The X-Files ( season 8 ) - wikipedia The X-Files ( season 8 ) The X-Files ( season 8 ) DVD cover Starring David Duchovny Gillian Anderson Robert Patrick Country of origin United States No. of episodes 21 Release Original network Fox Original release November 5, 2000 ( 2000 - 11 - 05 ) -- May 20, 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 20 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 7 Next → Season 9 List of The X-Files episodes The eighth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 5, 2000, concluded on May 20, 2001, and consisted of twenty - one episodes. Season eight takes place after Fox Mulder 's ( David Duchovny ) alien abduction in the seventh season. The story arc for the search of Mulder continues until the second half of the season, while a new arc about Dana Scully 's ( Gillian Anderson ) pregnancy is formed. This arc would continue, and end, with the next season. The season explores various themes such as life, death, and belief. For this season, Duchovny elected to return only as an intermittent main character, appearing in only half of the episodes. Actor Robert Patrick was hired as a replacement for Mulder, playing John Doggett. The season also marked the first appearance of Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes, who would become a main character in the ninth season. In addition to the cast change, series creator Chris Carter updated the opening credits, which had remained unchanged since the first season. Season eight was received well by critics but was less warmly received by fans, many of whom were unhappy that Duchovny reduced his role and that Patrick took over as co-lead alongside Anderson. Ratings for the season were initially strong, but it eventually averaged a total of 13.53 million viewers, down from the seventh season 's 14.2 million. Concurrent with the airing of this season, Carter and The X-Files production team created and aired a short - lived spinoff titled The Lone Gunmen. Contents 1 Plot overview 1.1 Themes 2 Production 2.1 Development 2.2 Casting 2.3 Crew 3 Cast 3.1 Main cast 3.2 Recurring cast 3.2. 1 Also starring 3.2. 2 Guest starring 4 Episodes 5 Reception 5.1 Ratings 5.2 Reviews 5.3 Accolades 6 DVD release 7 Notes 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links Plot overview See also : Mythology of The X-Files At the end of the seventh season finale, `` Requiem '', Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) was abducted by aliens. Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) meets Special Agent John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ), the leader of an FBI taskforce organized to conduct a search for Mulder. Although the search ultimately proves unsuccessful, Doggett is assigned to the X-Files and works with Scully to look for explanations to several cases. When Scully learns that several women have reportedly been abducted and impregnated with alien babies, she begins to question her own pregnancy and fears for her unborn child. Doggett introduces Scully to Special Agent Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ), an FBI specialist in ritualistic crime, shortly before Mulder 's deceased body suddenly appears in a forest at night. Following Mulder 's funeral, Assistant Director Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) is threatened by Alex Krycek ( Nicholas Lea ) that he must kill Scully 's baby before it is born. Billy Miles ( Zachary Ansley ), a multiple abductee who disappeared on the same night as Mulder, is returned deceased but his dead body is resurrected and restored to full health. Mulder also returns from death, with Scully supervising his recovery. Fully rejuvenated, Mulder investigates several X-Files, against orders to do so, but soon gets fired, leaving Doggett in charge of the cases. Mulder continues to provide input in an unofficial capacity. Reluctantly accepting Krycek 's assistance, Mulder, Doggett and Skinner learn that an alien virus recently created in secret by members of the United States government has replaced several humans, including Miles and several high - ranking FBI personnel, with so - called alien `` Super Soldiers ''. Krycek claims that the soldiers are virtually unstoppable aliens who want to make sure that humans will not survive the colonisation of Earth. They have learned that Scully 's baby is a miraculously special child and are afraid that it may be greater than them. They have only recently learned of the baby 's importance, which is why Krycek told Skinner to kill the unborn child earlier. When Miles arrives at the FBI Headquarters, Mulder, Doggett, Skinner and Krycek help Scully to escape along with Reyes who drives her to a remote farm. Shortly after Skinner kills Krycek, Scully delivers an apparently normal baby while the alien super soldiers surround her. Without explanation, the aliens leave the area as Mulder arrives. While Doggett and Reyes report to