"The X Files" The End (1998)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

R.W. Goodwin

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

17 May 1998 (Season 5, Episode 20)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

During a chess tournament, a young boy becomes the centre of an investigation concerning the alien mythology. Meanwhile a face from Agent Mulder's past causes friction in his relationship with Agent Scully. |

Plot Keywords:

Cliffhanger | Male Female Relationship | Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Nicholas Lea	...	Alex Krycek
William B. Davis	...	Cigarette Smoking Man / CGB Spender
Mimi Rogers	...	Agent Diana Fowley
Jeff Gulka	...	Gibson Andrew Praise
Martin Ferrero	...	Shooter
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Black-Haired Man
Chris Owens	...	FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Spender
George Murdock	...	Elder #2
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Don S. Williams	...	Elder #1

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Continuity: The Russian chess champion is shot and falls to the floor, taking the chess board with him. In the next shot, when Gibson Praise is looking up for the shooter, the chess board is on the table again and with some pieces neatly standing on it. Furthermore, when we see the shooting on video during the FBI briefing, the Russian merely nudges the board with his hand, which makes it spin a few times, dislodging some of the pieces.

Quotes:

Skinner: So this kid is a human oddity. Tell me why anyone would go to such lengths as to kill him?
Mulder: This kid may be the key not just to all human potential, but to all spiritual unexplained paranormal phenomena. The key to everything in The X-Files.

Movie Connections:

References "Baywatch" (1989)

The end for the X-files indeed....

Yes it went on for another 4 seasons, BUT....

After this episode, the X-files wouldn't be the same. Season 5 ended, the production moved from Vancouver to L.A. They made X-files fight the future, and the movie ruined a lot for me, (too dumbed down for a mass audience) but the move to L.A. was the worst they could do. Enjoy this episode, for it is the last X-files with that dark tone you love. (L.A. was just too sunny) After this the comedy eps would get overhand and every season would just get more and more pathetic (with exception of the Doggett MOTW's in the first half of Season 8 which i really liked)

Seasons 1,2 marked the brilliant start of the series, Seasons 3,4 were the climax, Season 5 marked the last true X-files season, Season 6,7 were way too light, Season 8 started great, but they ruined it and with Season 9... X-files died a horrible death.