Titles
What's with the obscure title? Here's some possible explainations.

Season 1
1x79PilotDuh!-- this is the pilot episode of the X-Files.
1x01Deep ThroatCode name of Mulder's informant. The first "Deep Throat" was the infamous Watergate informant.
1x02SqueezeDescription of Tooms' special ability.
1x03ConduitA conduit is "a vehicle for transmitting or distributing" -- the boy was being used as a conduit through which aliens were attempting to communicate.
1x04The Jersey DevilThe name is lifted from the stories of the 'Jersey Devil' that has haunted New Jersey since the 1700's.
1x05ShadowsThe title is descriptive of the ghost-like qualities of one of the MOTW.
1x06Ghost in the Machine A phrase coined by Descartes as a way to explain consciousness. Implying that the computer in this story has gained sentience.
1x07IceThe ice is the what the researchers were studying and the venue where the worm was found.
1x08Space Where the action takes place, where Col. Belt was 'infected'.
1x09Fallen AngelThe title is the code words for a crashed UFO.
1x10Eve Named for the little girls in this episode, who were named for the Biblical first woman.
1x11Fire De Lively's special ability involved manipulating fire.
1x12Beyond the SeaNamed for the song that played during Scully's parents' wedding, her father's funeral, and sung by Boggs.
1x13GenderbenderChanging sexes at will.
1x14LazarusNamed for the biblical character Lazarus, who was resurrected by Jesus Christ (an act which was replayed by the 'resurrection' of Willis on the operating table.)
1x15Young at HeartThe title of a song -- having to do with the newly youthful nature of John Barnett.
1x16E.B.E.Acronym for "Extra-Terrestrial Biological Entity"
1x17Miracle ManLabel given to a faith healer.
1x18 ShapesLycanthropy= shape changing of some type.
1x19Darkness FallsWhen Darkness Falls, the bugs come out.
1x20ToomsEugene Victor Tooms- the MOTW
1x21 Born AgainUsually used to describe someone who has found religion, this episode title is more literal, the reincarnation of the MOTW.
1x22RolandNamed for the main guest-character.
1x23The Erlenmeyer FlaskA common laboratory container. What was contained in the one in this episode was key to the next step in the MYTHOLOGY.

Season 2
2x01Little Green MenCommonly used slang term for an alien from outer space.
2x02The HostWhat Flukie was looking for to procreate.
2x03BloodWhat Funsh was afraid of.
2x04Sleepless Descriptive of the main character.
2x05Duane Barry The Abductee who is the main guest-character.
2x06AscensionNamed for Scully's "Ascending to the Stars".
2x073Named for the vampire characters, representing the trinity.
2x08One BreathA phrase used by Ahab to Scully in the doorway between life and death.
2x09FirewalkerNamed for the robot used inside the volcano.
2x10Red MuseumName of the cult in this episode.
2x11Excelsius DeiThe name of the nursing home.
2x12 AubreyLocation where this episode took place.
2x13IrresistibleDonnie Pfaster found the craving for nails and hair irresistible.
2x14Die Hand Die VerletztGerman for "The Hand that Wounds" -- a phrase uttered during the 'prayer' in the teaser.
2x15Fresh BonesNewly intered bodies are "fresh bones" which make the best voodoo charms.
2x16ColonyWhat the aliens are establishing on this planet.
2x17End GameA Chess term. The Samantha clones are being used as a pawn by both the consortium and the aliens. Pawns are usually sacrificed to protect the other, more valuable pieces.
2x18Fearful SymmetryNamed for a phrase from William Blake's poem "The Tyger".
2x19Død KalmNorwegian for "Dead Calm".
2x20HumbugA humbug is a deception, a hoax, or one who attempts to trick or deceive.
2x21The CalusariNamed for the Romanian priests in this episode.
2x22F. EmasculataGenus/Species name for the bug that caused the problems in this episode.
2x23Soft LightThe type of light that Dr. Banton needed, so that he wouldn't cast a shadow.
2x24Our TownMr. Chako created "Our Town" and each of it's members shares the same secret.
2x25AnasaziNamed for an Indian tribe which lived in the SW United States.

