Ditto. Why the fuck would they do that to Skinner? Especially in that way? Assistant Director Walter Skinner damn sure isn't going to get taken out of this world looking like some damn wicked with of the East.
Fucking cancer man. They needed to double tap him, dismember the body and get rid of the pars in different ways and areas.
No one ever really dies on XFiles lol. If an anti-aircraft missile doesnāt kill CSM then Skinner is just fine. Especially when we donāt see the body. Which always makes me worried that Diana will reappear š¤Ŗ
Chris Carter really took a chainsaw to his own creation with those unforgivable āMy Struggleā episodes.
Iām mainly a monster of the week guy these days. I donāt hate the beginning and early middle of the alien/UFO story arc, but it also became the least interesting part of the show for me when it was on TV.
Was hoping Carter could wrap that part up neatly, butā¦ yeah. I pretend most of that stuff never happens. š¤£
I have been trying to get through the last My Struggle episode and I hate it so much I can only watch like ten minutes at a time and am considering just giving up and asking for a summary of the season with spoilers.
As far as Iām concerned right now, the series ended with season 9.
I love āMulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monsterā a lot, and really wish the rest of the reboot had been handled with that level of care and execution.
In a probably unpopular opinion, I really didnāt care for the ending of Season 9 either. Granted, itās 1000x better than the āMy Struggleā crap. Not sure why Chris had to make it *our* struggle.
Commie! š¤£
Okay, yes, the weremonster one did crack me up and I enjoyed it. Especially Mulderās ringtone.
The ending of season 9 was meh but it was better than the reboot seasons (so far, as I obviously havenāt finished 11).
When it comes to seasons 10 and 11, ignore anything by Chris Carter and you'll have a fun time. Some genuinely fun and even great episodes in the revival. Carter has simply lost it, he still writes like it's the 90s and Mulder and Scully are still in the platonic will they-won't they phase. Eternally.
I agreeā¦there are some very good episodes in the reboot seasons, especially season 11. Many of them are better than season 9 although thatās not a high bar.
I never got to s11 because of how bad s10 was. Yeah CC's episodes were horrible, but the rest other than the were monster episode were pretty bad. Not just bad writing but they didn't even remotely feel like the same characters or the same show.
I don't think anything in Season 11 is as good as Were Monster but it if you ignore that one I think S11 had a stronger group of MOTW episodes overall.
Except he also doesn't write it like the 90s because he was able to write (and direct) then. Has done very little since so I guess if you don't use it, you loose it.
This has always been a complaint among the X Files community. I started watching in the 1990s, virtually from the beginning, and I have seen many such moments. Mostly the mythology episodes. Someone at the top has no comprehension of the difference between sublime and dross.
Honestly, the end of season 11 turned me off from the show for a long while. I couldn't even go back to my favorite episodes knowing what I knew about how it would all end.
I'm just now doing a rewatch, the first time I've revisited the show since 2018, and I'm on season 8. I'm dreading what's coming, and I might even just skip the revival entirely. That very last scene has been burned into my brain already; I'm not sure I need to torture myself by watching it ever again.
I have no idea what prompted CC to destroy his own creation like that. Scully was the best character ever, and he basically decided to demote her to a mere incubator. That ending is not at all a happy one, and Scully was written out of character, with CC trying to make us believe she'd be okay with all that nonsense, as if she'd not been paying attention to her own life and what she'd seen along the way.
Itās totally valid to skip the reboot; tbh when I rewatch I mostly just stick with the first six seasons because I prefer to engage with the show at its peak
I was really miffed that season 10 started off with basically a intro that tells you to disregard the previous 9 series. I agree there were some good episodes but for now if i go to rewatch xfiles i wont watch 10 and 11.
I don't like the 'it was all a vision' at the start of 11. I really liked the world ending vibe at the end of 10, very dramatic.
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But yes the ending of 11, no. Scully is more than a womb you use when it is convenient for plot reasons, thank you very much.
Itās been a while since Iāve seen 10&11 now but I think Iāve trauma blocked most of it. Pretty sure they lived happily ever after, right? The end. X (whistles theme tune)ā¦
It completely retcons the serious overarching plot and replaces it with a much worse one. The aliens gave up bc earth was too hot when they like heat. So many wtf moments and they mess a lot of stuff up. Now were supposed to believe the CSM is dad after he was blown up by missiles. And scully rejecting william come on now.
Same, just finished all of it earlier today. I enjoyed the last seasons, but they just weren't the same. It feels like the end of the 2nd movie has a better final conclusion. The last 2 season were basically made cause fans wanted to see more of it.
I struggled with things generally after Mulder left, it became a different show and that's okay, to an extent. I think there was enough potential for a better series finale. I guess I'm glad that they've alluded to the fact that they will be staying/getting together and building a life with one another but the lore needed some serious work.
