The X-Files

10 Worst Episodes of The X-Files

The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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The X-Files - S5E9

#10 - Schizogeny (Season 5 - Episode 9)

A therapist working with children from abusive families is found to be implanting them with the memories of her own abuse suffered at the hands of her late father, when one of her patients tries to kill his stepfather.

The episode was rated 7.10 from 500 votes.

The X-Files - S8E8

#9 - Surekill (Season 8 - Episode 8)

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When a real estate agent is shot inside a prison cell by someone who apparently fired from the roof, Scully and Doggett track him to two exterminators, one of whom has x-ray vision.

The episode was rated 7.09 from 403 votes.

The X-Files - S7E17

#8 - All Things (Season 7 - Episode 17)

A series of coincidences leads Scully to a married man she had an affair with during medical school but left him to protect his family.

The episode was rated 7.07 from 438 votes.

The X-Files - S9E5

#7 - Lord of the Flies (Season 9 - Episode 5)

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When a stunt on a local cable reality show goes horribly wrong resulting in a man's death, Doggett and Reyes investigate. But when flies pour out of the victims eye sockets, they find themselves relying on Scully's expertise and ask her to join the investigation.

The episode was rated 7.07 from 391 votes.

The X-Files - S2E7

#6 - 3 (Season 2 - Episode 7)

Mulder, back on the X-Files but alone for the first time, investigates a series of vampire-like murders in Los Angeles and finds himself falling for the one woman that may be the prime suspect.

The episode was rated 7.06 from 746 votes.

The X-Files - S6E16

#5 - Alpha (Season 6 - Episode 16)

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A mysterious dog thought to be the last of a rare Asian breed is responsible for several murders which Mulder and Scully are investigating. Now the agents have to find a way to stop the dog before it kills again.

The episode was rated 7.02 from 440 votes.

The X-Files - S7E9

#4 - Signs & Wonders (Season 7 - Episode 9)

Snakes are killing the unrighteous, but Mulder and Scully doubt that this is a case of divine intervention.

The episode was rated 6.87 from 415 votes.

The X-Files - S3E18

#3 - Teso Dos Bichos (Season 3 - Episode 18)

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The unearthing of an ancient Ecuadorian Amaru urn and its removal to America despite protests leads to a series of deaths linked to a shaman spirit released by the urn.

The episode was rated 6.85 from 575 votes.

The X-Files - S7E20

#2 - Fight Club (Season 7 - Episode 20)

Mulder and Scully cross paths with two women who are identical and have followed each other across 17 states in the last three years, causing chaos and mayhem wherever they are.

The episode was rated 6.81 from 404 votes.

The X-Files - S7E13

#1 - First Person Shooter (Season 7 - Episode 13)

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The Lone Gunmen call Mulder and Scully to a virtual reality development lab where they learn that one of the program testers was killed inside the computer generated game environment by the digital image of a woman. Needing to get his yah-yah's, Mulder enters the game to fight the woman, but Scully must step in to save him.

The episode was rated 6.66 from 433 votes.

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