the FBI Headquarters, Mulder takes Scully and their newborn son, William, back to her apartment. Themes The eighth season of The X-Files takes place in a science fiction environment and employs the common science fiction concepts of strongly differentiated characters fighting an unequivocally evil enemy, in this case, the alien Colonists. The first episode of the season, `` Within '' explores `` loss '', `` loneliness '' and `` pain '' after the disappearance of Mulder. `` Per Manum '' included basic themes common in the series, such as `` dark, foreboding terror '', an `` overriding sense of paranoia '', and `` the fear of the unknown '', among others. Later on, death and resurrection emerged as a major sub-theme during the season, starting with `` The Gift '', wherein John Doggett is killed and resurrected, and later in `` Deadalive '' when Mulder is brought back to life after apparently being dead for three months. This sub-theme would continue well into the ninth season. The main story arc of the season dealt with the idea that, at times, humanity is a greater danger to itself. This theme is made manifest by the Syndicate and the human conspiracy with the aliens. Production Development The new opening sequence for season eight, featuring Robert Patrick, as well as images alluding to Scully 's pregnancy ( lower left ) and Mulder 's disappearance ( lower right ). The series ' original title sequence, crafted in 1993 during the show 's first season had remained unchanged for seven seasons. With the partial loss of Duchovny after the seventh - season finale, the decision was made to update the credits, which were first featured in the premiere episode of season eight, `` Within ''. The opening sequence now included new images, updated FBI badge photos for Duchovny and Anderson, and the addition of Patrick to the main cast. Duchovny 's badge features in the opening credits only when he appears in an episode. The opening contains images of Scully 's pregnancy and, according to Frank Spotnitz, shows an `` abstract '' explanation for Mulder 's absence in this season, with him falling into an eye. After the partial departure of Duchovny, Carter decided to focus almost solely on the character of Doggett during the first half of the season. This led to some unhappiness from the cast and critics, most notably Duchovny and Anderson. According to Tom Kessenich in his book Examinations, Anderson reportedly `` was n't thrilled '' with the lack of attention her character was getting ; instead, the writers were crafting episodes solely for Doggett because he was the show 's new `` voice ''. Duchovny, on the other hand, was unhappy because Mulder 's abduction was never properly examined. Reportedly, Duchovny offered to write and direct an episode based around the conceit of Mulder being trapped in the alien spaceship, as seen in the season opener `` Within '' and `` Without ''. Carter, however, nixed the idea because `` it was not about Doggett. '' Casting Robert Patrick played John Doggett on the show. The show 's seventh season was a time of closure for The X-Files. Characters within the show were written out -- including Cigarette Smoking Man ( William B. Davis ) and Mulder 's mother ( Rebecca Toolan ) -- and several plot threads were resolved, including the fate of Fox Mulder 's sister Samantha. Furthermore, after settling his contract dispute, Duchovny quit the show. This contributed to uncertainties over the likelihood of an eighth season. Carter and most fans felt the show was at its natural endpoint with Duchovny 's departure, and Carter penned `` Requiem '', the finale episode of the seventh season, as a possible series finale. However, at the last minute, a new season was ordered and Duchovny agreed to star part - time, returning for 12 episodes instead of 21. Due to this change, the producers found it difficult to write Duchovny 's character out of the script, but also eventually explain Mulder 's absence if there were to be an upcoming season. Eventually, it was decided to have the character abducted by aliens. Hoping to continue the series, Carter introduced a new central character to replace Mulder : John Doggett. More than 100 actors auditioned for the role, with only about ten considered by the producers. Lou Diamond Phillips and Hart Bochner were among the auditionees, and Phillips, Bochner and Bruce Campbell ( who played Wayne Weinsider in a previous episode of The X-Files ) were considered for the role, but the producers eventually choose Robert Patrick. The season also introduced Monica Reyes ( portrayed by Annabeth Gish ), who would become a main character in the following season. Crew Chris Carter, who also served as executive producer and showrunner during the season, wrote or co-wrote the bulk of the episodes for the season, with nine of the twenty one episodes. Of the nine, four were co-written with executive producer Frank Spotnitz. Carter also