volume colonization files mythology volume collection dvd release containing selected episodes fifth eighth seasons american science fiction television series files episodes collected release form middle series mythology centered alien colonization efforts fall syndicate fox_mulder david_duchovny abduction collection contains episodes fifth season sixth seventh eighth episodes follow investigations paranormal related cases files fbi special agents fox mulder dana_scully gillian_anderson mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work events covered episodes include discovery alien human hybrid destruction syndicate discovery remains space ship africa fate mulder sister samantha abduction subsequent hunt direction collection features closure long running arcs new introductions series mythology series creator chris_carter felt series ongoing story lines confusing scrapped started released september collection generally received mixed positive reviews critics mitch_pileggi play supporting roles collection plot summary centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder believer paranormal having lost belief fifth season opener skeptical scully assigned debunk work rebel alien race secretly attacks groups alien agents meet woman claims multiple wants deliver positive message aliens eventually mulder scully learn truth abduction goes missing son angrily attempts push way fbi syndicate tests black oil sacrificing later assassination chess leads mulder scully investigation soon discover strikes heart x-files learn real target boy named washington mulder appears fbi panel experiences antarctica later denied x-files division mulder scully replaced 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 finding informs mulder scully aliens destroy life earth successful alien human hybrid smoking man reveals agrees help mulder forcibly takes mulder facility fort syndicate rendezvous check point preparing taken away colonists invasion met alien rebels including save smoking man escape killed smoking man months later metallic artifact inscriptions discovered beach africa mulder examines object falls dangerous coma hoping find cure partner scully rushes africa discovers massive wreck large spacecraft partially buried ocean skinner desperately attempt find truth alien object unsuccessful scully returns africa mulder instead finds disappeared contacts skinner find partner smoking man taken mulder away mulder brain surgery failure investigating bizarre disappearance young girl home mulder soon discovers truth sister disappearance revealed sister taken walk ins spirit save souls children doomed live unhappy lives mulder scully locate evidence proves samantha abducted smoking man forced live abandoned army base mulder eventually reunited spirit sister allowing finally let mulder scully investigate case alien abduction leads oregon site case investigating mulder taken ufo scully soon meets special agent leader fbi organized conduct search fox_mulder search ultimately proves unsuccessful assigned x-files works scully look explanations cases background season sixth season mysterious syndicate explored detail episode fathers son syndicate destroyed plan eliminate syndicate series mythology new direction originally conceived september director kim_manners stated said years resolved accident story line syndicate bees aliens chips neck accidentally fall place create intriguing mysterious storyline eventually got mysterious intriguing chris blow couldn deal anymore sixth extinction trio episodes started new mythology series questioning origin human life series creator chris_carter claimed interested subject citing possibility extraterrestrial involvement great happened millions years ago carter claimed early met man people responsible leading project mapping human interested subject tie alien mythology scientific basis pursued writers help mulder scully beliefs come later seasons frank_spotnitz claimed ideas episode discussed carter years easier bring clearing away elements conspiracy episodes fathers son closure written create end mulder quest sister samantha abducted child idea close story arc received mixed reactions production crew members producers realized time come answer biggest questions explained think series star david_duchovny grew tired playing man missing sister told going time going play noted seven years don think going miss device motivation strong early years years gone speculation kind melted away requiem written way potentially end series filming underway seventh season members crew felt entered final season executive producer frank_spotnitz later explained pretty strong sentiment inside outside time day eventually decided mulder abducted end seventh season leaving things open actor return episodes following year eventually replaced reception critical reception release ranged mixed positive magazine noted set compilation strongest mythology boxes far released went sixth extinction arc best set dvd talk critical wrote story interesting intriguing entertaining selection episodes offer level excitement compared previous volumes concluded commenting entertainment value enjoy slant_magazine awarded box set half stars commented conclusion long running arcs noted mulder witness events destruction syndicate death sister wrote forth emotionally effective award image quality dvds stars refer presentation excellent episodes special features
The X-Files Mythology, Volume 3 – Colonization