I dislike the way that Trakt.tv names its 1-10 numbered rankings. So, here's my own scoring:
1-2 Poor, 3-4 Fair, 5-6 Good, 7-8 Very Good, 9-10 Excellent
My Season 6 average episode rating: 6.1
My favorite episodes of this season are:
"Dreamland" (Writer: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
"Tithonus" (Writer: Vince Gilligan) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
"Arcadia" (Writer: Daniel Arkin) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
My 3 least liked episodes of the season are:
"Field Trip" (Writer: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
"Monday" (Writer: Vince Gilligan, John Shiban) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
"Agua Mala" (Writer: David Amann) - Monster-of-the-Week episode
A ridiculously good season. Loved nearly all of the MOTWs and mythology episodes.
Some really great episodes,especially the middle part of the season - i.e. Two Fathers (No. 11) or One Son (No. 12), but also rather rubbish ones like Dreamland (No. 4 and 5).
All in all a good but definitely not the best season.
Shout by Dann MichalskiBlockedParent2022-10-26T22:00:06Z
After moving production to LA and making the leap to feature films, The X-Files starts anew in Season 6. Picking up a few months after the X-Files was shut down, Mulder and Scully are stuck doing run-of-the-mill FBI work (yet still manage to run across the paranormal); but everything changes when an Alien Resistance suddenly appears and attacks the Syndicate. Season 6 begins the slow downfall of the series. The separation of the characters continues as many of the episodes find Mulder and Scully each on their own individual adventures. And the tone has a distinct shift to the farcical, with episodes like “Dreamland” and “The Rain King.” Also, the Alien Conspiracy seems to come to a sudden, abrupt end, leaving the series without a clear over-arcing plot. Still, the series mythology takes some exciting twists and turns, and there are a few interesting cases-of-the-week involving time-loops, ghosts, and high-tech weapons. A pretty big letdown after last season, Season 6 of The X-Files is one of the show’s weakest.