wrote five episodes solo, and Spotnitz wrote four episodes solo. The rest of the writing staff contributed one or two episodes. Vince Gilligan was promoted to executive producer and wrote one episode. John Shiban was promoted to co-executive producer and wrote one episode. David Amann was promoted to producer and wrote one episode. Jeffrey Bell was promoted to executive story editor and wrote one episode. Greg Walker was promoted to executive story editor and wrote two episodes. Steven Maeda was promoted to story editor and wrote two episodes. Daniel Arkin, who wrote a freelance episode for the series previously, returned to contribute to the story for one episode. Kim Manners was promoted to co-executive producer and directed the most of episodes of the season with seven. Directors who directed multiple episodes for the season included Tony Wharmby who directed four, Rod Hardy directed three, and Richard Compton directed two. Peter Markle, Terrence O'Hara, and Barry K. Thomas each directed one episode. Carter directed a single episode, while writer Spotnitz made his directorial debut. Cast Main cast David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder Gillian Anderson as Special Agent Dana Scully Robert Patrick as Special Agent John Doggett a ^ Although appearing in only 12 episodes, Duchovny is credited as `` starring '' in the opening credits for the episodes in which he appeared. b ^ Does not appear in `` The Gift '', except in archived footage. Recurring cast Also starring Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes Nicholas Lea as Alex Krycek Guest starring James Pickens, Jr. as Alvin Kersh Tom Braidwood as Melvin Frohike Bruce Harwood as John Fitzgerald Byers Dean Haglund as Richard Langly Kirk B.R. Woller as Agent Gene Crane Zachary Ansley as Billy Miles Adam Baldwin as Knowle Rohrer Jeff Gulka as Gibson Praise Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully Brian Thompson as Alien Bounty Hunter Episodes See also : List of The X-Files episodes 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 U.S. viewers ( millions ) 162 `` Within '' Kim Manners Chris Carter November 5, 2000 ( 2000 - 11 - 05 ) 8ABX01 15.87 An FBI taskforce is organized to hunt for Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) but Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) suspects the taskforce leader, Special Agent John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ), and instead chooses to search for her lost partner with Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ). 163 `` Without '' Kim Manners Chris Carter November 12, 2000 ( 2000 - 11 - 12 ) 8ABX02 15.1 At a remote school in the Arizona desert, Doggett, Scully, Gibson and Skinner -- as well as a host of students and agents -- do not know who to trust as the bounty hunter works among them ; and -- in a spaceship close by -- Mulder is experimented on. 164 `` Patience '' Chris Carter Chris Carter November 19, 2000 ( 2000 - 11 - 19 ) 8ABX04 13.3 Having been assigned to the X-Files, John Doggett joins Scully to investigate a series of gruesome murders that appear to be the work of a bat - like creature. This being their first case together, Scully and Doggett find that their investigative techniques are less than similar. 165 `` Roadrunners '' Rod Hardy Vince Gilligan November 26, 2000 ( 2000 - 11 - 26 ) 8ABX05 13.6 Working alone, Scully pursues a cult that worship a slug - like organism ; but in her efforts to save an injured stranger, she discovers she 's in over her head. 166 5 `` Invocation '' Richard Compton David Amann December 3, 2000 ( 2000 - 12 - 03 ) 8ABX06 13.9 Having been kidnapped for ten years, a little boy mysteriously reappears but has not aged one bit. While the case stirs up painful memories for Doggett, suspicion stirs that the boy is not all he seems. 167 6 `` Redrum '' Peter Markle Story by : Steven Maeda & Daniel Arkin Teleplay by : Steven Maeda December 10, 2000 ( 2000 - 12 - 10 ) 8ABX03 13.2 After his wife is murdered, a lawyer friend of Doggett 's tries to clear his name of the crime but the days regress backwards. 168 7 `` Via Negativa '' Tony Wharmby Frank Spotnitz December 17, 2000 ( 2000 - 12 - 17 ) 8ABX07 12.37 Doggett and Skinner work to avert the murderous spree of a religious cult leader, while Scully takes time off to deal with the early stages of her pregnancy. 169 8 `` Surekill '' Terrence O'Hara Greg Walker January 7, 2001 ( 2001 - 01 - 07 ) 8ABX09 13.3 The fatal shooting of a realtor while alone in a cinderblock jail cell has Doggett hoping motive will yield more than method, but they soon learn that there is more to this case than meets the eye. 170 9 `` Salvage '' Rod Hardy Jeffrey Bell January 14, 2001 ( 2001 - 01 - 14 ) 8ABX10 11.7 Doggett and Scully encounter a dead man who is still living -- only somewhat changed. What they discover is a man made of metal, enacting vengeance on those he believes created him. 171 10 `` Badlaa '' Tony Wharmby John Shiban January 21, 2001 ( 2001 - 01 - 21 ) 8ABX12 11.8 When a mystic smuggles himself out of India, Scully and Doggett give chase as his murderous spree starts terrorising two families in suburban Washington, D.C. But Scully soon comes upon a crisis of faith when she realises how dissimilar her techniques are from Mulder, even as she tries to be the believer. 