Watching "the end" of the X-Files
Scully and Mulder in the final scene of "My Struggle IV" Note: This post contains a lot of spoilers. I was wrong. I blogged about the return of The X-Files to TV two years ago. The abbreviated Season 10 (6 episodes) of the series' reemergence after a 15 year absence was highly anticipated by me. There were a couple of good episodes and I enjoyed what the show's creator, Chris Carter , did overall with the main narrative. But it was not great television compared with the high standards and originality of The X-Files in its heyday. In that season finale, " My Struggle II ," it appeared that Carter had finally brought the show's primary narrative to fruition. A global contagion was unleashed upon humanity. I thought, at last, Carter had quit playing the endless and increasingly frustrating games with his audience and began resolving unsettled issues that were the backbone of the series from the beginning. But I was wrong. In Season