It’s been 25 years and the truth is still freakin’ out there, people.
With The X-Files celebrating its 25th anniversary today, what better time to dust off, and shine up, our picks for the greatest standalone episodes from the show ever? That’s right, these are episodes that don’t involve the over-arching alien mythology. They’re most commonly categorized as being “Monster of the Week” chapters, which in X-Files’ case often led to some of their best and most creative episodes.
But why a top 12? Simple: When we first created this list based on the original run of the show, it was a top 10. But since then we got two more modern seasons of The X-Files, and we just had to add two more of our favorites. So let’s get into the Top 12!
Source: IGN.com Top 12 X-Files Standalone Episodes