172 11 `` The Gift '' Kim Manners Frank Spotnitz February 4, 2001 ( 2001 - 02 - 04 ) 8ABX11 14.6 Doggett comes upon an old case about a professed ' soul - eater ' that Mulder kept secret from Scully, which he hopes will ultimately prove the truth behind Mulder 's abduction. 173 12 `` Medusa '' Richard Compton Frank Spotnitz February 11, 2001 ( 2001 - 02 - 11 ) 8ABX13 13.8 A string of bizarre deaths in the tunnels of the Boston subway system sees Doggett join a team of professionals underground to investigate. Meanwhile, Scully has to defy the train authorities above land, who are determined to get the trains up and running within hours. 174 13 `` Per Manum '' Kim Manners Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz February 18, 2001 ( 2001 - 02 - 18 ) 8ABX08 16.0 Scully becomes personally involved when she encounters several women who had no way of naturally conceiving but who claim to have been abducted and impregnated with alien babies. 175 14 `` This Is Not Happening '' Kim Manners Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz February 25, 2001 ( 2001 - 02 - 25 ) 8ABX14 16.9 Doggett calls on another agent, Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ), to assist in the Mulder case, but Scully 's fears about finding him come to a head with the sudden recovery of abductees seized at the same time. 176 15 `` Deadalive '' Tony Wharmby Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz April 1, 2001 ( 2001 - 04 - 01 ) 8ABX15 12.4 Three months after Mulder 's funeral, a former abductee awakens from the dead and Scully pins her hopes on resurrecting her partner. Meanwhile, Alex Krycek ( Nicholas Lea ) offers Skinner a loathsome deal which he claims can save Mulder 's life. 177 16 `` Three Words '' Tony Wharmby Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz April 8, 2001 ( 2001 - 04 - 08 ) 8ABX18 N / A Mulder secretly conducts his own investigation after a man is gunned down on the White House lawn attempting to inform the President of a planned alien invasion. However, he is soon in over his head as he tries to expose further evidence of colonization. 178 17 `` Empedocles '' Barry K. Thomas Greg Walker April 22, 2001 ( 2001 - 04 - 22 ) 8ABX17 12.46 Reyes enlists Mulder 's help investigating a killer 's connection to the unsolved murder of Doggett 's son but Mulder soon finds himself clashing with Doggett. 179 18 `` Vienen '' Rod Hardy Steven Maeda April 29, 2001 ( 2001 - 04 - 29 ) 8ABX16 11.8 Mulder and Doggett are asked to investigate several deaths aboard an oil rig, but Mulder is convinced the rig is carrying an alien black oil ; meanwhile a heavily pregnant Scully attempts to protect Mulder in absentia. 180 19 `` Alone '' Frank Spotnitz Frank Spotnitz May 6, 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 06 ) 8ABX19 12.7 With Scully on maternity leave, Doggett is paired with an enthusiastic young agent named Layla Harrison who knows everything about the X-Files, and her apotheosis of Mulder and Scully leads to him learning a thing or two. But when Harrison and Doggett disappear, Mulder defies orders in an attempt to find them. 181 20 `` Essence '' Kim Manners Chris Carter May 13, 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 13 ) 8ABX20 12.8 Mulder, Skinner and Doggett come up against the horrible consequences of the Syndicate 's pact with the aliens, as a hybrid attempts to erase all evidence of the tests -- including Scully 's soon - to - be-born baby. The men call on Reyes, and -- reluctantly -- Alex Krycek to help them. 182 21 `` Existence '' Kim Manners Chris Carter May 20, 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 20 ) 8ABX21 14.00 Mulder, Doggett and Skinner face off with the alien replicants as they desperately try to expose the conspiracy within the FBI. Meanwhile Scully goes into labour in a remote location, but Reyes soon learns they may be no safer there. Reception Ratings Reportedly, Patrick was cast due to the hopes that his featured role in Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( 1991 ) would attract a great 18 - to 35 - year - old male demographic to the show. Early on, Fox executives reported a 10 percent overall increase in the demographic, solely due to Patrick 's casting. `` Within '', the season 's first episode, earned a Nielsen household rating of 9.5, meaning that it was seen by 9.5 % of the nation 's estimated households. The episode was viewed by 15.87 million viewers, which marked an 11 % decrease from the seventh season opener, `` The Sixth Extinction. '' The highest - rated episode