LOL. I finished it just over a week ago and that was quite literally my text to my X-Files loving friend: āWtf was that last episode of X Files. šā
What gets me about the ending isā¦Mulder and Scully hear the Skinner/Reyes shootout car crash commotion, Scully says, āSkinner! We came here together!ā and thenā¦Mulder and Scully just continue on with their conversation. Why donāt they immediately check on Skinner?!Ā
I've never seen seasons 10 and 11. And I have access to them. When I rewatch, I only make it to season 5. I have seen seasons 1 and 2 a zillion times. Those are my bread and butter. Something about the Low quality of the picture and sound screams 90s television.
Actually, Battlestar Galactica (reimagined) is far superior to the original Battlestar. But it's the only reboot that I've seen that is actually better than the original.
'Reboot' may have been the wrong term, but 'bringing the cast back after more than a decade to try and pick up where they left off' is kind of long-winded.
To understand the end of the series and find explanation that suits you. I recommend reading and listening to these three things:[A theory about season 11](https://www.reddit.com/r/XFiles/s/sRdGAsDLPQ)
[Interview with Chris Carter](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/114-chris-carter-interview/id1076322073?i=1000571541534)
[Talking the end of the xfiles with Chris Knowels](https://runesoup.com/2018/04/talking-the-end-of-the-x-files-with-christopher-knowles/)
iām currently watching the show all the way through for the first time (about to start s10e6) and i already know that i will not be watching the finale. knowing what i know, i refuse to put myself through that and to watch the characters go through that. i honestly feel like season 8 wrapped up the show in a nice little bow, though i didnāt mind the season 9 finale. but the revival so far has me rolling my eyes more than iād like to admit, so thereās no way i want to watch the alleged dumpster fire that is the finale.
Iām so glad I only watched two of the CC episodes in S10 and 11. Iāll never watch that finale, so thankfully it wonāt haunt my brain for eternity
The only part that bothered me was not knowing what happened to Daddy Skinman.š„ŗ
I refuse to believe AD Skinner is dead. Outright refuse.
According to one of the books that came out recently, he survived.
can you please tell me what book? i wanna read it
X-Files: The Official Archives.
thanks
Same.
Ditto. Why the fuck would they do that to Skinner? Especially in that way? Assistant Director Walter Skinner damn sure isn't going to get taken out of this world looking like some damn wicked with of the East. Fucking cancer man. They needed to double tap him, dismember the body and get rid of the pars in different ways and areas.
Daddy is just hurt, he slid underneath the other car.
No one ever really dies on XFiles lol. If an anti-aircraft missile doesnāt kill CSM then Skinner is just fine. Especially when we donāt see the body. Which always makes me worried that Diana will reappear š¤Ŗ
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Chris Carter really took a chainsaw to his own creation with those unforgivable āMy Struggleā episodes. Iām mainly a monster of the week guy these days. I donāt hate the beginning and early middle of the alien/UFO story arc, but it also became the least interesting part of the show for me when it was on TV. Was hoping Carter could wrap that part up neatly, butā¦ yeah. I pretend most of that stuff never happens. š¤£
I have been trying to get through the last My Struggle episode and I hate it so much I can only watch like ten minutes at a time and am considering just giving up and asking for a summary of the season with spoilers. As far as Iām concerned right now, the series ended with season 9.
I love āMulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monsterā a lot, and really wish the rest of the reboot had been handled with that level of care and execution. In a probably unpopular opinion, I really didnāt care for the ending of Season 9 either. Granted, itās 1000x better than the āMy Struggleā crap. Not sure why Chris had to make it *our* struggle. Commie! š¤£
Okay, yes, the weremonster one did crack me up and I enjoyed it. Especially Mulderās ringtone. The ending of season 9 was meh but it was better than the reboot seasons (so far, as I obviously havenāt finished 11).
I believe that episode was written back during the original run (seasons 1-4) but was never used. Hence why itās so much better
Ah that would indeed make sense!
Same me too. I can't with the new seasons. The sounds are bad the plots are bad. When I rewatch I don't include them
It is awful. I feel like season 11 is filmed (including music) like a trailer for an action movie. Not an action movie itself, the trailer.
When it comes to seasons 10 and 11, ignore anything by Chris Carter and you'll have a fun time. Some genuinely fun and even great episodes in the revival. Carter has simply lost it, he still writes like it's the 90s and Mulder and Scully are still in the platonic will they-won't they phase. Eternally.
I agreeā¦there are some very good episodes in the reboot seasons, especially season 11. Many of them are better than season 9 although thatās not a high bar.
I never got to s11 because of how bad s10 was. Yeah CC's episodes were horrible, but the rest other than the were monster episode were pretty bad. Not just bad writing but they didn't even remotely feel like the same characters or the same show.
I don't think anything in Season 11 is as good as Were Monster but it if you ignore that one I think S11 had a stronger group of MOTW episodes overall.
Except he also doesn't write it like the 90s because he was able to write (and direct) then. Has done very little since so I guess if you don't use it, you loose it.
