....	second dolly grip
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	best boy grip: second unit
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	underwater camera operator
Jill MacLauchlan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brandon Margulies	....	film loader: second unit
Todd McMullen	....	camera operator
Saubrie Mohamed	....	rigging gaffer (season 2)
Brett Peterson	....	grip
Canyon Prince	....	still photographer (as Ryan Prince)
Isabelle Rioux	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Mike Saad	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit (season 8)
James Salberg	....	dolly grip: "b" camera unit (seasons 4 and 5)
Claude Savard	....	camera trainee
Nick Shuster	....	assistant camera: second unit
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial director of photography
A.J. Vesak	....	director of photography: second unit
Larry Watson	....	still photographer
Peter Wilke	....	dolly grip (season 5)

Casting Department
Andy Henry	....	casting assistant (1998)
Kit Mallet	....	extras casting assistant
Scott Muller	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles (2000-)
Patrick Stark	....	extras casting assistant (season 1)
Camille St. Cyr	....	casting assistant (1998)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vanessa Anderson	....	assistant dresser (as Vanessa Oepkes)
Candace Cruikshank	....	costume set supervisor: second unit
Sam Greenmun	....	promotional alien costume fabricator
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Gail L. Smith	....	set costumer (1993-1994)
Lee Sollenberger	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Louis Eske	....	assistant editor: title sequence
Shannon Leigh Olds	....	assistant editor
Robert P. Schneider	....	on-line editor: opening sequence

Music Department
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Michael Avallon	....	driver
Barry Shelton	....	driver

Other crew
Scott Aguilar	....	location nurse
Michael Anthony	....	location scout
Alex Apple	....	location scout
Glen Barwise	....	photo double
Gary Bechtel	....	key assistant location manager
Sean Benbow	....	office production assistant
Stephen Benoit	....	production assistant
Darren Lynn Bousman	....	honey wagon attendant
Kai Bowe	....	wga trainee
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach
Jaap Broeker	....	stand-in: David Duchovny
Bruce Bryant	....	title designer
Eamon Buehning	....	payroll accountant
Jim Castle	....	title designer
Michelle Chaldu	....	stand-in: Gillian Anderson
Rob Chalmers	....	personal assistant: Gillian Anderson
Marco Daxton	....	set supervisor
Byron Drinkle	....	playback coordinator (1992-1996)
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Maggie Evans	....	assistant to producer
Danielle Faith Friedman	....	office production assistant (1993-1996)
Tom Gastall	....	production assistant
Jason Gibb	....	production assistant
Paul Giordano	....	key production assistant (season 5)
Rob Gomes	....	production assistant
Danny Ho	....	computer playback operator
Laura Irvine	....	production assistant
Jasper Jan	....	location intern
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer
Carol Johnsen	....	title designer
Jacqueline V. Johnson	....	craft service
Jacqueline V. Johnson	....	first aid
Bonnie Judd	....	trainer
Timothy S. Kane	....	production assistant
Bridgette Kelley	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Cindy Kerber	....	researcher
Rich Knight	....	property maker: RK Industries
Steve Korkis	....	production assistant
David Kurvers	....	production assistant (1996-1997)
Lance Lanfear	....	additional extras background coordinator
Derek Lebrero	....	photo double
April D. Matthews	....	assistant accountant (as April Larsen)
Rob McCabe	....	utility stand-in (1999-2000)
Kathy McCurdy	....	assistant location manager
France Myung Metz	....	key assistant location manager (season 6)
Doug Meyer	....	additional production assistant
Daniela Nobili	....	voice director: Italian
Trent Othick	....	assistant to director
Joshua Owen	....	production secretary
Joseph Kelly Padovich	....	mechanic (last four seasons)
Allyn Partin	....	dialect coach
Lance Peverley	....	production assistant (season 5)
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	construction medic
Canyon Prince	....	production assistant (as Ryan Prince)
Canyon Prince	....	script supervisor: splinter unit (as Ryan Prince)
Lisa Ripley-Becker	....	assistant production coordinator
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator (1992-1996)
Jennifer Rosenbluth	....	production secretary
Caryn Shuken	....	location liaison
Alan A. Spence	....	set wireman (season 2)
Patrick Stark	....	production assistant (season 4)
Regan Steele	....	key production assistant (season 5)
Lynn Struiksma	....	set production assistant: second unit (season 7)
Rachel Swenson	....	assistant location manager
Rachael Taylor	....	production assistant (season 3 and 4)
James Thompson	....	production assistant
Marc J. Ventimiglia	....	key assistant location manager
Arlene Warren	....	stand-in: Gillian Anderson
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Tim Weske	....	sword master
Lisa Womble	....	production assistant
Oorala J. Yamada	....	additional set production assistant (season 8)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Ten Thirteen Productions

