Though one's mileage typically varies, there are some X-Files episodes that are unquestionably great. Here's how we ranked the show's 15 best episodes ever.

Here's why David Duchovny, after years of prominence as Fox Mulder on "The X-Files," left the show near the end of its original run, but eventually returned.

First-timers should watch every episode of The X-Files at least once, but some episodes aren't necessarily worth revisiting. Originally airing from 1993 to 2002, The X-Files centers on FBI agents Fox ...

The content of a typical episode of The X-Files largely confined the series to horror and science fiction stories, which ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap While The X-Files was a show best known for its conspiratorial take on aliens and UFOs, the show tackled plenty of earthbound ...

Over its 11-season run, The X-Files captivated audiences with its mind-bending mysteries, sci-fi phenomena, and the persistent and chilling presence of the Cigarette Smoking Man (Willian D. Davis), ...

Right out of the gate, Supernatural was a show that proved itself a cut above, tackling entire horror movie-like plots quite marvelously in 40-something minute spans. As Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean ...

One of the earliest monster of the week episodes in The X Files focused on a man by the name of Eugene Tooms, a centuries old mutant who hibernates between intense killing sprees. When he unearths ...

In the preceding (first) season of the X-Files, the show was meant to be a scary show. Based off of the old "Kolchak: Night Stalker" television show, the X-Files explored paranormal F.B.I. cases ...

Pluribus hits Apple TV next week, marking Vince Gilligan’s return to science fiction after his great successes with crime dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He came aboard The X-Files in season ...