What a difference a year makes! A year ago I was ranting and
raving that Twentieth Century Fox was bringing out the four-volume
Mythology sets of THE X-FILES, something for which there was minimal
demand, while what we really needed was an edition of the show that
was actually affordable. And here we have it! Moreover, they aren't
dawdling with the release dates. In only a few months we will have
all nine seasons out at prices that the average individual can
afford. Not just that, but far better packaging than in the original
sets.
| Ep# |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
Code |
| 074-401 |
"Herrenvolk"(2)** |
Chris Carter |
R.W. Goodwin |
October 4, 1996 |
4X01 |
|
Marita Covarrubias
tells Mulder that “not everything dies”. While Mulder and
Jeremiah Smith attempt to uncover the truth, the
Syndicate realizes that they have a traitor in their
midst. The informant known to fans as X dies in this
episode, as he is discovered to be the source of the leak.
As he dies, he scrawls the letters SRSG on the floor of
Mulder’s apartment in his own blood. Later, it is implied
that these letters stand for Special Representative to the
Secretary General, and lead Mulder to Marita Covarrubias
(who is the SRSG’s assistant). |
| 075-402 |
"Home" |
Glen Morgan &
James Wong |
Kim Manners |
October 11, 1996 |
4X03 |
|
Mulder and Scully travel to the rustic small
town of
Home, Pennsylvania where they find evidence of an
unspeakable crime. |
| 076-403 |
"Teliko" |
Howard Gordon |
James Charleston |
October 18, 1996 |
4X04 |
|
The mysterious deaths of several
African-American men whose skin color has turned white
sends Mulder on a quest into African folklore. |
| 077-404 |
"Unruhe" |
Vince Gilligan |
Rob Bowman |
October 27, 1996 |
4X02 |
|
Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a group
of bizarre abductions in which the only clues are
inexplicable photographs. But when Scully is the next
intended victim, Mulder must get into the killer’s head. |
| 078-405 |
"The Field Where I Died" |
Glen Morgan &
James Wong |
Rob Bowman |
November 3, 1996 |
4X05 |
|
Agent Mulder’s search for an informant inside
a cult compound leads Scully and him to one of the cult
leader’s wives. What they soon discover is an unexpectedly
close connection with the woman. |
| 079-406 |
"Sanguinarium" |
Vivian Mayhew and
Valerie Mayhew |
Kim Manners |
November 10, 1996 |
4X06 |
|
Bizarre murders in a hospital’s
plastic surgery unit lead Mulder and Scully to suspect a
supernatural force may be responsible. |
| 080-407 |
"Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man"* |
Glen Morgan &
James Wong(uncredited) |
James Wong &
Glen Morgan(uncredited) |
November 17, 1996 |
4X07 |
|
Taking a page from the
Superman comic “Lex
Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography,” this episode
details the previous exploits of the
Cigarette Smoking Man. Mulder, Scully and Byers meet
with Frohike, where he details what may be Cancerman’s real
life. |
| 081-408 |
"Tunguska"(1)** |
Frank Spotnitz &
Chris Carter |
Kim Manners |
November 24, 1996 |
4X09 |
|
A diplomatic courier carrying deadly cargo
involves Agents Mulder and Scully in a dangerous web of
intrigue, which leads Mulder on a trip to
Russia. |
| 082-409 |
"Terma"(2)** |
Frank Spotnitz &
Chris Carter |
Rob Bowman |
December 1, 1996 |
4X10 |
Scully and Skinner attend a suspicious Senate
hearing, while Mulder and Krycek face off in a Russian
gulag.
