You can almost break down the mythology of The X-Files by era, though it does all tie together, especially in the first five years and the first movie. Some will tell you it got convoluted, but they weren't paying enough attention. It's too long to get into here, but the short version is: Fox Mulder's sister is abducted by aliens, an act he witnesses, as a child. This drives his lifelong pursuit of "the truth" about the paranormal and the existence of aliens. He uncovers a plot, including his own father, to dupe the public about alien life, and an otherworldly scheme to recolonize the Earth. An alien race who once walked the planet is set to return, and intend to utilize mankind - both as their slaves, and as hosts to their own consciousness, carried in the form of a virus, and which can gestate inside its human host. The show would branch off with ideas about super soldiers and the like. Colonization, however, was always the biggest plot point. By the seventh season, it is learned that Mulder may himself be some sort of alien/human hybrid thanks to exposure to the black oil virus. And then in the revival, the whole thread is dropped. Aliens exist, we're told, but it's men in the government using their technology to take over the world that is the real threat. That's the goal of the Smoking Man, not colonization. What? Were nine years of mythology for nothing, or is this just a red herring?
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
