Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The X-Files Season 4 Summary

Score: 7.0/10

Number of episodes: 24
Mythology episodes*: 12
Monster-Of-The-Week episodes: 12

*Mythology episodes refers to episodes that either deal directly with the overall series arc of the search for proof of extraterrestrial life, or with important plot points directly affecting the primary characters Mulder and Scully. 

Season 4 splits Mythology and Monster-Of-The-Week Episodes down the middle, but often manages work mythology and character arcs into the MOTW episodes, making them feel better connected to the big picture.


Best Episode: 407 - Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man
Worst Episode: 415 - Kadish

Bare Minimum Episodes to Be Able To Get Through The Series Quickly - 10 Episodes (Score: 7.8/10):

401 - Herrenvolk
407 - Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man
408 - Tunguska
409 - Terma
410 - Paper Hearts

417 - Tempus Fugit
418 - Max

421 - Zero Sum
423 - Demons
424 - Gethsemane

The "Best X-Files Experience" - 18 Episodes (Score: 7.9/10):


401 - Herrenvolk402 - Home
404 - Unruhe
406 - Sanguinarium
407 - Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man
408 - Tunguska
409 - Terma
410 - Paper Hearts

412 - Leonard Betts
413 - Never Again
417 - Tempus Fugit
418 - Max

419 - Synchrony
420 - Small Potatoes
421 - Zero Sum
422 - Elegy
423 - Demons
424 - Gethsemane

Top Five Monster-Of-The-Week Episodes To Pop In Anytime:

1. 402 - Home
2. 420 - Small Potatoes
3. 406 - Sanguinarium
4. 412 - Leonard Betts
5. 419 - Synchrony

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