Spoilers

“Ascension”

Part two with Duane Barry and the kidnapping of Agent Scully. 

Very active episode of the show including a very tense snow lift ride. Show included:

• The capture of Duane Barry
• The death of Duane Barry
• Alex Krycek disappears when Mulder figures him out.
• Skinner reinstated the X-Files in the FBI
• Scully is taken and ‘tested’ on; still missing by episode’s end.

It was meant to look like Mulder had killed Duane Barry, but the show did not build on it. It was funny. One of the people at the meeting suggested that Mulder was behind it, Mulder said he did not do it, and everything just went on as normal. Bizarre.

Everything was done because Gillian Anderson was pregnant, and this gave her the time off she required. These two episodes are exceptional examples of what this series could be.