The X-Files Conspiracy Episode List & Discussion (1 Viewer)

[Zen Butler]

The X-Files Conspiracy Episode List:
Season 1:
The X-Files (Pilot) 1X00
Deep Throat 1X01
Conduit 1x03
Fallen Angel 1X09
E.B.E. 1X16
The Erlenmeyer Flask 1X23

Season 2:
Little Green Men 2X01
Sleepless 2X04
Duane Barry 2X05 (Part 1 of 2)
Ascension 2X06 (2 of 2)
One Breath 2X08
Red Museum 2X10
Colony 2X16 (1 of 2)
End Game 2X17 (2 of 2)
Anasazi 2X25 (1 of 3)

Season 3:
The Blessing Way 3X01 (2 of 3)
Paper Clip 3X02 (3 of 3)
Nisei 3X09 (1 of 2)
731 3X10 (2 of 2)
Piper Maru 3X15 (1 of 2)
Apocrypha 3X16 (2 of 2)
Jose Chung's From Outer Space 3X20
Talitha Cumi 3X24 (1 of 2)

Season 4:
Herrenvolk 4X01 (2 of 2)
Musings of Cigarette-Smoking Man 4X7
Tunguska 4X09 (1 of 2)
Terma 4X10 (2 of 2)
Leonard Betts 4X12
Memento Mori 4X15
Tempus Fugit 4X17 (1 of 2)
Max 4X18 (2 of 2)
Zero Sum 4X21
Gethsemane 4X24 (1 of 3)

Season 5:
Redux 5X01 (2 of 3)
Redux II 5X02 (3 of 3)
Christmas Carole 5X06 (1 of 2)
Emily 5X07 (2 of 2)
Patient "X" 5X13 (1 of 2)
The Red and the Black 5X14 (2 of 2)
Travellers 5X15
The End 5X20

The X-Files: Fight the Future film

Season 6:
The Beginning 6X01
Dreamland 6X04 (1 of 2)
Dreamland II 6X05 (2 of 2)
S.R. 819 6X10
Two Fathers 6X11
One Son 6X12
----------< X >------------
The Unnatural 6X20
Biogenesis 6X22 (1 of 3)

Season 7:
The Sixth Extinction 7X01 (2 of 3)
Amor Fati 7X02 (3 of 3)
Sein und Zeit 7X10 (1 of 2)
Closure 7X11 (2 of 2)
En Ami 7X15
Requiem 7X22 (1 of 3)

Season 8:
Within 8X01 (2 of 2)
Without 8X02 (3 of 3)
Per Manum 8X13
This Is Not Happening 8X14 (1 of 2)
DeadAlive 8X15 (2 of 2)
Three Words 8X16
Vienen 8X18
Essence 8X20 (1 of 2)
Existence 8X21 (2 of 2)

Season 9:

Nothing Important Happened Today 9x01
Nothing Important Happened Today II 9x02
Trust No 1 9x8
Provenance 9x10
Providence 9x11
Jump the Shark 9X15
William 9x16
The Truth 9x19






Sources aside of personal experience and recollection:
X-Files Timeline
Red Wolf's X-Files Guide
X-Files Mythology Guide

 

[Alex Spindler]

This is probably a good list.

 

[Zen Butler]

Perfect Alex, I will confirm it and edit post.
Thanks

 

[Kevin Grey]

I don't think I would include Jose Chung on there.

 

[Alex Spindler]

I think it's included because it may have some underpinnings of the false alien abduction stuff in it.

 

[Daniel Kikin]

I would also include "Conduit" from Season One in there.

 

[Zen Butler]

Oh shoot, Daniel, you're right.

 

[GuruAskew]

There are obviously episodes where the mythology is more present than others but there are episodes not included in those lists that have huge mythology points in them. "Leonard Betts" is the best example. This episode would undoubtedly fall into the "Monster of the Week" category instead of the "mytharc" category but it was in "Leonard Betts" that Scully learned she had cancer. Other mytharc revelations were made in MOTW episodes. You can't fully seperate the two.

 

[Daniel Kikin]

Another on the bubble episode is "Demons" from Season 4, I'm not even sure how to classify this one. It's starts of as MOTW, but drops the MOTW part when it turns into mytharc at the end, but like Bill is saying, it's not really mytharc like the rest of the episodes on Zen's list.

 

[Zen Butler]

Thanks Bill,

In the case of Leonard Betts, I would add it to the Season 4 list. You bring up a very important exception with this episode. They can be separated, the list would be a bit more lengthy. Ommitting the obvious MOTW does help.

Would you include "Eve" from Season 1?
"Musings of Cigarette Smoking Man" from Season 4?

 

[Daniel Kikin]

I'd include "Musings of Cigarette Smoking Man" and once you have that and "The Unnatural", I'd also put on "Travelers" from Season 5.

 

[Zen Butler]

"The Unnatural" is already listed 6X20

I agree also with "Travellers" 5X15

 

[DaveGTP]

Hey, good discussion. I was slowly renting and watching the X-files - I forgot how much I enjoyed the show (stopped watching at about season 4?). I really enjoy the conspiracy episodes, some of the standalones are really good, but some of them fall under the "monster-of-the-week" ho-hum category.

 

[Zen Butler]

Well since Season 9 is out, thought I would get some input.

Thank you

 

[Mark Zimmer]

This is what I have on my list for Season 9:

Nothing Important Happened Today9x01
Nothing Important Happened Today II9x02
Trust No 19x8
Provenance 9x10
Providence 9x11
William9x16
The Truth 9x19

 

[Pat Donoh]

I think "Paper Hearts" (4x11) should definitely be included, as well as "Jump the Shark" in addition to Mark's Season 9 episodes.

 

[Mike Graham]

"Paper Hearts" is a non-sequitar in this case. While easily one of the best shows of that series, it didn't advance the mythology arc.

 

[Daniel Kikin]

I agree with including "Jump The Shark". If you are going to include "Paper Hearts", then "Demons" should probably be included too, but I think I agree with Mike on this one.

 

[Zen Butler]

Thanks and changes made. I agree Paper Hearts is a tough one. It's hard to omit because it's so good.

 

[Daniel_Melendez]

May you must submit 2x04 "Sleepless"? There we can see the first appearances of Cryzeck and Mr. X... a couple very important to the myth of the series