Jessica and Dini travel back to February 23, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP16, Unrequited! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Chris Carter (Teleplay). Directed by Michael Lange. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of seemingly impossible assassinations of military officials. The killer appears to be a Vietnam War veteran who possesses the uncanny ability to become invisible to the naked eye. As they delve deeper, Mulder and Scully uncover a conspi...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 101
100th X-Files Recap Episode!! Jessica and Dini travel back to April 27, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP21, Zero Sum! This episode was written by Frank Spotnitz and Howard Gordon. Directed by Kim Manners. The Cigarette Smoking Man blackmails Skinner into covering up a mysterious death caused by genetically altered bees carrying a deadly virus. Skinner deletes evidence and obstructs Mulder’s investigation in an effort to help find a cure for Scully’s cancer, revea...
Jun 11, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 100
Jessica and Dini travel back to November 22, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP3, Triangle! This episode was written and directed by Chris Carter. Mulder finds himself adrift in the Bermuda Triangle and is rescued by a British luxury liner. However, he quickly discovers that the year is 1939, on the brink of World War II, and the ship is under siege by Nazi forces searching for a mysterious weapon. As Mulder navigates this bizarre and dangerous reality, present-day...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 99
Jessica and Dini travel back to February 18, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP17, E.B.E.! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by William Graham. Mulder and Scully investigate a trucker's report of a UFO sighting in Tennessee, uncovering what appears to be a government conspiracy to transport an "Extraterrestrial Biological Entity." As they dig deeper, the agents meet with The Lone Gunmen, a trio of eccentric conspiracy theorists who of...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 98
Jessica and Dini travel back to December 16, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP5, Lord of the Flies! This episode was written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Kim Manners. Scully, Doggett and Reyes investigate the bizarre death of a teenager who seemingly died during a dangerous stunt for a local cable TV show called "Dumbass." His fatal injuries appear to be caused by an inexplicable swarm of flies that attacked him from the inside. As the agents delve deeper, th...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 97
Jessica and Dini travel back to February 1, 2016! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S10 EP3, Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster! This episode was written and directed by Darin Morgan. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of killings in Oregon that appear to be the work of a monster. Mulder, struggling with doubt about the paranormal, approaches the case with skeptism - until he meets Guy Mann, a lizard-like creature who claims a human bit him and now invoulnatrily tran...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 96
Jessica and Dini travel back to November 19, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP3, Patience! This episode was written and directed by Chris Carter. Scully and Dogett investigate a series of murders in a small Idaho town. The killings appear to be the work of something with bat-like features. As they dig deeper, they uncover connections to a local legend about a “man-bat” creature dating back to 1956. While Doggett approaches the case skeptically, Scully takes on the...
Apr 23, 2025•57 min•Ep. 95
Jessica and Dini travel back to September 24, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP3, Squeeze! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by Harry Longstreet. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of baffling murders in Baltimore where the victims are killed in sealed rooms with their livers removed. Mulder connects the killings to similar unsolved cases from decades past and theorizes the killer is a mutant who can squeeze through impossibly sm...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 94
Jessica and Dini travel back to May 9, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP21, Field Trip! This episode was written by Frank Spotniz (story), John Shiban, and Vince Gilligan (teleplay). Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious deaths of a couple found in a field in North Carolina. As they delve into the case, they experience strange hallucinations and altered perceptions of reality. Unbeknownst to them, they have been trapped by a giant, ...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 93
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 17, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP9, S.R. 819! This episode was written by John Shiban and directed by Daniel Sackheim. Assistant Director Walter Skinner collapses during a boxing match and is hospitalized. Soon after, he receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he has only 24 hours to live. Mulder and Scully race against time to identify the cause of Skinner’s rapidly deteriorating condition. This episode high...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 92
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP8, The Amazing Maleeni! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz. Directed by Thomas J. Wright. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a magician, The Amazing Maleeni, who appears to be decapitated after a performance. However, the case takes a twist when Maleeni seemingly reappears alive. The agents go on to uncover a complex scheme all d...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 91
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 21, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP 14, Gender Bender! This episode was written by Larry and Paul Barber. Directed by Rob Bowman. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders linked by sexual encounters. Their investigation leads them to the Kindred, an isolated, Amish-like community in Massachusetts. The agents discover that the Kindred possess a unique ability to change between male and female forms, and that they m...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 90
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP 14, Die Hand Die Verletzt! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate a case in a small New Hampshire town where a group of high school faculty members secretly practice Satanism. When a student is found dead in a suspected ritual killing, the agents uncover that the faculty’s dabbling in the occult may have unleashed a ...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 89
Jessica and Dini travel back to April 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP18, Brand X! This episode was written by Steven Maeda and Greg Walker. Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a man involved in a tobacco company lawsuit. The victim appears to have been killed by flesh-eating insects found in his lungs, which were linked to experimental genetically engineered tobacco. The investigation leads them to a whistleblower n...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 88
Jessica and Dini wrap up 2024! Tune in as we share and revisit our top 5 number one picks, our top 3 episodes of the year, and dive into your questions and comments! We appreciate you all and wish you the best in 2025! Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Bluesky, TikTok, and Instagram @TXFChatRoomPo d...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 50 min
