volume super soldiers volume collection fourth dvd release containing selected episodes eighth ninth seasons american science fiction television series files episodes collected release form end series mythology centered involve alien super soldiers dana_scully gillian_anderson son william collection contains seven episodes eighth season seven ninth episodes follow investigations paranormal related cases files fbi special agents dana_scully gillian_anderson following scully partner fox_mulder david_duchovny abduction aliens assisted assistant director walter_skinner mitch_pileggi agent events covered episodes include return death resurrection mulder birth scully child william discovery super soldier conspiracy discovery remains space ship canada scully choice william adoption mulder trial conviction escape discovery truth collection contains final episodes series mythology fictional overarching story release features closure series long running arcs production episodes drastically affected star duchovny left released november collection received mixed negative reviews critics play supporting roles collection plot summary dana_scully gillian_anderson learns women reportedly abducted alien babies begins question pregnancy introduces scully fbi specialist crime shortly fox_mulder david_duchovny deceased body suddenly appears forest night following mulder funeral assistant director walter_skinner mitch_pileggi threatened kill scully baby born multiple disappeared night mulder returned deceased dead body resurrected restored health mulder returns death scully supervising recovery fully mulder investigates files orders soon gets fired leaving charge cases mulder continues provide input unofficial capacity reluctantly accepting assistance mulder skinner learn alien virus recently created secret members united_states government replaced humans including miles high ranking fbi personnel called alien super soldiers claims soldiers virtually aliens want sure humans survive colonization earth learned scully baby special child afraid greater miles arrives fbi headquarters mulder skinner help scully escape reyes drives remote farm shortly skinner kills scully delivers apparently normal baby alien super soldiers surround explanation aliens leave area mulder arrives reyes report fbi headquarters mulder takes scully newborn son william apartment mulder goes hiding scully reassigned reyes new fbi partner files office reyes discover conspiracy place nation water causing creating super soldiers leads clandestine laboratory secret experiment taking place board connections scully child william files office investigation hampered deputy director assistant director hopeful reuniting mulder complete stranger shadow man offers service drive mulder hiding scully takes offer near gets mulder killed revealed man super soldier later scully reyes find evidence dangerous ufo cult found spacecraft similar scully studied africa years ago cult kidnaps william destroyed baby crying ship killing cult william finds strange man files office initially believes man mulder revealed mulder half brother sticks needle william agents believe virus kind later revealed cure william powers mulder returns hiding discovered looking classified information army base allegedly killing apparently super soldier placed trial defend x-files help reyes mulder breaks mulder scully travel new_mexico find old wise man later revealed smoking man tells aliens arrive reyes aid mulder scully escaping fbi seen room facing uncertain future production settling contract dispute quit time participation seventh season order explain mulder absence duchovny character abducted aliens seventh season finale requiem rounds contractual discussions duchovny agreed return total eighth season episodes marked return duchovny mulder appeared briefly flashback appearances small cameos series creator chris_carter later argued mulder series affect characterization noting characters powerful absent centers mulder ninth seasons end eighth season duchovny announced leave good addition lead actress anderson contract expired end eighth season anderson expressed growing series beginning eighth season saying lot people don like job quit job don necessarily option anderson cited fact years long time contributing factor indifference carter soon changed position announced remain continue anderson agreed season eventually fox offered anderson generous incentive stay resulting retention carter anderson final season departure duchovny limited use anderson garnered criticism fans critics alike saying bond mulder scully actually kept seven seasons going ninth season producers decided drastically change style opening credits important happened today changed original credits previous seasons credits included new graphics new cards finale episode series truth written series creator carter later noted end don chance better wanted episode things distract going band breaking idea saying frank decided probably time strange writing things knowing time scully certain things hear mulder saying certain things explained kind nice chris announcement january times wrap minds end plan characters later said great respect elegant closing curtain called finale passing generation reception collection episodes received mixed negative reviews critics gave collection negative review noted closed note furthermore wrote main issue release hardcore fans series come x-files mulder scully weren quick swallow couple new characters running department ultimately concluded poor episodes lack bonus features included collection proof fox eager wash hands disappointing demise popmatters wrote negatively mythology seasons noting story convoluted past seasons happened entertainment_weekly reviewer ken_tucker speculated chris_carter understand complex new_york_times called storyline involving scully child left haunted sad anderson highly critical final season mythology story calling clumsy mash stuff worked new 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