x-files season ninth season american science fiction television series files commenced airing united_states november concluded consists episodes season takes place fox_mulder david_duchovny goes hiding following events eighth season finale existence main season follows dana_scully gillian_anderson hunt reveal government conspiracy creating super soldiers season series leads duchovny anderson scaled involvement starring episodes formed season finale truth reyes central characters recurring character walter_skinner mitch_pileggi main character series creator chris_carter hopes continue new leads opening credits accordingly redesigned season received mixed reviews critics garnered negative reaction long time fans viewers partially duchovny regular appearances fulfilling contract previous season year ratings season fell dramatically critics season storylines cast crew ascribed september attacks fox eventually decided cancel series airing season carter files production team created aired titled unsuccessful cancelled story arcs resolved files episode jump shark written closure series x-files storyline continued theatrical film files want believe later tenth season plot overview eighth season finale existence fox_mulder david_duchovny goes hiding dana_scully gillian_anderson reassigned new fbi partner files office asks scully help case involving official died car forced bridge woman picked walter_skinner mitch_pileggi travel plant looking links work death illegal autopsy sends locate investigation plant leads unknown woman identity later revealed marine associates reveals super soldier leads clandestine laboratory secret experiment taking place board naval ship later find connections experiments ship scully child william scully begins miss mulder complete stranger shadow man offers service drive mulder hiding scully takes offer gets mulder danger shadow man revealed super soldier bent killing scully mulder chase quarry shadow man destroyed exposed later scully reyes find evidence dangerous ufo cult uncovered second spacecraft similar scully studied africa years ago fbi agents enlist help protect scully son learn cult intends kill child cult successful kidnapping child concurrent events run car sends hospital man try uncover plans agents scully reyes leave washington find scully son finds strange man files office believing mulder scully dna tested results reveal pattern mulder man sticks needle william agents believe virus kind later revealed cure william powers unnamed man later revealed mulder half brother season finale mulder returns hiding attempts finding classified information army base caught allegedly killing apparently super soldier causes tried military tribunal help reyes mulder breaks mulder scully travel new_mexico find old wise man later revealed cigarette smoking man tells aliens begin planet december appears killed missile launched command revealed alive mulder scully escape run fbi final scene season features room facing uncertain possibly hopeful future production development following eighth season x-files david_duchovny announced completely leaving future air ninth season members knew creator chris_carter return season said encouraged members crew continue series eventually crew members began develop new scripts ideas ninth season excited carter new found enthusiasm eventually caused carter sign contract fox year likewise anderson signed minute contract extension lasting end specifically stated leave following conclusion season changes cast ninth seasons reyes series new leads executive producer frank_spotnitz speculated extend tenth possibly eleventh season able attract audience lost viewers eventually cancelled fox news impending end series crew members decided wrap long running plots final episode feature served facto series finale cancelled x-files spin series lone gunmen executive producer writer frank_spotnitz fight episode studio informed want bring characters capacity fox reportedly hated characters similarly release written create closure story murder son crew actors range opinions finale truth carter said finale end don chance better wanted episode things distract going band breaking said feel like big movie set location enormous budget came davis said great brought finale found way said remember day set shot scene goodbye family crew standing looking saying okay ahead big guy tough patrick said pretty sad emotions imagine chapter closing moving new exciting going miss kim_manners called final scene truly emotional experiences witnessed life lead actor duchovny said ways didn leave nice able happy able come finish casting important happened today style opening credits changed original credits previous seasons credits included new graphics new cards addition cast portray new recurring character assistant director fbi written new villain man cast intended recurring character pregnant filming season premiere high risk pregnancy leave series departure duchovny garnered criticism fans critics alike saying bond mulder scully actually kept seven seasons realizing importance series chris_carter crew opened negotiations duchovny hopes reprise character finale initially unsure appear eventually elected return said impression talking cares invested certainly cares mulder think recognized best thing audience come closure years series duchovny return finale returned write direct episode william small cameo episode appearing reflection scully eye episodes later duchovny returned actor season finale truth crew chris_carter served executive producer showrunner season wrote episodes including season premiere season finale important episodes continued executive producer wrote seven episodes plus receiving story credit additional episode continued executive producer wrote episodes promoted executive producer wrote episodes plus receiving story credit additional episode promoted supervising producer wrote episodes promoted executive story editor wrote episodes writer joined writing staff story editor wrote episodes duchovny received story credit single episode manners continued executive producer directed episodes season including season finale directed episodes series creator chris_carter directed episodes executive producer series writer directorial debuts directing episode series writers frank_spotnitz directed episode previously directing episodes previous season remaining episodes directed cast member david_duchovny cast main cast gillian_anderson special agent dana_scully episodes special agent episodes special agent episodes mitch_pileggi assistant director walter_skinner episodes david_duchovny fox_mulder episodes credited episodes appears appearing season finale duchovny listed opening credits small uncredited cameo william appears archive footage trust jump shark recurring cast starring episodes episodes episode guest starring episodes episodes marked double dagger episodes series alien mythology arc reception ratings episode season important happened today gathered million viewers second gathered million viewers series finale truth aired confirmed x-files renewed tenth season talking beginning ninth season chris_carter said lost audience episode like audience gone away didn know find didn want work believed deserved truth received highest nielsen household rating viewership numbers season earned rating gathered million viewers united_states loss viewers resulted season seeing percent ratings drop compared eighth season reviews popmatters commenting series finale said good x-files long pale reflection ign positive ninth season saying series aired writers created new storyline character x-files crew continued seen critics salon magazine negative new season new female lead calling new female presence entertainment_weekly reviewer ken_tucker said operated called territory chris_carter understand complex new_york_times concluded writing notwithstanding culmination beautifully complicated friendship mulder scully ended remaining interest phenomenon review new_york_times said imaginative television finally reached limits imagination listed ninth season film files want believe bad apple files describing ninth season clumsy mash stuff worked new serialized storylines called super soldiers book denying truth files noted season great reputation viewers argued season contains hidden gems praised episodes dealt new material criticising entries focusing heavily characters years gone dvd release
The X-Files (season 9)