Now I am not really sure what got me thinking of the X-Files. Well okay it is this
Really Fun Video. But I was thinking how would I have ended X-Files. Well first of all I would have ended after season 7. Season 7 wasn't the strongest season to begin with but at least it still had Mulder and thus could still be thought of as the X-Files I don't
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I still don't think there's all that much wrong with season eight quality-wise either - I think it's a great season of telly. I mean, yes it's not Mulder and Scully for the first half - but he's back in the second and pops up a couple of times before then! It's awesome seeing Scully as "the believer" (at least I thought it was). The story-arc gets kicked up the arse and becomes exciting again! Stuff from previous seasons gets resolved! It's probably the most consistent batch of episodes in the show's history since... maybe since season three - I can think of precisely one sub-par episode (SurekillI think season nine would've been much stronger if it hadn't been season nine, but season one of an X ( ... )
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Season 7 was definitely not the strongest season but if the series ended there (maybe with a few changes to the final episode) it could have ended with a bang instead of a whimper. The show was kept on past its prime sadly. I don't even think I would have wanted to see the series continue with new agents because its not Mulder & Scully that were stale it was the cases/conspiracy.
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I suffered through season 8, and have only seen a smattering of season 9. And I've never actually seen the last episode. By season 9 it wasn't even the X-Files anymore, because Mulder and Scully and their dynamic was what made the show work (in my opinion). Doggett and Reyes just did not have the same chemistry as Mulder and Scully.
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And I agree I did love the individual stories (the mythology got on my nerves after awhile) but both Mulder & Scully were the heart of the series. Take one of them away and there just wasn't a point to it.
As for the finale, it wasn't horrible just completely unremarkable and the twist about the conspiracy was stupid. I will say the last few minutes with Mulder & Scully were done nicely though.
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