Season 3
3x01The Blessing WayNamed for the Indian healing ritual performed on Agent Mulder.
3x02Paper Clip'Paper Clip' was the code name for the project to bring Axis power scientists to America after World War II
3x03D.P.O. Named for the antagonist, Darren Peter Oswald.
3x04Clyde Bruckman's Final ReposeClyde Bruckman is the main guest character.
3x05The ListThe list with the names of 5 people Neech Manly was going to kill.
3x062ShyInternet handle of the MOTW
3x07The WalkWhat the MOTW would do astrally.
3x08OublietteA medieval dungeon having a trap door in the ceiling as its only means of entry or exit.
3x09Nisei 'Nisei' is the Japanese word for a person born in America or Canada to Japanese parents (who were born in Japan). Translated literally, it means 'second generation'.
3x10731Name of the group of Japanese doctor's who were basically the Asian equivilant of Dr. Mengele and performed many hideous experiments during WWII.
3x11 RevelationsName of the Book in the Bible, where armaggedon is revealed to St.John.
3x12War of the CoprophagesWar of the Dung Eaters (Cockroaches.)
3x13SyzygyA configuration of planets in a straight line.
3x14GrotesqueGargoyles that do not serve as drains are known as 'grotesques'.
3x15Piper MaruNamed for the first and middle names of Gillian Anderson's daughter, Piper Maru. It was also the name of the ship in this episode. Maru, also means 'ship' in Japanese.
3x16ApocryphaWritings of dubious authenticity. 'Apocrypha' are also books of the bible excluded from the Jewish and Protestant canons of the Old Testament.
3x17PusherWhat the MOTW prefered to be called.
3x18Teso Dos BichosTeso is Portuguese for burial ground. Bichos means small animals.
3x19Hell MoneyHell money is used to pay off ghosts in the Chinese Festival of the Hungary Ghosts
3x20Jose Chung's From Outer SpaceThe title of the book written by the interviewer, Jose Chung, in this episode.
3x21Avatar An avatar is the human incarnation of a deity.
3x22QuagmireA quagmire is land with a soft, yielding surface, or a difficult or irksome situation.
3x23WetwiredWetwired comes from the short story Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson. In the story, Johnny's brain is "wetwired" to a computer hard drive. The term is being popularized as referring to a brain consisting of living and mechanical parts.
3x24Talitha Cumi Aramaic for "little girl arise". The phrase is used in the Bible (Mark 5:41), spoken by Jesus when he raises the young daughter of a Jewish merchant from the dead.

Season 4
4x1HerrenvolkNazi/German word for "master race"
4x2Unruhe 'Unruhe' is German for unrest.
4x3HomeHome is the name of the town the action takes place in.
4x4TelikoTeliko were ghostly spirits in Africa.
4x5The Field Where I DiedThe action takes place near a civil war battle field. Where Mulder's "Sullivan" died.
4x6SanguinariumSanguinarium is Latin for 'place of blood'.
4x7Musings of a Cigarette Smoking ManDuh, the flashback of CSM's life.
4x8Paper HeartsThe name of the case which Roach was involved in.
4x9TunguskaTunguska is the location in Siberia where a meterorite struck the earth in 1908. The blast leveled over a half million acres and was hundreds of times stronger than that of an atomic bomb.
4x10TermaTerma is Russian for prison or jail, also a Latin conjunction of 'death'. It is also the name of the town in South Dakota where Krychek hid the second bomb.
4x11 El Mundo Gira"The World Rotates" in Spanish a play on the soap opera title "As the World Turns", since Scully described this episode as a "Mexican soap opera".
4x12KaddishA Kaddish is a prayer recited by mourners after the death of a close relative.
4x13Never Again What Ed Jerse had placed on his tattoo.
4x14Leonard BettsName of this episode's MOTW.
4x15Memento MoriLatin for "A reminder of death".
4x16UnrequitedNot returned
4x17Tempus Fugit 'Time flies' in Latin -- refering to the 9 minutes that was lost.
4x18MaxNamed for the character Max Fenig.
4x19SynchronyA synchronous occurrence -- probably refers to the elder and younger Jason running into each other. Being in the same time and place.
4x20Small PotatoesA phrase meaning 'not a big deal, not overly important' Eddie used the phrase twice, once as his father and once as Faux Mulder.
4x21Zero Sum"Zero Sum" describes a game where someone wins by someone else's loss.
4x22ElegyAn elegy is a poem expressing grief for someone who is dead.
4x23DemonsA Demon in this episode is "a persistently tormenting passion".
4x24GethsemaneGethsemane is the place where Jesus was betrayed by Judas -- a reference to Scully's (apparent) betrayal of Mulder.

