My Struggle IV

Season 11 Recap

It's hard to say goodbye to something you love, and for fans of The X-Files, we've had to say goodbye multiple times, only to see our show revived back to life thanks to the power of its fans' collective passion. It's this same passion for the show, even two decades years after it premiered, which drove us to create this podcast back in 2015 and which has sustained it ever since. With the end of season 11 seemingly being the end of the show for all intents and purposes, this is probably going to be the final episode of X-Philes Talk X-Files. But don't worry, we've still got a lot to talk about. Mostly about season 11, but we also reminisce about the show as a whole, and look back at some of our favorite episodes from the classic years. Even though the podcast is going away (unless there does wind up being a season 12 or third movie) you can still keep up with all things X-Files at xfiles.news [http://xfiles.news/]. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast, don't forget that we recorded a bonus episode exclusively available to listeners who make a $5 donation [http://www.davidtharwood.com/x-philes-talk-x-files/x-philes-talk-x-files-bonus-episode-cold-cases-stolen-lives/] in support of the show, to help keep our archive of episodes online for posterity. You might also like to check out David's book, Nightlights [https://www.amazon.com/Nightlights-David-T-Harwood/dp/1980552525], which is a novel dealing with X-Filey themes centered around an alien abductee. Music credits in this episode: * Jazzy Frenchy by Bensound [https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/jazzy-frenchy] * I Want To Believe by Eamon Ambrose & Doesn't Matter [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6GTaoL_VRA]

My Struggle IV

And so it all comes down to this... After the perfect ending for Mulder and Scully in Nothing Lasts Forever, we have a whole other episode that centers around their (and everyone else's) search for their long-lost son, William. It's like X-Files does It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World except, you know, less entertaining. Avi, Keva, and David pick apart My Struggle IV and debate whether or not this is a fitting end to the show, to these characters we've loved for more than two decades, and whether or not it's a decent episode or not, period. Once you're done listening with this ep of the podcast, we highly recommend you check out our bonus episode [http://www.davidtharwood.com/x-philes-talk-x-files/x-philes-talk-x-files-bonus-episode-cold-cases-stolen-lives/] and read Avi's lengthy review/interview with Chris Carter [http://xfiles.news/index.php/news/reviews/1597-is-this-the-end-xfn-talks-with-chris-carter-about-my-struggle-4] over on xfiles.news. We'll be back next week, but in the meantime, send us your questions on anything X-Files and we'll do our best to answer them on next week's show. Tweet @xfilesnews [https://twitter.com/xfilesnews] and use the hashtag #askxphiles

Nothing Lasts Forever

The final (ahem) episode of The X-Files' 11th season was one for the books: a multi-layered standalone that has a lot to say about a lot of things, and also stands as a near-perfect culmination of the Mulder-Scully relationship. Except not everyone feels that way. David, Keva, and Avi talk Nothing Lasts Forever, written by Karen Nielsen and directed by James Wong, which is - very possibly - the final ever monster of the week episode before next week's (series?) finale (and likely Gillian Anderson's final ever appearance as Dana Scully) My Struggle IV. Join us we try to cram everything we loved about this episode into an hour - and don't forget to check out our bonus podcast episode [http://www.davidtharwood.com/x-philes-talk-x-files/x-philes-talk-x-files-bonus-episode-cold-cases-stolen-lives/] and David's new book, Nightlights [https://www.amazon.com/Nightlights-David-T-Harwood/dp/1980552525/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1521380309&sr=8-1].

Familiar

The X-Files is back to basics this week with a down and dirty episode that sees Mulder and Scully investigate a couple of murdered children, but do their presence in this small town actually make matters worse? David, Keva, and Roi talk the creepiest ep of the revival yet, which, thanks to the memorable Mr. Chuckleteeth, just about avoids going down in history as "the killer Teletubbies" episode. One thing's for sure, after listening to this ep, you're bound to have a certain earworm stuck in your head again (sorry not sorry). Useful links * Bonus XPTXF ep [http://www.davidtharwood.com/x-philes-talk-x-files/x-philes-talk-x-files-bonus-episode-cold-cases-stolen-lives/] * Nightlights [https://www.amazon.com/Nightlights-David-T-Harwood-ebook/dp/B07BD4PVTZ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520860694&sr=8-1&keywords=nightlights+david+harwood+book]

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This week on X-Philes Talk X-Files, David and Roi attempt to talk about S11's notoriously dialogue-free episode, and the result is one of our decidedly shorter podcasts. Despite some noisy hatred of the episode among some circles of fans, David attempts to defend the episode by suggesting maybe this is one time we should just quit nitpicking the scientific inaccuracies of Earth 2 and enjoy the episode in a vacuum. An opinion which is sure to go down like a lead balloon. Roi, on the other hand, brings the nitpicking full force and even points out why Scully's security PIN is a poor choice (because you know you want to know why). Finally, we wanted to give a huge thanks to everyone who has donated in support of the show. We hope you've enjoyed our bonus episode. If you haven't heard it yet, find out more here. [http://www.davidtharwood.com/x-philes-talk-x-files/x-philes-talk-x-files-bonus-episode-cold-cases-stolen-lives/] Cheers!