Requiem
- Folge lief am 19. März 2001
- 16
- 45 Min.
Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuSeven years after their first case, Mulder and Scully return to Bellefleur, Oregon to see Billy Miles and investigate a new series of abductions in the local forest, risking their partnershi... Alles lesenSeven years after their first case, Mulder and Scully return to Bellefleur, Oregon to see Billy Miles and investigate a new series of abductions in the local forest, risking their partnership and lives.Seven years after their first case, Mulder and Scully return to Bellefleur, Oregon to see Billy Miles and investigate a new series of abductions in the local forest, risking their partnership and lives.
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WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesDavid Duchovny finally settled his long-running legal dispute with Fox over the syndication of the series just three days before the episode aired. Once that concluded, discussions could take place about the future of the show. Duchovny had already expressed his desire to step away from the series but was persuaded to sign on for Season 8 in a reduced role.
- Patzer(at around 30 mins) The boom mic is visible in the rear window's reflection.
- Zitate
Mulder: Who is it?
Scully: It's me.
Mulder: What's wrong, Scully? You look sick.
Scully: I don't know what's wrong.
Mulder: Come in.
Scully: I, um... I was starting to get ready for bed and I started to feel really dizzy - vertigo or something - and then I just... I started to get chills.
Mulder: You want me to call a doctor?
Scully: No, I just... I just want to get warm. Thank you.
Mulder: It's not worth it, Scully.
Scully: What?
Mulder: I want you to go home.
Scully: Oh, Mulder, I'm going to be fine.
Mulder: No, I've been thinking about it. Looking at you tonight, holding that baby... knowing everything that's been taken away from you. A chance for motherhood and your health and that baby. I think that... I don't know, maybe they're right.
Scully: Who's right?
Mulder: The FBI. Maybe what they say is true, though for all the wrong reasons. It's the personal costs that are too high. There so much more you need to do with your life. There's so much more than this. There has to be an end, Scully.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Akte X: Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI: The Truth (2002)
The mythology episodes in season 7 seem to share a common purpose of tying up loose ends. A lot of fans at the time were angry at some of the explanations offered up by the writers, in particular what happened to Samantha. Re-watching the series this many years after season 7, the explanations don't seem too bad in context. What's frustrating is that they contradict previous statements on the show. The first two episodes of the season are probably my choice for the weakest pre-season 9 mythology episodes. I can't say I got excited about them at all. "Sein und Zeit" and "Closure" are both average episodes, hopelessly sentimental and sappy, but buoyed by brilliant acting for Duchovny. "En Ami", on the other hand, is nothing short of brilliant, as is "Requiem". Overall, I'd say this was probably the weakest season for the mythology outside season 9.
On the other hand, there are some great standalones. Outside of the 'highlights' which I'll mention later, there are some other great episodes here, such as "Millennium" (which has a sweet final moment in addition to zombies and Lance Henriksen), "Orison", which sees the return of everybody's most-hated death fetishist Donnie Pfaster, and "The Goldberg Variation", one that the math geeks surely treasure.
I thought the best episodes were, and prepare for some controversial choices:
"X-Cops"- calm down, forget about your expectations of what an X-File 'should be' and enjoy this hysterical and very original idea for a crossover.
"En Ami"- great writing from William B. Davis, who creates tension brilliantly from dialogue and situations, rarely resorting to action or other means. An exciting thriller with great dialouge.
"Hollywood A.D."- yes, "Hollywood A.D.". Maybe it's just my love for movies here, but this was a genuinely funny and very creative episode nicely directed and written by David Duchovny.
"Requiem"- as stated before, this should have been the series finale, as enjoyable as season 8 was.
Season 7 of "The X-Files" is not a terrific season of television, but it would have been a good final season for The X-Files. It resolved a lot of the mytharc and gave us some memorable episodes and character/relationship moments. I was one of the people who thought Season 8 was an excellent season, but with Mulder gone for half of it and the mythology arc now growing completely out of hand, it was excessive. FOX decided to continue producing the X Files with or without Chris Carter, so he stuck with the show rather than handing it over to other producers. Hence, Doggett and Reyes were introduced, the Super Soldier arc was born, and you know the rest...
Season average rating based on ratings for all episodes: 7.36/10
- ametaphysicalshark
- 5. Apr. 2008