Episodes
Episodes marked with a double dagger are episodes in the series' Alien Mythology arc.
See also: List of The X-Files episodes| No. in series |
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 50 | 1 | "The Blessing Way" | R. W. Goodwin | Chris Carter | September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22) | 3X01 | 19.94 |
| The Cigarette Smoking Man works quickly to recover the stolen computer files, but finds himself thwarted by a man who he hoped was dead. Meanwhile, Scully finds herself at a loss for her next step and turns to her family for support, since Mulder is otherwise engaged fighting for survival. | |||||||
| 51 | 2 | "Paper Clip" | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter | September 29, 1995 (1995-09-29) | 3X02 | 17.20 |
| Mulder and Scully search for answers regarding the old photograph with his father and other unnamed men. Their search takes them to the abandoned Strughold Mining Facility where they uncover a dangerous secret. | |||||||
| 52 | 3 | "D.P.O." | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon | October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06) | 3X03 | 15.57 |
| Mulder is skeptical over a coroner’s report regarding the fifth person to be struck by lightning in a small Oklahoma town. Their investigation into the latest death seems to point to the only person to have survived a lightning strike, an emotionally-charged youth. Guest starring Jack Black and Giovanni Ribisi. | |||||||
| 53 | 4 | "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" | David Nutter | Darin Morgan | October 13, 1995 (1995-10-13) | 3X04 | 15.38 |
| Skeptical of a famous psychic’s predictions regarding the murder of several prognosticators, Mulder instead finds someone who he believes truly can predict the future. Catching the killer could prove difficult, though, particularly if the murderer can also see into his future. Guest starring Peter Boyle. | |||||||
| 54 | 5 | "The List" | Chris Carter | Chris Carter | October 20, 1995 (1995-10-20) | 3X05 | 16.72 |
| A death row inmate makes good on his promise to come back from the dead and kill the five people involved in his death. The fear of his retribution has everyone scrambling to determine if they are on the list, while Mulder and Scully attempt to determine how he has returned to execute his tormentors. Guest starring Ken Foree, Badja Djola and Bokeem Woodbine. | |||||||
| 55 | 6 | "2Shy" | David Nutter | Jeffrey Vlaming | November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) | 3X06 | 14.83 |
| Meeting insecure women through an on-line service, a serial killer seduces his prey with the right words. However, Mulder and Scully determine these killings are far from ordinary by the presence of a strange substance coating the victims, a substance which seems to digest the fatty acids in flesh. Guest starring Timothy Carhart, Catherine Paolone and James Handy. | |||||||
| 56 | 7 | "The Walk" | Rob Bowman | John Shiban | November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) | 3X07 | 15.91 |
| Another failed suicide attempt by a patient in a military hospital interests Mulder with the talk of a “phantom soldier” which has prevented the man’s death. The general in charge is at first opposed to the FBI’s involvement until the invisible killer begins stalking him. But none believe when the primary suspect is a quadruple amputee. Guest starring Thomas Kopache, Willie Garson, Don Thompson, Nancy Sorel and Ian Tracey. | |||||||
| 57 | 8 | "Oubliette" | Kim Manners | Charles Grant Craig | November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17) | 3X08 | 15.90 |
| When a young girl is kidnapped from her home, a fast food worker miles away collapses on the job, apparently experiencing exactly what the child is feeling. When Mulder learns that the woman was kidnapped and held hostage for years as a child, he begins to believe that she may be the key to help find the missing girl. Guest starring Tracey Ellis, Michael Chieffo, Jewel Staite and Ken Ryan. | |||||||
| 58 | 9 | "Nisei" | David Nutter | Chris Carter & Howard Gordon & Frank Spotnitz | November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24) | 3X09 | 16.36 |
| A mail order videotape of an alien autopsy blossoms into a much more complicated investigation when Mulder and Scully find the distributor of the tape murdered in his own home apparently by a high-ranking Japanese diplomat. While Mulder’s search for the video leads him to a train car, Scully investigates a Mutual UFO Network group and discovers several women who claim to know her. Guest starring Stephen McHattie and Robert Ito. | |||||||
| 59 | 10 | "731" | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz | December 1, 1995 (1995-12-01) | 3X10 | 17.68 |
| Mulder is trapped on a train carriage with a ticking bomb and a killer who claims to be an NSA agent. Guest starring Stephen McHattie and Robert Ito. | |||||||
| 60 | 11 | "Revelations" | David Nutter | Kim Newton | December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15) | 3X11 | 15.25 |
| Mulder tracks a series of religiously motivated murders. Each of the eleven victims claims to have been stigmatic but all turned out to be frauds. When Mulder and Scully discover a little boy displaying inexplicable wounds of religious significance, they try to protect him from the killer they know will be coming. | |||||||
