(images via Marteen de Boer)
Welp. Something I thought would never, ever happen is happening in only 2 days. Putting words to my excitement would only trivialize it, so I'll simply say that when Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny appear on screen this Sunday night on FOX, their home for 9 years, as Special Agent Dana Scully and Special Agent Fox Mulder (respectively, duh)... well, I'm gonna cry. Legit. I'm crying thinking about it, actually.
Over the many years that I've been an obsessive fan of "The X-Files" television show (and first film) and all of the messy, terrible, incredible, brilliant, sexy, important, and captivating stories it told, I could never have imagined stars Anderson and Duchovny ever embracing their television personas—on TV!—again. But it's happening, for 6 special episodes beginning January 24th, and as a result, an entire generation of people will get to see original airings for the very first time. "Catching up" on the show's first nine seasons was the country's most popular Winter 2015 activity (including me, as I make my boyfriend watch it so he'll finally understand), and for good reason: "The X-Files" is spectacular, and phenomenons need to be shared.
It also got me thinking, of course, about my very favorite episodes. The ones where, if it were up to me, I'd show all new fans first. My love leans more "Monster of the Week" vs. "Mythology," as you'll soon see, but that's where all the character development is anyways.
So without further ado... my Top 10 Favorite "X-Files" episodes (*SPOILERS*):
(perhaps one of the upcoming 6 can surpass these!)