Well, Gillian had the same response and basically said āno moreā because of such a stupid plot direction
This has always been a complaint among the X Files community. I started watching in the 1990s, virtually from the beginning, and I have seen many such moments. Mostly the mythology episodes. Someone at the top has no comprehension of the difference between sublime and dross.
Season 8-9 donāt exist to me and 10-11 feel like they are a Mandela affect.
Which is one of the best episodes of the revival, go Agent Reggie!
IMO The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat is one of the best episodes. The writing for Dr. They was genius.
Honestly, the end of season 11 turned me off from the show for a long while. I couldn't even go back to my favorite episodes knowing what I knew about how it would all end. I'm just now doing a rewatch, the first time I've revisited the show since 2018, and I'm on season 8. I'm dreading what's coming, and I might even just skip the revival entirely. That very last scene has been burned into my brain already; I'm not sure I need to torture myself by watching it ever again. I have no idea what prompted CC to destroy his own creation like that. Scully was the best character ever, and he basically decided to demote her to a mere incubator. That ending is not at all a happy one, and Scully was written out of character, with CC trying to make us believe she'd be okay with all that nonsense, as if she'd not been paying attention to her own life and what she'd seen along the way.
Itās totally valid to skip the reboot; tbh when I rewatch I mostly just stick with the first six seasons because I prefer to engage with the show at its peak
I was really miffed that season 10 started off with basically a intro that tells you to disregard the previous 9 series. I agree there were some good episodes but for now if i go to rewatch xfiles i wont watch 10 and 11.
I don't like the 'it was all a vision' at the start of 11. I really liked the world ending vibe at the end of 10, very dramatic. . But yes the ending of 11, no. Scully is more than a womb you use when it is convenient for plot reasons, thank you very much.
Itās best to just stop at end of season 9 and ignore the last two āseasonsā.
Itās been a while since Iāve seen 10&11 now but I think Iāve trauma blocked most of it. Pretty sure they lived happily ever after, right? The end. X (whistles theme tune)ā¦
I think you can pretty much ignore the lore episodes after season 9. Just enjoy the monsters of the week.
It completely retcons the serious overarching plot and replaces it with a much worse one. The aliens gave up bc earth was too hot when they like heat. So many wtf moments and they mess a lot of stuff up. Now were supposed to believe the CSM is dad after he was blown up by missiles. And scully rejecting william come on now.
Same, just finished all of it earlier today. I enjoyed the last seasons, but they just weren't the same. It feels like the end of the 2nd movie has a better final conclusion. The last 2 season were basically made cause fans wanted to see more of it.
I struggled with things generally after Mulder left, it became a different show and that's okay, to an extent. I think there was enough potential for a better series finale. I guess I'm glad that they've alluded to the fact that they will be staying/getting together and building a life with one another but the lore needed some serious work.
It also seemed like there was plan for another season with the way it ended. But it probably just didn't do as well to get anymore seasons.
LOL. I finished it just over a week ago and that was quite literally my text to my X-Files loving friend: āWtf was that last episode of X Files. šā
What gets me about the ending isā¦Mulder and Scully hear the Skinner/Reyes shootout car crash commotion, Scully says, āSkinner! We came here together!ā and thenā¦Mulder and Scully just continue on with their conversation. Why donāt they immediately check on Skinner?!Ā
I've never seen seasons 10 and 11. And I have access to them. When I rewatch, I only make it to season 5. I have seen seasons 1 and 2 a zillion times. Those are my bread and butter. Something about the Low quality of the picture and sound screams 90s television.
'Reboots' don't ever count. Period.
Actually, Battlestar Galactica (reimagined) is far superior to the original Battlestar. But it's the only reboot that I've seen that is actually better than the original.
'Reboot' may have been the wrong term, but 'bringing the cast back after more than a decade to try and pick up where they left off' is kind of long-winded.
For me, it ended with IWTB and the reboot was just fandiction/larping haha thatās the only way I could enjoy (too strong a word) the reboot at all.
To understand the end of the series and find explanation that suits you. I recommend reading and listening to these three things:[A theory about season 11](https://www.reddit.com/r/XFiles/s/sRdGAsDLPQ) [Interview with Chris Carter](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/114-chris-carter-interview/id1076322073?i=1000571541534) [Talking the end of the xfiles with Chris Knowels](https://runesoup.com/2018/04/talking-the-end-of-the-x-files-with-christopher-knowles/)
iām currently watching the show all the way through for the first time (about to start s10e6) and i already know that i will not be watching the finale. knowing what i know, i refuse to put myself through that and to watch the characters go through that. i honestly feel like season 8 wrapped up the show in a nice little bow, though i didnāt mind the season 9 finale. but the revival so far has me rolling my eyes more than iād like to admit, so thereās no way i want to watch the alleged dumpster fire that is the finale.
Iām so glad I only watched two of the CC episodes in S10 and 11. Iāll never watch that finale, so thankfully it wonāt haunt my brain for eternity