The X-Files: Maybe It Should Have Ended With Season Seven

One of  longest running science fiction/drama series in existence, The X-Files has definitely stood the test of time.  The show, premiering in 1993, follows the adventures of FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they investigate paranormal phenomena across the country (and occasionally even outside of it).  Mulder, a conspiracy theorist and believer in aliens, is forever searching for who (or what) took his sister when he was twelve, and Scully, a scientist and skeptic, is pretty much there to disprove his theories.  But as the series progresses she slowly becomes a believer.  I’m a huge fan of the show, and have been watching it for about a year now.   I recently reached episode one of season eight, or Within.  Now, I’m on the third episode of the eighth season.  From what I’ve seen so far, this appears to be about the point where the show ran out of good material.  Just to be clear, throughout the post all of my complaints are aimed towards season eight of the show (I can’t speak for the following seasons).

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