Distributors

• DeAgostini Japan (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Pro 7 (2001) (Germany) (TV)

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Chris Carter wrote this episode to serve as a series finale, as the Fox Network had yet to renew the show, and David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were not signed for additional seasons. In the eleventh hour, Fox renewed the show, with only Anderson returning to the series full time. Carter then created a new series mythology based around Scully working with new characters to stop government super soldiers.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: (At 34:34) Camera focus is lost for almost 6 seconds in this Scully closeup and remains lost until the camera pulls back to reveal the other characters.

Quotes:

Cigarette Smoking Man: As you do to me and Fox Mulder, you do to all of mankind, Alex.
[Krycek pushes him down the stairs]

Season 7 Review

Chris Carter once said that his ideal plan for "The X-Files" would have been 5 seasons and a movie to end the series. This didn't happen because the show was now so massively successful that FOX pushed for more X Files. Indeed, we got a season 6, then a season 7. While writing the finale for season 7, with audience figures dwindling quite significantly, the fate of the show was not decided, and "Requiem" was written as a potential series finale. I'm not the only person, who despite liking season 8 quite a bit, thought that "Requiem" was a perfect final episode. True, it left some questions open, but most mytharc questions had been 'resolved' in one way or another throughout the season, and the finale was a poignant and nostalgic episode that ended on a fabulous note. Besides, the final 'Super Soldiers' section of the mytharc just shouldn't exist at all, really, and was clearly made up on the spot and muddled the mytharc and ruined some previous episode as an after-effect. Season 7, as a whole, is a serious drop in quality from the well-regarded and memorable season 6. That's not to say there aren't some great episodes, but the show is starting to feel tired and uninspired, the obviousness of nobody really feeling all too involved in the show, etc. is clear from start to finish. Still, the acting is solid as these are all professionals here, and the writers manage to come up with some really memorable and solid episodes, so this is a really good season which I feel is around as good as seasons 1 & 2.

The mythology episodes in season 7 seem to share a common purpose of tying up loose ends. A lot of fans at the time were angry at some of the explanations offered up by the writers, in particular what happened to Samantha. Re-watching the series this many years after season 7, the explanations don't seem too bad in context. What's frustrating is that they contradict previous statements on the show. The first two episodes of the season are probably my choice for the weakest pre-season 9 mythology episodes. I can't say I got excited about them at all. "Sein und Zeit" and "Closure" are both average episodes, hopelessly sentimental and sappy, but buoyed by brilliant acting for Duchovny. "En Ami", on the other hand, is nothing short of brilliant, as is "Requiem". Overall, I'd say this was probably the weakest season for the mythology outside season 9.

On the other hand, there are some great standalones. Outside of the 'highlights' which I'll mention later, there are some other great episodes here, such as "Millennium" (which has a sweet final moment in addition to zombies and Lance Henriksen), "Orison", which sees the return of everybody's most-hated death fetishist Donnie Pfaster, and "The Goldberg Variation", one that the math geeks surely treasure.

I thought the best episodes were, and prepare for some controversial choices:

"X-Cops"- calm down, forget about your expectations of what an X-File 'should be' and enjoy this hysterical and very original idea for a crossover.

"En Ami"- great writing from William B. Davis, who creates tension brilliantly from dialogue and situations, rarely resorting to action or other means. An exciting thriller with great dialouge.

"Hollywood A.D."- yes, "Hollywood A.D.". Maybe it's just my love for movies here, but this was a genuinely funny and very creative episode nicely directed and written by David Duchovny.

"Requiem"- as stated before, this should have been the series finale, as enjoyable as season 8 was.

Season 7 of "The X-Files" is not a terrific season of television, but it would have been a good final season for The X-Files. It resolved a lot of the mytharc and gave us some memorable episodes and character/relationship moments. I was one of the people who thought Season 8 was an excellent season, but with Mulder gone for half of it and the mythology arc now growing completely out of hand, it was excessive. FOX decided to continue producing the X Files with or without Chris Carter, so he stuck with the show rather than handing it over to other producers. Hence, Doggett and Reyes were introduced, the Super Soldier arc was born, and you know the rest...

Season average rating based on ratings for all episodes: 7.36/10