If you've watched the whole nine years of X-files, then this episode won't give you any new details to ponder, only set the date of the alien invasion (which you already knew would happen sometime anyway). It is no more than a recap of the alien conspiracy storyline with many flashbacks of earlier episodes and all the important characters (be it living or dead) showing up for a sentence or two. I'm not very surprised that there were no new truths to reveal, since the conspiracy theory got fairly exhausted over the years. However I expected something more intelligent than the "let's have a bit of everything in it for all kinds of audiences" recipe. Well, it had: a little nostalgia for the forgetful; lot's of romance for those always having wanted to see Mulder and Scully kiss; some chasing and escaping for those in favor of the thrills; fighting with authorities for the drama lovers; the (unnecessary) bombing of an entire Indian village for the SFX fans; and the usual cliffhanger for those who'd like to believe that it's not really the end (OK, maybe somewhat weaker than usual). Unfortunately it did not have any of the wit, sarcasm, originality or the surprise element that the X-Files series was worth watching for.