of the season was `` This is Not Happening '', which was viewed by 16.9 million viewers, making it the most - watched episode of the series, in terms of viewers, since `` The Sixth Extinction ''. The season finale, `` Existence '', earned a Nielsen household rating of 8.4, meaning that it was seen by 8.4 % of the nation 's estimated households. The episode was watched by 14 million viewers, overall. The nine episodes of the season that did not feature Mulder averaged only 13 million viewers, whereas the twelve episodes that did feature Mulder averaged 13.93 million viewers, almost a difference of one million. The season averaged a total of 13.53 million viewers, down from the seventh season 's 14.2 million. During 2000, companies were paying Fox $225,000 for every 30 - second spot that would air between acts of The X-Files. Many Information technology ( IT ) companies were buying commercials during the show, largely due to the fact that `` many ( ' coders IT geeks ' ) get their weekly fix of science fiction from this prime - time show. '' Reviews The show 's eighth season received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The A.V. Club noted that the first eight seasons of The X-Files were `` good - to - great '', and that the eighth season of the show was `` revitalized by the new ' search for Mulder ' story - arc. '' John C. Snider of SciFiDimensions gave the season a favorable review, calling it `` great '' and describing its episodes as `` pretty strong ''. Collin Polonowonski of DVD Times said that the season included `` more hits than misses overall '' but was throughout negative about the mythology episodes claiming them to be the `` weakest '' episodes in the season. Many critics eventually accepted Doggett 's character. Anita Gates of The New York Times said that most fans had `` accepted '' the introduction of the character and further stated that he actually looked `` Like a Secret Service Agent. '' Carter commented on the character, saying `` Everybody likes Robert Patrick and the character '', but further stating that the fans `` miss '' Duchovny 's character, Mulder. Dave Golder of SFX called Patrick `` superb '' and noted that his entrance in the series `` inject ( ed ) a sense of pragmatism and good old - fashioned plain - speaking in to the show which we did n't realise was missing until we got it. '' Entertainment Weekly reviewer Ken Tucker said that Patrick 's portrayal of Doggett was `` hardboiled alertness '', giving mostly positive reviews about his inclusion. Cynthia Littleton of The Hollywood Reporter described the season as the show 's `` swan song ''. Not all reviews were positive. Jesse Hassenger from PopMatters gave a negative review to the season, claiming that Patrick was mis - cast and calling David Duchovny 's appearances as Fox Mulder shallow. Golder criticized the season for `` recycling plots with gusto '' and for featuring Mulder falling into Scully 's eye in the opening credits, noting that it `` gives Duchovny too much of a lingering presence on the show, reinforcing prejudices against Patrick as some kind of ' imposter '. '' Accolades `` This Is Not Happening '' was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers award for cinematography. Robert Patrick won a Saturn Award in the category `` Best Television Actor '' in 2001 for his role as Doggett, that year Gillian Anderson was nominated in the category `` Best Actress on Television '' and the series itself was nominated in the category `` Best Network Television Series '' in the Saturn Awards, but failed to win. Anderson was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award the very same year in the category `` Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series ''. The X-Files won its last Emmy Award with `` Deadalive '', and Bill Roe received a nomination for `` Outstanding Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series ''. DVD release The X-Files -- The Complete Eighth Season Set details Special features 21 episodes 6 - disc set 1.78 : 1 aspect ratio Subtitles : English, Spanish English ( Dolby 2.0 Surround ) `` The Truth About Season Eight '' Documentary DVD - ROM game Audio Commentaries ( Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo ) `` Alone '' -- Frank Spotnitz `` Existence '' -- Kim Manners Selected special effects clips Deleted scenes Character profiles 42 promotional television spots Release dates Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 November 4, 2003 ( 2003 - 11 - 04 ) March 14, 2004 ( 2004 - 03 - 14 ) April 14, 2004 ( 2004 - 04 - 14 ) Notes Jump up ^ All of these episodes were included on the DVD collections The X-Files Mythology, Volume 3 -- Colonization and The X-Files Mythology, Volume 4 -- Super Soldiers, released by Fox, with the exception of `` The Gift ''. 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Question: when does mulder come back from being abducted
Answer: Deadalive