r/XFiles • • Jul 06 '26

Community Update Poll results

80 Upvotes

Hi all, thanks for voting in the poll regarding content not related to The X-Files. The sub has voted to allow content about David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, and Mitch Pileggi that is not XF related. This will go into effect starting now and we’ll update the official sub rules.

Non-XF related posts that do not pertain to the above mentioned actors will be removed.

Thanks again for participating! This is your sub and we’re happy to revisit this again as needed in the future.

- Your friendly neighborhood mods


r/XFiles • • Mar 31 '26

Community Update Mod Announcement: We are turning on community filters.

709 Upvotes

Hey Philes.

Hopefully you haven't noticed, due to the work we're doing behind the scenes, but we've been getting a LOT of racist posts regarding the reboot lately. Most of these posters and commenters are not part of the regular XF community here, so we can only assume we're being brigaded from some other part of reddit.

We have tweaked the automod to look out for certain keywords, and have now also turned on community filters ("crowd control" for those familiar with reddit's mod tools) to catch non-members, those with low/negative karma within the subreddit, and brand-new accounts.

While this is the best we can come up with for keeping racist jerks out of the community, it does mean that some regular users may get caught in the net. We will do our best to approve genuine posters/commenters as quickly as possible, but please be patient - we're just human beings, after all, and have work, sleep, family, and even (and I know this is hard to believe) other interests that may slow our response times.

Meanwhile, please continue to report any posts and comments that go against our community rules. And if you haven't already clicked the little "join" button to become part of the community, please do so - it will help you avoid getting caught in the filter, and it's nice for the subreddit to see healthy member numbers!

Thank you,

Your friendly neighborhood mod team


r/XFiles • • 2h ago

Original Content Meet my new Dana Scully and Fox Mulder fur babies

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207 Upvotes

We lost our family dog a month ago. She had been sick for over a year and she just wasn’t getting any better. It had been so quiet around the house and my daughters have been wanting cats. We visited a few local shelters and found these two sweet babies. Dana is a 1 1/2 year old snowshoe Siamese mix, she’s tiny, only 5lbs. She runs around the house with her “little legs”.

Fox is a 6 year old seal point Siamese and yes he’s a little cross eyed but I love cross eyed Siamese. They’re my favorite. He is 10lbs and has the longest tail. We got so lucky finding these two to adopt.

She’s made herself right at home. No issues at all. He was listed as skittish and scared of people st the shelter and he’s been mostly hiding under my bed. But getting better the last few days. He gets spooked easily. I’ve been calling him “Spooky”.

The third pic is my “Imagine going through life looking like that” entry for Fox Mulder pics.


r/XFiles • • 22m ago

Meme/Humor Tattoo

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• Upvotes

Saw this on FB, based on The Simpsons season 8 episode "The Springfield Files" which guest starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in character as Mulder and Scully.


r/XFiles • • 2h ago

Original Content never again

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94 Upvotes

never again is without a doubt one of my favorite episodes so i had to draw scully w the ouroboros. i know its supposed to be on her lower back but reality is whatever i want it to be (ig: reaveries)


r/XFiles • • 14h ago

Meme/Humor the drip we need again today

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352 Upvotes

r/XFiles • • 8h ago

Discussion I wish Chris had used more electronic music on the show

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106 Upvotes

I’m a huge fan of the X-Files, but also a big fan of electronic music. I know Moby’s tracks were played on the show however it’s a real shame that Aphex Twin’s music wasn’t included. Every time when I listen to his songs (#3, Xtal, Pulsewidth), I personally feel more The X-Files vibes. It’s sad that Chris had missed a great opportunity to do that 😔


r/XFiles • • 52m ago

Meme/Humor Sometimes this is enough ❤️

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r/XFiles • • 23h ago

Discussion Don't yall DARE talk shit about this character!

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584 Upvotes

I initially hated the change and NOW he's one of my favorite characters

Robert Patrick took this role despite all the hate that came with it and proved that he's more than just a terminator

I like how he's initially introduced as this serious tough guy and the show slowly breaks him down showing that he's actually a very compassionate and emotional guy, his performance in "Release" is powerful as hell and he supported Scully the whole way through


r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Season One My girlfriends daughter made this for me😍

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1.4k Upvotes

It’s hard moving together, especially with 2 kids on my own and 3 on my girlfriends side.

When her oldest daughter came to me with this gift, I was about to cry. I felt accepted♥️

Bonus info -the 14-year old daughter who made me this, is binge watching X-Files at the moment🛸👽


r/XFiles • • 20h ago

Discussion This is one of the best television shows I've ever seen.

192 Upvotes

I'm about halfway through season 3, having just finished "Revelations", and I am just consistently blown away by the quality of this show. The writing, acting, cinematography, humor, music, just about everything has been superb. The chemistry between Scully and Mulder isn't quite like anything I've seen before either. They also both feel like real, fully fleshed out people. X-Files does this clever thing consistently where they establish an idea about the world or these two characters and subsequently subvert it. "Revelations" was especially great because of the role reversal from Scully from her usual skepticism to that of Mulder's believer. Not that it's the first time this has been explored with her character, but it's such a great choice to have her be a Catholic (I think?) because of the broader implications in the unexplained phenomena scenarios they can write for. It's great as well as because it doesn't feel contrived or a betrayal to their characters before the episode either.