Jessica and Dini travel back to March 10, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S2 EP19, Død Kalm! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Directed by Rob Bowman. In “Død Kalm,” Mulder and Scully investigate a Navy ship whose crew mysteriously aged decades in weeks. Aboard the eerie vessel, they too begin to rapidly age, with Scully blaming contaminated water and Mulder suspecting time displacement. The ghost ship setting amplifies isolation and dread, drawing on maritime ...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 87
Jessica and Dini travel back to May 5, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP 17, Release! This episode was written by David Amann (Teleplay), John Shiban and David Amann (Story). Directed by Kim Manners. After Doggett discovers the body of an unidentified murder victim, an FBI cadet in Scully’s class eerily presents the how and why of the attack, which eventually leads Doggett back to the unsolved murder case of his son. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stori...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 86
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 7, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S8 EP8, Surekill! This episode was written by Greg Walker and directed by Terrance O’Hara. After a man is mysteriously murdered while in police custody, Doggett and Scully’s investigation leads them to a rat extermination company run by two brothers, one of which Scully comes to suspect has X-ray vision. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXF...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 85
Jessica and Dini travel back to November 21, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP3, Hungry! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate a murder case where the victim’s brain was neatly removed from his skull. In time, Mulder begins to suspect the killer is a young fast-food employee named Rob Roberts. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFi...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 84
Jessica and Dini travel back to April 29, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP22, Born Again! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and directed by Jerrold Freedman. While investigating the strange and sudden death of a New York detective, Mulder comes to believe the lead suspect in the case is an 8-year-old girl who may be the reincarnation of a murdered police officer named Charlie Morris. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key po...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 83
In this episode, we sit down with YouTube reaction creator Arelzzy, who’s been making waves with his passionate reactions to The X-Files . Arelzzy shares his deep love for the iconic sci-fi series and his thoughts on the unforgettable dynamic between Mulder and Scully — including his growing frustration with their endless “will they, won’t they” tension. Join us as we dive into his favorite moments, the highs and lows of The X-Files , and how his reactions have resonated with us. Whether you’re ...
Nov 13, 2024•47 min
In this episode we are joined by special guests Jessica and Emma from The MSR Files Podcast. Have a listen as we take a deep dive into the latest installment of The X-Files, Perihelion (book). We tackle various topics and go off topic quite a bit. Get an iced cold snack and hit play! Don't forget to head over to The MSR Files Podcast for Parts I & III. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'...
Nov 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP8, Hellbound! This episode was written by David Amann and directed by Kim Manners. Agent Reyes enlists the help of Scully and Doggett after she finds herself mysteriously drawn to a series of murder cases where each of the victims is skinned alive. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 82
Jessica and Dini travel back to February 20, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP 12, X-Cops! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Watkins. While investigating a paranormal case in Los Angeles County, Mulder and Scully find themselves in the middle of a live taping of the reality series, COPS. As the cameras roll, local law enforcement scramble to make sense of the events allegedly being caused by an entity that feeds on fear. Do you hav...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 81
Spying, assassinations, and useless brown paper wrappers, Jessica and Dini travel back to November 17, 1996! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP7, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man! Mulder and Scully meet with TLG after Frohike claims to have discovered information about the Cigarette Smoking Man’s past, including his involvement in the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. This episode was written by Glen Morgan and directed by James Wong. Do you have any X-F...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 80
Reincarnation, maggots, and a beheading via a putty knife. Ouch. Jessica and Dini travel back to October 20, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP5, The List! Before his execution, a death row inmate vows to take revenge on the five men who wronged him. Mulder and Scully launch an investigation after a prison guard is murdered, which leads them to confront the claims that the killer has come back from the dead to make good on his promise. This episode was written and ...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 79
Mulder is Morris, Scully is thirsty and Grandmas are missing their fighter jets. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 6, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP5, Dreamland II! This is the conclusion to the body swap episode. Will Mulder remain Morris and Morris remain Mulder? Will Scully succumb to her deepest, darkest, desires? Do aliens exist? Will we get answers? This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotniz. Directed by Michael Watk...
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 78
It’s like” Freaky Friday” but with UFOs. Jessica and Dini travel back to November 29, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP4, Dreamland! While on a road trip to meet an informant near the infamous Area 51, Mulder and Scully experience a strange event involving a UFO that eventually causes Mulder to bodyswap with a Man In Black named Morris Fletcher. This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotniz. Directed by Rob Bowman? Kim Manners? Do you ...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 77
What are these “dinoflagellates” you speak of? Creepy kid clones, exsanguinations, and Mulder wants to know what a girl is. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 10, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP11, Eve! Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious murders of two fathers, living thousands of miles apart, who died in the same way at the exact same time. As their investigation progresses, they discover the sinister reason behind it all. Do you have any X-File...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 76
Would you say your hair is normal or dry? Actually, don’t answer that. Jessica and Dini travel back to January 13, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP13, Irresistible! Mulder and Scully are brought into a case involving a desecrated body that progresses into a hunt for a serial killer (categorized as a death fetishist) who preys on women to collect pieces of them post-mortem. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by David Nutter. Do you have any X-Fi...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 75
