X Files question re: Seasons

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6 but 7 is quite good

8 has some gems
9 is a fricking turd

Noted... Thanks bud

You'll still enjoy every season, there's a movie after season 5

But seasons 1-6 are just so fricking good. The writing, creativity and the actors rapport develops as the characters do

end of 7...1-6 is unquestionably the best television ever produced in my mind. 7 is still really good, season 8 is where the alien story arc becomes complete shite. a few gems even with Doggett but it is scully who they frick up completely. Scully is a skeptic, will always be one and she goes full mulder to play off of Daggett. Mulders instincts and knowledge of the occult and folklore really drove the episodes with his theories and hunches.

Plus the on screen chemistry between Anderson and duchovny had developed so strongly that Doggett (while a good character) was too much of a step back

I always got too frustrated watching this show even though I loved it. Why don't they ever believe him when he is almost always right? He always gets so close to the truth and then gets shut down.

I started out watching the smoking man episodes, mixed in with monster of the week episodes. Then I went back and watched all of the highly rated episodes.

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Why don't they ever believe him when he is almost always right? He always gets so close to the truth and then gets shut down.

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He gets shut down because he gets too close to the truth.

But Scully's skepticism, especially in the monster of the week episodes after her abduction, is grating.

Mulder: I think it's ZZZ.
Scully: ZZZ doesn't exist.

ZZZ appears and mauls the shite out of Mulder/Scully. Mulder finally saves the day.

Scully: Maybe.

Repeat.