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RectifiedUser t1_jdb0fnn wrote

I would say watch till the end of season 7 then after that you can make the decision of if you want to stop or continue on with it.

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PedroEglasias t1_jdc3ad2 wrote

Yup as a complete obsessive fan, this is correct. It's a fantastic show, production value and writing was only overshadowed by sopranos and the wire. BUT...Duchovny leaving really wasn't healthy, Robert Patrick is a legend, but the real magic was the dynamic between Duchovny and Gillian Anderson combined with Chris Carters writing.

And huge shout out to Mark Snows compositions, music was huge part of the show

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Confident_Basil_2213 t1_jdc8azh wrote

I'd say S10 and S11 it sort of finds it footing again. S10 Ep3 for me is easily an all time Top 20 episode.

But yeah if you skip S8 and S9 and cherry pick S10 and S11 you'll have a more enjoyable experience.

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British_Commie t1_jddv1oc wrote

The overarching mythology episodes in Seasons 10 and 11 are awful, but the Monster Of The Week episodes are fantastic

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Maverick916 t1_jdd0lhi wrote

Disagree, watch at least season 8. The Doggett/Scully connection is really good here.

Season 9 aint great though.

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British_Commie t1_jddvmjz wrote

Not sure why you've been downvoted. The Doggett and Scully dynamic was pretty interesting, especially with how the show was really running out of steam by the end of Season 7.

I'd say that Season 8 is pretty up-and-down, but there's stuff good stuff there.

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br0b1wan t1_jdd1awx wrote

Agreed. Once Mulder is out and Doggett is in, it loses the magic. End of season 7 is where I really stopped watching.

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DRACULA_WOLFMAN t1_jdiaydr wrote

I think season 8 is totally fine, Doggett is a good character and it was a nice change of pace after season 7, which has the worst episodes in my opinion. It is hard to get over Mulder being gone though.

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