So recently I’ve been doing a mythology episode only rewatch and firstly I have to say how thoroughly I’ve enjoyed it! It’s been like watching one big movie. Saying that, I’m now coming to the end of season 8 and I’m definitely done with the overall mytharc. The season 7 finale Requiem (a top 20 all time favourite episode for me) could of ideally been an ending to the whole series but I feel it’s too much of a cliff hanger to just stop watching it there. Looking at the mythology episodes coming up in season 9 I think I’m just going to end it on the season 8 finale essence/existence.

Meg
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I’d actually consider continuing with the mythology episodes of Season 9. I recently did a Mytharc-only rewatch too, and in my opinion, they flow much better without the MOTW episodes breaking them up. Season 9 is probably the most disjointed when it comes to tone; the MOTWs focus heavily on Doggett and Reyes with very little Scully, while the mythology dives straight into the William arc, with Mulder’s absence becoming a central emotional thread. The Truth also works, at least in parts, as a fitting ending, especially with that final motel scene mirroring the Pilot. It gives the series a sense of closure that I found satisfying.

Jim Singleton
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I also especially like the shows that dealt with mythological creature themes. "Anasazi" from season 2 was my favorite. In the desert on a Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico, a teenage boy comes across a boxcar buried in the ground. He retrieves the corpse of an alien-like figure from the boxcar, which he takes back to the reservation and presents to the residents, including a Navajo elder named Albert Hosteen.

I enjoyed the pace and jumps in this one.

Clarke,
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