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      Season 4 – The X-Files

      1996 Drama Sci-Fi List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 96% 100+ Ratings Audience Score In one of the longest-running science fiction series in network TV history, FBI special agents investigate unexplained, mind-bending cases known as "X-Files." Though the government is convinced that the outlandish reports are false, conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and realist Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), for most of the series, stop at nothing to prove that "the truth is out there." Series creator Chris Carter also serves as executive producer of the thrilling pop-culture phenomenon. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 02 Buy Now

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      Sebastian L Season 4 and 5 is undoubtedly the peak of the series, where Mulder and Scully's personal stories are perfectly balanced with the overarching plot and the occational weekly weirdos. There are some throwaway episodes, but you can't have it all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/24 Full Review tom m Delightful. Interesting. Well done. Entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Tim L A few episodes save the season. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/21 Full Review Audience Member This is really great dude and cool Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I love this season a lot Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This had some really good episodes but they weren't strong enough to save it in its entirety. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episodes

      Episode 1 Aired Oct 4, 1996 Herrenvolk Mulder and Scully's search for a man with unusual powers brings to light a secret that may reveal the truth about alien existence. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 11, 1996 Home In a deceptively bucolic town, Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) find evidence of an unspeakable crime. Guest stars: Tucker Smallwood and Sebastian Spence. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 18, 1996 Teliko Scully blames a bizarre disorder for the deaths of several African-American men, but Mulder suspects something even stranger. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 27, 1996 Unruhe An unexplainable photograph left at the crime scene provides Mulder and Scully with their only clue in an abduction case. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 3, 1996 The Field Where I Died Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) hunt for a killer who may be suffering from multiple-personality disorder. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 10, 1996 Sanguinarium Mulder and Scully suspect a supernatural culprit is responsible for a series of murders in a hospital's plastic surgery unit. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 17, 1996 Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man The agents (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) may have uncovered the Cigarette-Smoking Man's (William B. Davis) true identity. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 24, 1996 Tunguska A smuggler and his deadly cargo entangle agents Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) in a dangerous conspiracy. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 1, 1996 Terma Mulder and Scully continue investigating a smuggler while wrestling their way out of a web of intrigue. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 15, 1996 Paper Hearts An imprisoned serial killer begins to exert a strange influence over Mulder (David Duchovny). With Gillian Anderson. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 12, 1997 El Mundo Gira Deadly rain in a migrant workers camp points Mulder and Scully to the trail of a mythical beast; guests Ruben Blades, Raymond Cruz. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 26, 1997 Leonard Betts The agents investigate circumstances surrounding a man's death after his body disappears from the morgue. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 2, 1997 Never Again Scully pursues one of Mulder's leads and becomes involved with a man whose tattoo tells him to commit murder. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 9, 1997 Memento Mori Fear for Scully's health prompts the agents to review the circumstances of her abduction two years earlier. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 16, 1997 Kaddish Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) investigate mysterious deaths that follow a murder in a Jewish community. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 23, 1997 Unrequited Special Agents Scully and Mulder race against the clock to capture an unstoppable assassin who murdered a high-ranking military official. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 16, 1997 Tempus Fugit Special Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a suspicious plane crash that killed a well-known alien abductee. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 23, 1997 Max After the official explanation leaves unanswered questions, Mulder and Scully risk their lives searching for the actual cause of the airliner disaster. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 13, 1997 Synchrony Mulder and Scully question the suspect in a murder case who claims the victim's death was predicted by an elderly soothsayer. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 20, 1997 Small Potatoes Bizarre pregnancies draw the agents to a small town where a suspect is nearly impossible to identify. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 27, 1997 Zero Sum Special Agent Mulder begins investigating a bizarre murder and winds up suspecting his own superior, Assistant Director Skinner. Details Episode 22 Aired May 4, 1997 Elegy Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) probe a series of murders in which each victim had been warned by the dead. Details Episode 23 Aired May 11, 1997 Demons Scully (Gillian Anderson) worries about Mulder (David Duchovny) after he suffers memory loss while investigating a brutal double murder. Details Episode 24 Aired May 18, 1997 Gethsemane Special Agent Mulder discovers the ultimate proof of extraterrestrial life; Special Agent Scully evaluates the X-Files. Details

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      Critics Reviews

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      Eric Mink New York Daily News The X-Files remains in a class by itself. Oct 25, 2017 Full Review Ira Madison III New York Magazine/Vulture It's a great kickoff for season four. Oct 15, 2017 Full Review Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly The X-Files' fourth season has been very uneven, with a few superb episodes propping up weak ones. Rated: B+ Jan 5, 2015 Full Review Grace Duffy The Mary Sue [Dana Scully] is the perennial hero of this show and I am in awe of her patience and courage, but I'm starting to find it irritating that she has to spend so much time watching out for him this way. It'd be nice if it weren't so repetitious. Oct 15, 2017 Full Review Steven Horn IGN Movies To be sure, Season Four does have some pretty spectacular moments and some of the most beloved X-Files shows to date... Rated: 8/10 Sep 27, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Rob Bowman, James Charleston, R.W. Goodwin, Tucker Gates, Kim Manners, Michael Lange, James Wong
      Executive Producer
      Chris Carter
      Screenwriter
      Chris Carter, Howard Gordon, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Glen Morgan, R.W. Goodwin, Valerie Mayhew, Frank Spotnitz, James Wong, Vince Gillian, David Greenwalt, Vivian Mayhew
      Network
      Fox
      Rating
      TV-14 (V)
      Genre
      Drama, Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Oct 4, 1996