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These are not the best episodes, but the ones most important for catching up with the X-Files mythology.

With The X-Files revival, I figure people are going to start watching the series to catch up. It's a long series with a complicated plot, and only some of the episodes are about that plot. So for those wanting to rewatch the show but not sift through the entire series, these are the essential episodes of The X-Files.

The first movie takes place between seasons five and six is and important. The second movie takes place after the series.

The Mytharc is the overarching story developed in a series of episodes of The X-Files where Mulder and Scully investigate and expose an international conspiracy by an organization known as the Syndicate to develop a human/alien hybrid and suppress knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrials who plan to colonize Earth.

It should be noted that some key mythology characters also appear in Monster of the Week episodes; notably, Deep Throat, X and the Cigarette Smoking Man each appear in episodes which involve government activities.

Furthermore, as his role expanded, Walter Skinner appears in more Monster of the Week episodes.

A roadmap of episodes to follow the conspiracy storyline arc of the X Files listed by Den of Geek!

The complete extraterrestrial story lines and related conspiracies of THE X-FILES per Wikipedia, which combined information from series DVDs with information from the book entitled THE COMPLETE X-FILES: BEHIND THE SERIES, THE MYTHS AND THE MOVIES. Episodes included in only one of the two sources are still included here. Also included is the first feature film.

All episodes of The X-Files listed as "Alien Mythology"

This is a list of the "Law & Order" and "Chicago" franchises, which frequently crossover with each other, as well as other TV shows and movies they crossover with, or at least share the same universe.

A selection of the best episodes. Includes all the mythology episodes.

The X-Files, MillenniuM, The Lone Gunmen

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List of episodes I've watched in 2018.

Shows: 61
New episodes: 813
Rewatched episodes: 185

That '70s Show S8E11→S8E22
The Ranch S1E01→S1E05
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S1→S12
The X-Files S1→S8E06
South Park S19E05→S20E04
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S3E11→S4E12
Lethal Weapon S1E01→S1E06
The Last Man on Earth S1→S2
Community S1E01→S1E06
Gotham S3
Nailed It! S1→S2
Bates Motel S3E08→S3E09, S4E08→S4E10
Star Trek: Discovery S1E10→S1E15
GLOW S1→S2
DARK S1
Star Trek: The Next Generation S6E03→S6E22
Santa Clarita Diet S1E01→S1E05
Vikings S5E05→S5E10
Legends of Tomorrow S3E10
Barry S1
Ina <3 Porno S1
Silicon Valley S1→S5
The Alienist S1E01
Boardwalk Empire S3E05→S5
Arrow S6E01→S6E07, S6E09→S6E12
Westworld S2
30 Rock S1E01→S1E05
We Bare Bears S1
Room 104 S1E01→S1E04
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt S4
The Americans S5E12
Peaky Blinders S4
Lovesick S3E01
Queer Eye S1→S2
Evil Genius S1
Archer S9
Once Upon a Time S6
Bob's Burgers S1→S7
Doctor Who S10E08→S10E12, Special 154, S11E01
Prison Break S5E01→S5E03
The Walking Dead S7E11→S7E16
Mayans M.C. S1
Supergirl S3E01→S3E02
Deadwood S1E01→S1E02
Brooklyn Nine-Nine S4
RuPaul's Drag Race S10E01→S10E03
American Horror Story S6
Marvel's Daredevil S3
Easy S1E01
Paradise PD S1
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina S1
House of Cards S6E01
Big Mouth S2
Bodyguard S1
Narcos: Mexico S1E01→S1E02
F is for Family S3
Hannibal S1E01
Nailed It! Holiday! S1
The Staircase S1
A Very Secret Service S1E01→S1E08
American Crime Story S2E01→S2E02

X-Files

Everything I've watched, in 2022

Volume 2 of The X-Files Mythology collection is the second DVD release containing selected episodes from the third to the fifth seasons of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episodes collected in the release form the middle of the series' mythology, and are centered on the discovery of a mind-altering extraterrestrial "black oil".

The collection contains five episodes from the third season, eight from the fourth season, and two from the fifth. The episodes follow the investigations of paranormal-related cases, or X-Files, by FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). Mulder is a believer in the paranormal, while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work. Events covered in the episodes include the assassination of a secretive informant, Scully's diagnosis with cancer and Mulder's apparent suicide.

Production for many of the episode's included in the collection required extensive effects. The titular black oil's on-screen appearance was achieved through visual effects; the shimmering oil effect was digitally placed over the actors' corneas in post-production. Steven Williams, William B. Davis, Mitch Pileggi and Laurie Holden all play supporting roles in the collection. Released on August 2, 2005, the collection received mostly positive reviews from critics.

The mythology of The X-Files, sometimes referred to as its "mytharc" by the show's staff and fans, follows the quest of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), a believer in supernatural phenomena, and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), his skeptical partner. Their boss, FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner, was also often involved. Beginning with season 8, another skeptic named John Doggett, and Monica Reyes, a believer like Mulder, were also introduced. The overarching story, which spans events as early as the 1940s, is built around a government conspiracy to hide the truth about alien existence and their doomsday plan. Not all episodes advanced the mythology plot, but those that did were often set up by Mulder or Scully via an opening monologue.

Most mythological elements in The X-Files relate to extraterrestrial beings, referred to by the writers as "Colonists", whose primary goal is to colonize Earth. Late in the series, this was revealed to have been planned for the year 2012.

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My other two The X-Files lists combined into one.