x-files season sixth season science fiction television series files commenced airing fox network united_states november concluding channel consisted episodes season continued feature film focused heavily fbi federal agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson separation demise syndicate shadow government group attempting cover existence episode fathers son season filmed los_angeles production moved vancouver canada largely behest duchovny wished closer wife series creator chris_carter opposed series director kim_manners anderson approved vocal degree duchovny half season saw characters respectively recurring characters despite debuting high viewing figures ranking twelfth watched television series television year season saw slight decrease ratings previous trend continue final year season received mixed positive reviews television critics critics fans alienated different tone taken stand episodes los_angeles previous style monsters week romantic humorous combination plot overview washington agent fox_mulder appears fbi panel experiences antarctica assistant director walter_skinner mitch_pileggi tells mulder scully denied division mulder goes basement office discover assigned x-files going orders mulder scully track escaped alien phoenix arizona gives chase mulder scully eventually discover locate creature scully brings gibson hospital determined alien virus blood later skinner mysteriously poisoned infection culprit revealed rogue fbi agent worked syndicate continues control potentially skinner system order achieve goals mulder scully later learn reports rebel aliens burning doctors working alien mother skinner takes scene asks mulder informs mulder scully aliens destroy life earth claims rebel force aliens faces prevent infection black oil man reveals agrees help mulder later escapes hospital arrives mulder apartment demanding shoot embodiment years work syndicate alien human hybrid trigger colonization aliens learn existence arrives forcibly takes mulder scully facility fort mulder runs tells mulder subjected syndicate run black oil tests syndicate rendezvous preparing taken away colonists invasion met alien rebels including man escape killed months later metallic artifact inscriptions discovered beach africa mulder examines object begins suffering seemingly caused mulder condition gains abilities tells symbols artifact eventually mulder passes aggravated state placed observation hospital hoping find answer scully rushes africa finds massive wreck large spacecraft partially buried beach production background successful seasons x-files series creator chris_carter wanted tell story series wider scale ultimately meant creating feature film files movie film grossed abroad giving total worldwide gross opening weekend showing theaters earned total gross initially fifth season x-files supposed series proved lucrative fox additional seasons ordered sixth season began filming development seasons vancouver canada production x-files moved los_angeles beginning episode filmed new location instigated david_duchovny portrayed mulder order ease opportunity find movie work chance nearer wife series creator chris_carter opposed fox network officials eventually decision film california shot episode long look sun intended carter announce arrival southern_california result episode featured largely new group crew members hired carter frank_spotnitz new executive producer crew spend weeks material vancouver film crew unpopular members cast crew series director kim_manners actress gillian_anderson supported vocally duchovny fans accused hollywood adding notable guests stars making plots simpler enjoyable mass audiences addition reported fans loved moody filming vancouver lent series seasons sixth season reportedly lacked los_angeles meant drastic price increase series played noted time exchange rate canadian dollars pretty dramatic somebody told cost episode doubled moved addition reduced expensive special effects series able produce writer explained los_angeles expensive board apparent quickly longer going things nuclear submarines descending ice trains exploding middle woods crew series creator chris_carter served executive producer showrunner wrote episodes promoted executive producer wrote episodes wrote story episodes promoted executive producer wrote seven episodes promoted producer wrote episodes wrote story episode new writers sixth season included joined executive story editor wrote episodes wrote episodes freelance episodes written episode written series property master duchovny wrote episode solo previously collaborated writers including chris_carter episodes producers included producer producer joined producer producing directors included producer producer manners executive producer consulting producer directed bulk season episodes manners directed seven episodes directed directed directed series creator chris_carter directed episodes cast member david_duchovny directed episode series remaining episodes directed cast main cast david_duchovny special agent fox_mulder episodes gillian_anderson special agent dana_scully episodes duchovny contributes voice kind recurring cast starring mitch_pileggi deputy director walter_skinner episodes episodes episodes episodes guest starring episodes episodes marked double dagger episodes series alien mythology arc reception ratings sixth season x-files debuted beginning november episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode episode viewed million people marked increase fifth season finale end viewed million viewers debut marked drastic decrease fifth season debut garnered million viewers season continued ratings continued drop episode x-files reach million viewers rain king attracted million season hit eighteenth episode viewed million viewers season finale earned nielsen rating share viewed viewers marking percent drop viewers compared season premiere percent drop viewers compared previous season finale season ranked twelfth watched television series season average million viewers reviews season received positive reviews television critics fans alienated sixth season different tone taken stand episodes los_angeles previous style monsters week romantic humorous combination episodes rain king particular criticized reliance humor lighter stories fans internet began calling scary episodes files episodes derided paula_vitaris cinefantastique called episode alpha run mill monster week episode robert_shearman lars_pearson book wanting believe critical guide lone gunmen called episode files generic sixth season episodes poorly received season episode triangle largely lauded masterpiece critics episode shot real time look like filmed minute takes called classic standalone episode highlights season fathers son story arc featured destruction syndicate called coherent tense hours series run critic finally duchovny penned unnatural featured story alien fell love baseball praised critics plot directing originality review praised duchovny directing excellence referred ending heartbreaking accolades sixth season earned series primetime emmy award nominations win won outstanding makeup series episodes fathers son gillian_anderson received fourth final nomination outstanding lead actress drama series received second consecutive nomination outstanding guest actress drama series nominations included series outstanding music composition series dramatic heather outstanding single camera picture editing series outstanding art direction series outstanding sound editing series final season series received nominations gillian_anderson david_duchovny series receiving nominations dvd release
The X-Files (season 6)