The phrase "E pur si muove" that is shown instead of the
"The Truth is out there" means "And Yet it Moves." This
comes from a legend that famous philosopher Galileo Galilei
muttered this phrase after being forced to recant his belief
that the earth moved around the sun in 1633, before the
Inquisition. |
| 083-410 |
"Paper Hearts" |
Vince Gilligan |
Rob Bowman |
December 15, 1996 |
4X08 |
|
Agent Mulder is haunted by an old case in
which young girls were killed and hearts cut from their
nightgowns, Soon Mulder becomes suspicious when the killer
taunts him with the idea that one of his victims may have
been Samantha. |
| 084-411 |
"El Mundo Gira" |
John Shiban |
Tucker Gates |
January 12, 1997 |
4X11 |
|
Deadly rain in a migrant workers camp sends
Agent Mulder and Scully on the trail of a mythical beast —
El Chupacabra. |
| 085-412 |
"Leonard Betts" |
Frank Spotnitz,
John Shiban &
Vince Gilligan |
Kim Manners |
January 26, 1997 |
4X12 |
|
The disappearance of a man’s body from a
hospital morgue leads Mulder and Scully to investigate the
strange circumstances surrounding the man’s death. However,
for Scully it will lead to a horrifying revelation. |
| 086-413 |
"Never
Again" |
Glen Morgan &
James Wong |
Rob Bowman |
February 2, 1997 |
4X13 |
|
On a solo assignment out of town, Scully
meets Mr. Wrong, a man whose tattoo does not want to share
him - especially not with Scully. |
| 087-414 |
"Memento Mori"** |
Chris Carter,
Vince Gilligan,
John Shiban &
Frank Spotnitz |
Rob Bowman |
February 9, 1997 |
4X14 |
|
Fear for Scully’s health sends Mulder to
investigate the bizarre circumstances that may explain her
mysterious abduction two years ago, while Scully takes a
more practical course to quell her illness. |
| 088-415 |
"Kaddish" |
Howard Gordon |
Kim Manners |
February 16, 1997 |
4X15 |
|
A murder in a
Jewish community leads to the deaths of the killers,
forcing Mulder and Scully to determine whether vengeance or
larger forces are at work. |
| 089-416 |
"Unrequited" |
Howard Gordon &
Chris Carter |
Michael Lange |
February 23, 1997 |
4X16 |
|
The mysterious assassination of a
high-ranking military official has Mulder and Scully racing
against the clock to stop a seemingly unstoppable - and
invisible - assassin. |
| 090-417 |
"Tempus Fugit"(1)** |
Chris Carter &
Frank Spotnitz |
Rob Bowman |
March 16, 1997 |
4X17 |
|
While celebrating Scully’s birthday, Mulder
learns of Max Fenig’s death in a plane crash. What the
agents soon discover is that the circumstances surrounding
the crash may have been alien. |
| 091-418 |
"Max"(2)** |
Chris Carter &
Frank Spotnitz |
Kim Manners |
March 23, 1997 |
4X18 |
|
The investigation continues for agents Mulder
and Scully of the apparent downing of Flight 549 by a UFO.
They encounter deadly opposition from the military which
continues to cover up the truth of incident. |
| 092-419 |
"Synchrony" |
Howard Gordon &
David Greenwalt |
Jim Charleston |
April 13, 1997 |
4X19 |
|
Mulder and Scully investigate a murder for
which the suspect presents an incredible alibi — that the
death was foretold by an old man able to see into the
future. |
| 093-420 |
"Small Potatoes" |
Vince Gilligan |
Cliff Bole |
April 20, 1997 |
4X20 |
|
A small town is “blessed” by babies being
born with tails. Mulder and Scully arrive only to encounter
a suspect who proves nearly impossible to identify. |
| 094-421 |
"Zero Sum"** |
Howard Gordon &
Frank Spotnitz |
Kim Manners |
April 27, 1997 |
4X21 |
|
Agent Mulder launches a criminal
investigation into a bizarre death which he finds has
connections to A.D. Skinner. Meanwhile, Skinner makes his
own deal with the devil in a desperate attempt to save
Scully from the cancer that is taking over her body. |
| 095-422 |
"Elegy" |
John Shiban |
Jim Charleston |
May 4, 1997 |
4X22 |
|
Mulder and Scully track a series of murders
that lead to a home for the mentally ill and a clue that
makes no sense: each victim had a purported warning from the
dead. However, while Mulder makes some surprising
discoveries, Scully is reminded of her own mortality. |
| 096-423 |
"Demons"* |
R. W. Goodwin |
Kim Manners |
May 11, 1997 |
4X23 |
|
Scully is concerned for Mulder’s well-being
when he suffers from a memory loss while investigating a
case — and is the only suspect in a brutal double murder. |
| 097-424 |
"Gethsemane"(1)** |
Chris Carter |
R. W. Goodwin |
May 18, 1997 |
4X24 |
|
Mulder discovers the ultimate proof of
extraterrestrial life while Scully’s
cancer gets worse... but she may not be the agent whose
life is over. |