| 61 | 12 | "War of the Coprophages" | Kim Manners | Darin Morgan | January 5, 1996 (1996-01-05) | 3X12 | 16.32 |
| A small town is plagued by deaths in which the bodies are found covered in cockroaches. Working from home, Scully has scientific explanations for all of them but Mulder—at the crime scene with an attractive bug expert—suspects the insects may not be organic, or earthly. | |||||||
| 62 | 13 | "Syzygy" | Rob Bowman | Chris Carter | January 26, 1996 (1996-01-26) | 3X13 | 16.04 |
| Mulder and Scully investigate strange murders in New Hampshire that may be due to a rare planetary alignment that affects people's behavior | |||||||
| 63 | 14 | "Grotesque" | Kim Manners | Howard Gordon | February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02) | 3X14 | 18.32 |
| Agents Mulder and Scully join Mulder’s former mentor, the FBI’s chief profiler, on a case involving a serial killer who claims to be possessed by a demonic force. The case gets even more mysterious when the suspect is apprehended and the murders continue. Mulder gets involved more deeply than expected and Scully as well as Skinner are deeply concerned. | |||||||
| 64 | 15 | "Piper Maru" | Rob Bowman | Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter | February 9, 1996 (1996-02-09) | 3X15 | 16.44 |
| When a French salvage ship sends a diving crew to recover a mysterious wreckage from World War II, the crew falls prey to a bizarre illness and Agents Mulder and Scully join the investigation. The investigation leads to the discovery of a familiar face, and to Skinner's life being threatened. | |||||||
| 65 | 16 | "Apocrypha" | Kim Manners | Frank Spotnitz & Chris Carter | February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16) | 3X16 | 16.71 |
| While Mulder continues to investigate a bizarre illness that originated with the discovery of a mysterious World War II wreckage buried at sea, several government figures try to thwart their efforts. And as Skinner recovers from his shooting, Scully discovers that he is still in danger, from the man who killed her sister. | |||||||
| 66 | 17 | "Pusher" | Rob Bowman | Vince Gilligan | February 23, 1996 (1996-02-23) | 3X17 | 16.20 |
| Agents Mulder and Scully’s assistance is requested for a case involving a man seemingly capable of bending people to his will. The suspect uses his mysterious abilities to manipulate Agent Mulder into a dangerous end game. | |||||||
| 67 | 18 | "Teso Dos Bichos" | Kim Manners | John Shiban | March 8, 1996 (1996-03-08) | 3X18 | 17.38 |
| A series of deaths occurs immediately after an ancient artifact is brought to Boston from an excavation site in Ecuador. According to Scully, the deaths appear to be the result of political terrorism, but Mulder suspects something more improbable. | |||||||
| 68 | 19 | "Hell Money" | Tucker Gates | Jeffrey Vlaming | March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29) | 3X19 | 14.86 |
| A string of mysterious deaths of recent Chinese immigrants brings Agents Mulder and Scully to San Francisco's Chinatown. The Agents team up with a Chinese-American detective to better understand the language and customs of the Chinese culture, but one thing remains frighteningly clear—all of the bodies are missing various internal organs. | |||||||
| 69 | 20 | "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" | Rob Bowman | Darin Morgan | April 12, 1996 (1996-04-12) | 3X20 | 16.08 |
| When a couple claims to have been abducted by aliens, Agents Mulder and Scully try to get at the truth but everyone has a different version of the story, including the “aliens” themselves. | |||||||
| 70 | 21 | "Avatar" | James Charleston | Story by: David Duchovny & Howard Gordon Teleplay by: Howard Gordon |
April 26, 1996 (1996-04-26) | 3X21 | 14.62 |
| During a difficult time in assistant director Skinner’s life, he meets a woman in a bar and spends the night with her. The next morning, the woman is dead and he is accused of murder. Agents Mulder and Scully join the investigation to clear their supervisor’s name. As they unravel the threads of a conspiracy, they also learn more about Skinner’s personal affairs. | |||||||
| 71 | 22 | "Quagmire" | Kim Manners | Kim Newton | May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03) | 3X22 | 16.00 |
| When a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances are reported near a lake in a small town, Agents Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate. With local folklore of a killer sea serpent running rampant amongst the locals, the agents must take their search for the truth to the water. | |||||||
| 72 | 23 | "Wetwired" | Rob Bowman | Mat Beck | May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10) | 3X23 | 14.48 |
| As the agents investigate a series of murders committed by ordinary citizens angered after seeing illusory images, Scully's trust in Mulder is put to the ultimate test. | |||||||
| 73 | 24 | "Talitha Cumi" | R. W. Goodwin | Story by: David Duchovny & Chris Carter Teleplay by: Chris Carter |
May 17, 1996 (1996-05-17) | 3X24 | 17.86 |
| Agents Mulder and Scully search for a man who seems to possess strange powers, which leads to the discovery of a dangerous secret from Mulder’s past. The secret could bring Mulder and Scully to the brink of exposing the truth about alien existence. |
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