The X-Files (season 6)
Episodes
Episodes marked with a double dagger () are episodes in the series' Alien Mythology arc.

The X-Files (season 6)

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)

118	1	"The Beginning"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter	November 8, 1998	6ABX01	20.34

With the X-Files reopened, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) eagerly hunt for a deadly creature in the Arizona desert.

119	2	"Drive"	Rob Bowman	Vince Gilligan	November 15, 1998	6ABX02	18.5

With Mulder trapped in a car by a seemingly deranged man (Bryan Cranston), Scully races to determine if the man is suffering from a deadly illness—and if Mulder is in danger of becoming the next victim of a government virus.

120	3	"Triangle"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	November 22, 1998	6ABX03	18.2

Mulder goes in search of a ship that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle in 1939. But when he gets on board, Mulder finds that he—and all the passengers and crew (as well as some strangely familiar ones)—are still stuck in the past.

121	4	"Dreamland"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	November 29, 1998	6ABX04	17.48

An anonymous tip finally brings Mulder and Scully to the mecca of all UFO lore—Area 51. As the agents are accosted by suited personnel from the base, they witness the flight of a mysterious craft.

122	5	"Dreamland II"	Michael Watkins	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz	December 6, 1998	6ABX05	17.01

Scully begins to suspect that her partner's strange behavior is more than it appears to be, while Mulder fights to return his life to normal before it's too late.

123	6	"How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"	Chris Carter	Chris Carter	December 13, 1998	6ABX08	17.31

On Christmas Eve, Mulder convinces Scully to put aside her gift wrapping and stake out a reputed haunted house. But they discover a pair of lovelorn spectres, Maurice (Ed Asner) and Lyda (Lily Tomlin), living inside the house who are determined to prove how lonely the holidays can be.

124	7	"Terms of Endearment"	Rob Bowman	David Amann	January 3, 1999	6ABX06	18.69

When a mother is accused of killing her unborn child, Mulder and Scully discover that the father, Wayne (Bruce Campbell), has his own secrets - and he's not the only one.

125	8	"The Rain King"	Kim Manners	Jeffrey Bell	January 10, 1999	6ABX07	21.24

In a small town plagued by drought, Mulder and Scully come upon a man who claims to be able to control the weather—at a hefty profit.

126	9	"S.R. 819"	Daniel Sackheim	John Shiban	January 17, 1999	6ABX10	15.65

Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) is poisoned. Mulder and Scully have 24 hours to save him, but in order to do so, they must determine who wants him dead, and why.

127	10	"Tithonus"	Michael Watkins	Vince Gilligan	January 24, 1999	6ABX09	15.83

Scully learns that she, but not Mulder, is being given a chance to prove her worth at the FBI, and—paired with a new partner—she investigates a crime scene photographer with an uncanny knack for arriving just in time to see his victims' final moments.

128	11	"Two Fathers"	Kim Manners	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 7, 1999	6ABX11	18.81

When Cassandra Spender (Veronica Cartwright) is returned, Mulder, Scully and Agent Spender find themselves facing the exposure of the conspiracy involving extraterrestrials; while the worried Syndicate take drastic evasive measures.

129	12	"One Son"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	February 14, 1999	6ABX12	16.57

While Cassandra reveals the truth about the alien conspiracy to Mulder, her ex-husband—Cigarette Smoking Man—does the same to Agent Spender in an effort to convince him to work with the conspiracy.

130	13	"Agua Mala"	Rob Bowman	David Amann	February 21, 1999	6ABX14	16.91

Mulder and Scully are looking forward to cases again. Instead, Arthur Dales (Darren McGavin), now living in a Florida trailer park, calls the agents for help when a neighbouring family disappears; and, with a hurricane approaching, Mulder and Scully find themselves trapped with a group of residents in a building where there is something in the water.

131	14	"Monday"	Kim Manners	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban	February 28, 1999	6ABX15	16.74

The world is trapped in a time loop, and only one woman (Carrie Hamilton) seems to know. Each day the events that happen differ slightly; "free will", as Mulder calls it.

132	15	"Arcadia"	Michael Watkins	Daniel Arkin	March 7, 1999	6ABX13	17.91

Several disappearances at an idyllic planned community lead Mulder and Scully to go undercover as a married couple. However, they soon discover that the president of the homeowners' association takes the community covenants and regulations more seriously than they could have imagined.

133	16	"Alpha"	Peter Markle	Jeffrey Bell	March 28, 1999	6ABX16	17.67

An Asian dog, called the Wanshang Dhole, thought to be extinct is blamed for several killings. Mulder and Scully join an obstinate Sheriff, a seemingly eccentric hunter, and a reclusive canine expert to find it.

134	17	"Trevor"	Rob Bowman	Jim Guttridge & Ken Hawryliw	April 11, 1999	6ABX17	17.65

After a prison camp is destroyed by a tornado, an escaped inmate is suspected of killing the warden. As the inmate hunts down his old girlfriend, he finds out where his child is and attempts to take him back.

135	18	"Milagro"	Kim Manners	Story by : John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by : Chris Carter	April 18, 1999	6ABX18	15.2

A series of murders takes place where the heart has been removed from the victims. A writer (John Hawkes) that lives next door to Mulder is writing a novel about the murders before they actually happen.

136	19	"The Unnatural"	David Duchovny	David Duchovny	April 25, 1999	6ABX20	16.88

While working in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, a young cop, Arthur Dales (the brother of the Arthur Dales who started the X-Files) (M.

137	20	"Three of a Kind"	Bryan Spicer	Vince Gilligan & John Shiban	May 2, 1999	6ABX19	12.94

While at a conference in Las Vegas, The Lone Gunmen run into the enigmatic Susanne Modeski. After deceiving Scully into joining them, the trio soon find out that Susanne's fiancé is planning to use her new brainwashing drug for political assassinations.

138	21	"Field Trip"	Kim Manners	Story by : Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by : John Shiban & Vince Gilligan	May 9, 1999	6ABX21	15.38

The skeletonized remains of a young couple are found in the fields of North Carolina. When Mulder and Scully go to investigate, they find that a giant fungal life form releases an LSD-like drug into the air with spores, and then slowly digests its victims.

139	22	"Biogenesis"	Rob Bowman	Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz	May 16, 1999	6ABX22	15.86

Mulder believes that metallic objects discovered in Africa are proof that life originated elsewhere in the universe. Skinner, now in contact with Alex Krycek and Diana Fowley, begins monitoring Mulder and Scully on the case.

Sentence(s)

"The Beginning" of The X-Files was viewed by 20.34 million people.

final_sentence: "The Beginning" of The X-Files was viewed by 20.34 million people.