Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Unusual Suspects
The story behind the Lone Gunmen is revealed—how they came to be, why they are so paranoid, and how they met Mulder.

5x02 Redux (part 2 of 3) 11/2/97
After faking his own suicide to shake off the Syndicate and FBI surveillance, Mulder secretly searches for the cause of—and cure for—Scully’s cancer.
Written by Chris Carter
Directed by R.W. Goodwin

5x03 Redux II (part 3 of 3) 11/9/97
While Scully undergoes the desperate treatment that her partner has stole for her, Mulder penetrates the inner circle of the Syndicate-FBI conspiracy, finding truths that have long eluded him.
Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Kim Manners

5x04 Detour 11/23/97
While en route to a teamwork seminar, the agents investigate the bizarre disappearances of people in the Florida wilderness.
Written by Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Brett Dowler

5x05 Post Modern Prometheus 11/30/97
Townspeople in rural Indiana believe a Frankenstein-like creature that listens to Cher and eats peanut butter is roaming the countryside.
Written by Chris Carter
Directed by Chris Carter

5x06 Christmas Carol (part 1 of 2) 12/7/97 A mysterious phone call and an apparent suicide lead Scully to a young girl who she suspects is her late sister's daughter.
Written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Peter Markle

5x07 Emily (part 2 of 2) 12/14/97
Scully and Mulder search for a cure to Emily's illness.
Written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Kim Manners

5x08 Kitsunegari 1/4/98
Mulder and Scully hunt for Robert Modell, A.K.A. Pusher, after he escapes from prison.
Written by Vince Gilligan and Tim Minear
Directed by Daniel Sackheim

5x09 Schizogeny 1/11/98
A teenage boy undergoing psychological counseling becomes the prime suspect in his stepfather's murder.
Written by Jessica Scott and Mike Wollaeger
Directed by Ralph Hemecker

5x10 Chinga 2/8/98
Residents of a seacost town in Maine are terrorized by a little girl and her doll.
Written by Chris Carter and Stephen King
Directed by Kim Manners

5x11 Kill Switch 2/15/98
A sentient computer program targets its creators for extinction.
Written by William Gibson and Tom Maddox
Directed by Rob Bowman

5x12 Bad Blood 2/22/98
The agents recount their versions of events that led to the killing of a teenager suspected of being a vampire.
Written by Vince Gilligan
Directed by Cliff Bole

5x13 Patient X (part 1 of 2) 3/1/98
The agents search for answers when UFO abductees gather en masse--and are burned alive.
Written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Kim Manners

5x14 The Red and the Black (part 2 of 2) 3/8/98
Scully undergoes hypnosis in an effort to remember what happened at the mass burning site.
Written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Chris Carter

5x15 Travelers 3/29/98
In the 1950s, two FBI agents investigate strange deaths somehow linked to Mulder's father.
Written by John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Bill Graham

5x16 Mind’s Eye 4/19/98
Mulder suspects a blind woman possessed the ability to see through the eyes of a killer.
Written by Tim Minnear
Directed by Kim Manners

5x17 All Souls 4/26/98
A priest asks for Scully's help when a handicapped girl dies a mysterious death.
Written by John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz: story by Dan Angel and Billy Brown
Directed by Rob Bowman

5x18 The Pine Bluff Variant 5/3/98
Mulder goes undercover to infiltrate a militia group armed with a deadly pathogen.
Written by John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz
Directed by Rob Bowman

5x19 Folie à Deux 5/10/98
Mulder is taken hostage by a man who claims his boss is literally a monster.
Written by Vince Gilligan
Directed by Rob Bowman

5x20 The End 5/17/98
A boy possessing psychic powers may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of the X-Files.
Written by Chris Carter
Directed by R.W. Goodwin

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