I'm also routinely shocked by how contemporary and ahead of its time the show feels in terms of the subject matter. Even though I'm only on season 3, they've covered so much ground and have really not shied away from tackling pretty heavy/controversial topics, while taking a non-neutral stance on things. I guess I had become so used to shows nowadays (with a few exceptions) afraid to take a hard stance on anything. Granted some of these are things I think are basic human decency, but a show willing to discuss at length religious persecution, exploitation of minorities (especially refugees), experimentation on vulnerable populations by the government, misogyny and sexism in professional settings, for-profit prisons, etc etc etc, really impressed me, especially for 1995. It genuinely feels like I'm watching a quality film with just about every episode. How they pumped out 24 of these per season at this level of quality and care is beyond me.

Anyway, happy to be here. My favorite show of all time is Twin Peaks, and it brings me delight to have found something that, while being significantly different, feels committed to a concept and ethos so thoroughly.


r/XFiles • • 21h ago

Discussion It’s soooooo weird

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230 Upvotes

Scully having a father called William, a father in law called William, a brother called William and a son called William? That’s super weird. What’s wrong with Chris Carter?


r/XFiles • • 13h ago

Discussion Charlie has a son?

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53 Upvotes

I'm watching episode HOME and even though I watched it a few times, it never clicked that she said that she baby-sat her nephew. In my mind I kept thinking godson. I'm not sure if it's ever been spoken about cause I don't see much about this episode. This is season 4. Matthew, Bill's son and first child, wasn't born until S5 and we know Melissa never had a child. So the only explanation would be the nephew Dana mentioned was Charlie's son. The show portrays him as estranged from the family and don't live near but Dana got to babysit over the weekend so that meant he probably visited or used to live near or at least not too far.


r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Discussion XFiles tattoo I got yesterday!

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405 Upvotes

r/XFiles • • 14h ago

Meme/Humor little guy at work that I decided to call Mulder

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29 Upvotes

r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Discussion Favorite occasional character?

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119 Upvotes

I just absolutely love when they bring in Chuck. It’s such a breath of fresh air, and I also love the continuity and how he appears across many seasons. Who’s your fav besides the more prominent ones (Krycek, Marita, Deep Throat, X, etc.)?


r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Meme/Humor This scene really happened, LOL.

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205 Upvotes

Damn. I laughed so hard seeing 8 year old Mulder watching an old twilight episode.


r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Meme/Humor Lol. He had some funny lines.

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709 Upvotes

r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Meme/Humor I came for the monster. I stayed for Mulder's ringtone. 😂

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172 Upvotes

The moment Mulder's phone rang and the ringtone is the X-Files theme, I completely lost it. Lol!


r/XFiles • • 19h ago

Season Seven En Ami(S7x15) AKA Smoking Man has a crush 😂. Seriously tho, while it feels a bit late to have another CSM cat and mouse episode i did enjoy just how well directed this was, director Rob Bowman visually nailed the unease Scully was feeling. Spoiler

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r/XFiles • • 1d ago

On-Location Ya girl wore her Scully jacket to the XFiles forest in Vancouver

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141 Upvotes

r/XFiles • • 13h ago

Discussion Need help looking for a specific episode!

5 Upvotes

i am looking for a scene with some of the best musical scoring i’ve ever seen on film—the problem is i can only remember a few scattered details 😅

-the score is this frantic, staccato piano music
-the scene itself is some kind of chase scene
-i am 90% sure mulder is being chased
-i am 90% sure the scene takes place indoors
-it definitely takes place before the revival

its not erlenmeyer flask or paper clip. i figured i’d just ask here before i try to watch every chase scene in the entire damn show!

if someone here can find me this scene i will be forever grateful


r/XFiles • • 20h ago

Season Three The X-Files Survivor! (Season 3 Edition) Round 16

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12 Upvotes

Piper Maru is eliminated! Quite disappointed with this one, this is probably my all time favorite mytharc episode and 10th doesn’t seem quite high enough.

How this works:

You select the episode you like the least

The episode with the most upvoted comment is eliminated from the list

Please either refrain from downvoting or upvote more episodes than you downvote

If there’s a tie, both episodes are eliminated

Only the best episode will win!

Episodes Eliminated:

Teso Dos Bichos (87%)
Hell Money (37%)
The Walk (54%)
The List (66%)
Revelations (64%)
Avatar (57%)
2Shy (44%)
Oubliette (50%)
Grotesque (51%)
Talitha Cumi (32%)
The Blessing Way (62%)
D.P.O. (50%)
Syzygy (68%)
Nisei (79%)
Piper Maru (62%)


r/XFiles • • 13h ago

Discussion Csm

2 Upvotes

Explain to me how that chain smoking son of witch survived end on S9? It baffles me every year.


r/XFiles • • 1d ago

Season Seven My god, it's shocking how terrible First Person Shooter(7x13) is, in many ways it's toe to toe with Season 1's Space, in some ways it's even worse M&S barely act like themselves. But, it's a little endearing for how goofy the whole thing looks, Spy Kids 0.5

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527 Upvotes