The X-Files (season 5)
Episodes
Episodes marked with a double dagger () are episodes in the series' Alien Mythology arc.

The X-Files (season 5)

Section Title: Episodes
Table Section Text: Episodes marked with a double dagger () are episodes in the series' Alien Mythology arc.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)

98	1	"Redux"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	November 2, 1997	5X02	27.34

Scully helps Mulder fake his death, but comes under intense scrutiny; Skinner is suspected as the traitor inside the FBI; and Mulder breaks into the Department of Defense in a desperate bid to save Scully, but while doing so he finds himself facing the truth about the aliens he has been chasing.

99	2	"Redux II"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 9, 1997	5X03	24.84

While Scully lies on her deathbed; Cigarette Smoking Man makes an important decision in helping Mulder. But even as events come to a climax, Mulder finds his belief in his crusade has all but collapsed.

100	3	"Unusual Suspects"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan	November 16, 1997	5X01	21.72

The origins of the Lone Gunmen are explored. In 1989, two salesmen and a federal employee join forces when they meet Susanne Modeski, a woman who claims that she is being pursued by her violent ex-boyfriend, an FBI agent named Fox Mulder.

101	4	"Detour"	Brett Dowler	Frank Spotnitz	November 23, 1997	5X04	22.88

On the way to an FBI convention in Florida, Mulder and Scully stop to help in the investigation of the mysterious disappearance of three people in the woods, where a pair of invisible humanoids lurk.

102	5	"The Post-Modern Prometheus"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	November 30, 1997	5X06	18.68

Filmed in black-and-white, Mulder and Scully investigate a letter from a single mother that leads them to a small town where a modern-day version of Frankenstein's monster lurks, Jerry Springer is an obsession, and Cher plays a significant part.

103	6	"Christmas Carol"	Peter Markle	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 7, 1997	5X05	20.91

Home for the holidays, Scully is haunted by dreams which hint at a strange connection to a dead woman's daughter.

104	7	"Emily"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 14, 1997	5X07	20.94

Scully fights to protect her daughter's life, while Mulder discovers her true origins.

105	8	"Kitsunegari"	Daniel Sackheim	Vince Gilligan & Tim Minear	January 4, 1998	5X08	19.75

When 'Pusher' Modell escapes from prison, Mulder and Scully race to catch him before he can take revenge against his favorite target – Agent Mulder.

106	9	"Schizogeny"	Ralph Hemecker	Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger	January 11, 1998	5X09	21.37

When a teenager is suspected of murdering his father, Mulder and Scully become convinced that a greater evil may be lurking in the community.

107	10	"Chinga"	Kim Manners	Stephen King & Chris Carter	February 8, 1998	5X10	21.33

Scully takes a vacation to Maine, where she encounters a bizarre case where the victims appear to have inflicted wounds upon themselves – apparently at the behest of a strange young girl.

108	11	"Kill Switch"	Rob Bowman	William Gibson & Tom Maddox	February 15, 1998	5X11	18.04

While investigating the strange circumstances of the death of a reclusive computer genius rumored to have been researching artificial intelligence, Mulder and Scully become targets of an unlikely killer capable of the worst kind of torture.

109	12	"Bad Blood"	Cliff Bole	Vince Gilligan	February 22, 1998	5X12	19.25

While investigating bizarre exsanguinations in Texas, Mulder kills a teenage boy whom he "mistakes" for a vampire. Awaiting a meeting with Skinner, Mulder and Scully attempt to get their stories "straight" by relating to each other their differing versions of what happened during their investigation.

110	13	"Patient X"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 1, 1998	5X13	20.21

Scully forms a bond with Cassandra Spender, a woman who claims to have been abducted by aliens. While Mulder's disbelief in the alien conspiracy is now questioned, he finds himself with more personal threats at the FBI.

111	14	"The Red and the Black"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	March 8, 1998	5X14	19.98

With Cassandra Spender missing, and her son Jeffrey angrily attempting to push his way up in the FBI, Mulder has Scully put under hypnosis to learn the truth.

112	15	"Travelers"	William A. Graham	John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	March 29, 1998	5X15	15.06

In 1990, a bizarre murder leads young agent Fox Mulder to question a former FBI Agent who investigated one of the first X-Files dating back to the 1950s – a case which may have involved Mulder's father.

113	16	"Mind's Eye"	Kim Manners	Tim Minear	April 19, 1998	5X16	16.53

Agents Mulder and Scully investigate a murder that seems to have been committed by a blind woman, but Mulder suspects that her involvement is not what it seems.

114	17	"All Souls"	Allen Coulter	Story by : Billy Brown & Dan Angel Teleplay by : Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban	April 26, 1998	5X17	13.44

The unexplained death of a young handicapped girl prompts Father McCue to ask Scully for her help, but her investigation leads her to a mystery she's afraid to understand.

115	18	"The Pine Bluff Variant"	Rob Bowman	John Shiban	May 3, 1998	5X18	18.24

Scully begins to grow suspicious of Mulder, whose increasingly strange behavior suggests he may be serving another agenda. Guest starring Daniel von Bargen and Sam Anderson.

116	19	"Folie à Deux"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan	May 10, 1998	5X19	17.63

Mulder and Scully encounter a delusional man who believes his boss may be a monster – and is willing to pay any price to prove it.

117	20	"The End"	R. W. Goodwin	Chris Carter	May 17, 1998	5X20	18.76

Investigating the murder of a chess player, Mulder and Scully meet a boy who may be the embodiment of everything in the X-Files.

Sentence(s)

The season hit a low with the seventeenth episode, "All Souls," which was viewed by 13.44 million viewers.

final_sentence: The season hit a low with the seventeenth episode, "All Souls," which was viewed by 13.44 million viewers.