| # |
# |
Title |
Written by |
Directed by |
Original airdate |
Prod.
code |
| 1 |
98 |
"Redux"** |
Chris Carter |
R. W. Goodwin |
November 2, 1997 (1997-11-02) |
5X02 |
| 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. |
| 2 |
99 |
"Redux II"** |
Chris Carter |
Kim Manners |
November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09) |
5X03 |
| While Scully lies on her deathbed; the 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. |
| 3 |
100 |
"Unusual Suspects"* |
Vince Gilligan |
Kim Manners |
November 16, 1997 (1997-11-16) |
5X01 |
| 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, Mulder. |
| 4 |
101 |
"Detour" |
Frank Spotnitz |
Brett Dowler |
November 23, 1997 (1997-11-23) |
5X04 |
| On the way to an FBI convention, Mulder and Scully take a trip through the woods, where an ancient monster lurks. |
| 5 |
102 |
"The Post-Modern Prometheus" |
Chris Carter |
Chris Carter |
November 30, 1997 (1997-11-30) |
5X06 |
| Filmed in black-and-white, The Post-Modern Prometheus chronicles Mulder and Scully’s investigation when a letter from a single mother leads them to a small mid-Western town where a modern-day version of Frankenstein's monster lurks, Jerry Springer is an obsession, and Cher plays a significant part. |
| 6 |
103 |
"Christmas Carol"* |
Vince Gilligan, John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
Peter Markle |
December 7, 1997 (1997-12-07) |
5X05 |
| Home for the holidays, Scully is haunted by dreams which hint at a strange connection to a murdered woman’s daughter. |
| 7 |
104 |
"Emily"* |
Vince Gilligan, John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
Kim Manners |
December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14) |
5X07 |
| Scully fights to protect her daughter’s life, while Mulder discovers her true origins. |
| 8 |
105 |
"Kitsunegari" |
Vince Gilligan & Tim Minear |
Daniel Sackheim |
January 4, 1998 (1998-01-04) |
5X08 |
| When ‘Pusher’ Modell escapes from prison, Mulder and Scully race to catch him before he can take revenge against his favourite target — Agent Mulder. |
| 9 |
106 |
"Schizogeny" |
Jessica Scott & Mike Wollaeger |
Ralph Hemecker |
January 11, 1998 (1998-01-11) |
5X09 |
| When a teenager is suspected of murdering his father, Mulder and Scully become convinced that a greater evil may be lurking in the community. |
| 10 |
107 |
"Chinga" |
Stephen King & Chris Carter |
Kim Manners |
February 8, 1998 (1998-02-08) |
5X10 |
| 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. The phone conversation is similar to the War of the Coprophages (season 3) |
| 11 |
108 |
"Kill Switch" |
William Gibson & Tom Maddox |
Rob Bowman |
February 15, 1998 (1998-02-15) |
5X11 |
| Though Scully is skeptical, the agents investigate the strange death of a computer genius, only to become targets of an unlikely killer capable of the worst kind of torture. The episode is co-written by cyberpunk pioneer William Gibson. |
| 12 |
109 |
"Bad Blood" |
Vince Gilligan |
Cliff Bole |
February 22, 1998 (1998-02-22) |
5X12 |
| 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. Gillian Anderson voted this her favorite episode. |
| 13 |
110 |
"Patient X"** |
Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz |
Kim Manners |
March 1, 1998 (1998-03-01) |
5X13 |
| 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. |
| 14 |
111 |
"The Red and the Black"** |
Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz |
Chris Carter |
March 8, 1998 (1998-03-08) |
5X14 |
| 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. The Syndicate, meanwhile, quicken their tests for the alien vaccine, sacrificing their own to do so. |
| 15 |
112 |
"Travelers" |
John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
William Graham |
March 29, 1998 (1998-03-29) |
5X15 |
| 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. |
| 16 |
113 |
"Mind's Eye" |
Tim Minear |
Kim Manners |
April 19, 1998 (1998-04-19) |
5X16 |
| 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. |
| 17 |
114 |
"All Souls" |
Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban |
Allen Coulter |
April 26, 1998 (1998-04-26) |
5X17 |
| 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. |
| 18 |
115 |
"The Pine Bluff Variant" |
John Shiban |
Rob Bowman |
May 3, 1998 (1998-05-03) |
5X18 |
| Scully begins to grow suspicious of Mulder, whose increasingly strange behaviour suggests he may be serving another agenda. |
| 19 |
116 |
"Folie a Deux" |
Vince Gilligan |
Kim Manners |
May 10, 1998 (1998-05-10) |
5X19 |
| 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. |
| 20 |
117 |
"The End"** |
Chris Carter |
R. W. Goodwin |
May 17, 1998 (1998-05-17) |
5X20 |
| Investigating the murder of a chess player, Mulder and Scully meet a boy who may be the embodiment of everything in the X-Files. This episode marks the first appearance of Diana Fowley (Mimi Rogers) |