Season 5
5x01Unusual SuspectsA play on the phrase 'Usual Suspects'. The LGM are far from usual.
5x02 ReduxRedux means brought back, as following retirement, illness, or long inactivity; resurgent.
5x03Redux IISee previous episode.
5x04DetourA detour is a road used temporarily instead of the main route, or a deviation from the direct course of action.
5x05Christmas CarolNamed for the popular Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol".
5x06Post-Modern PrometheusThe title is a homage to Mary Shelley's famous book 'Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus'.
5x07EmilyEmily Sims is the name of Scully's daughter.
5x08KitsunegariKitsune-gari is Japanese for "Fox hunt".
5x09SchizogenySchizogony means reproduction by multiple asexual fission (a biology term.)
5x10Chinga (Bunghooey)Chinga is reportedly equivalent to "the f-word" in Mexico (apparently it means different things or nothing depending upon which type of Spanish you speak). Reportedly (although it was never mentioned in the episode) 'Chinga' was the name of the little girl's doll. King had no idea there was anything wrong with this made-up name. Fox later made Chris Carter change the name of this episode after they discovered the negative connotation. Overseas the name was changed to Bunghooey. Another non-sensical word.
5x11Kill SwitchA 'kill switch' is a button or switch that shuts something down completely, and is not the normal method of turning it off (it is usually meant to be used in emergency situations only.)
5x12Bad BloodA phrase indicating ill-will between two or more parties.
5x13Patient XPatient X is a term used to describe a patient who wants to remain anonymous. (In this case, Cassandra Spender.)
5x14The Red and the BlackGod, who knows? The best explaination I think is a an analogy to The Blue and the Grey (IE. an American civil war reference.) It has also been sugested that it refers to a checker board. As CC seems to like game playing references. The 'abductees' are moved around quite a bit by the 'players' as it were.
5x15Travelers"Fellow Travelers" were Americans who were sympathetic to the Communist cause during the McCarthy era.
5x16Mind's EyeThis title refers to how Marty was able to see.
5x17All SoulsAll Souls Day is a holiday with its roots in the ancient Pagan Festival of the Dead, which celebrated the Pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family. The act of Trick or Treating on Halloween can be traced back to the early celebration of All Souls Day. On this day, the poor would go begging and the housewives would give them special treats, called "soulcakes" in exchange for a promise to say a prayer for the dead.
5x18The Pine Bluff VariantPine Bluff was the name of an Army facility which worked on bio-toxins during the sixties.
5x19Folie A DeuxWebster's II reports a Folie a Deux as "A condition in which the same delusional ideas or beliefs are shared by two people having a close relationship".
5x20The EndThe End of the X-Files as we know it.
MovieFight the FutureMulder and Scully are fighting the future which the consortium would say is alien colonization.

Season 6
6x01The BeginningA fitting follow-up to the previous episode, with the show's move to LA and the aftermath of the fire the X-Files division is experiencing a new beginning.
6x02DriveWhat the antagonist feels he must do.
6x03TriangleThe action in this episode takes place in the Bermuda Triangle.
6x04DreamlandThe name given to Area 51.
6x05Dreamland 2 See previous episode.
6x06Terms of EndearmentUsually this phrase refers to 'pet' names lovers give one another.
6x07Rain KingThe moniker of Daryl Mootz, who proports to be able to make rain.
6x08How the Ghosts Stole ChristmasAn alternate of the name of the book Lyda shows Mulder. It chronicles the ghost story of the house she is in.
6x09TithonusA Trojan prince with whom the goddess Aurora fell in love. She asked Zeus to make him immortal but omitted to ask for eternal youth, and he became very old and decrepit although he talked perpetually. Tihonus prayed her to remove him from this world and she changed him into a grasshopper, which chirps ceaselessly." Oxford English Dictionary.
6x10SR819Senate Resolution- 819, the funding bill that would have provided money and supplies to the World Health Organization, medical technology to third world countries.
6x11Two Fathers This story was orignially going to revolve around CGB Spender (CSM) and Bill Mulder and their place in the project. (the two father's of Agent Mulder and Agent Spender) Most of this was cut, making the title less than clear.
6x12One SonThe second half of two fathers- In each case they had one son, or only one of the two son's ends up honoring his father (or alive?)
6x13ArcadiaArcadia is the name of a a place of Greece. In ancient times, a pastoral civilization developed there. Also, the action takes place in Arcadia Falls.
6x14Agua Mala Spanish for bad water. The monster was made of water.
6x15MondayUniversally accepted as the worst day of the week-since it is the beginning of most people's work week. Mulder and Scully have a bad one (over and over again.)
6x16AlphaThe first letter of the greek alphabet. A term given to the dominant male of a pack animal- ie. wolves, dogs etc. This episode has a killer dog in it.
6x17TrevorTrevor is the name of Pinker Rawles' (the antaganist's) child.
6x18MilagroA Milagro is a tiny offering, usually made of metal left by religious individuals at a shrine, or church as a 'thank you' to God for answering their prayers.
6x19Three of a KindPoker hand. This is another Lone Gunman Episode which takes place in Las Vegas, the gambling capitol of the United States. Three gunman, three of a kind.
6x20The UnaturalAn episode that has to do with the negro baseball league and is set in Roswell NM. A play on the movie title- the Natural, a baseball film.
6x21Field TripMulder and Scully go out into the 'field' to investigate some un-earthed skeletons. Also, since the mushroom caused them to hallucinate while they were in underground- they were tripping in the field.
6x22BiogenesisLatin for the beginning of life. Also a reference to the first book of the Bible-Genesis, which explains where life came from.

Season 7
7x01HungryHunger is the basic drive which causes us to seek out food, so we can survive.
7x02The Goldberg VariationRube Goldberg was a cartoonist who made sketches of inventions which were overly complex yet performed simple tasks. Also, J S Bach wrote variations on a theme for a harpsichord, and called them the Goldburg Variations.
7x03The Sixth ExtinctionA cycle of extinctions have occured at regular intervals on the earth. Some scientist's believe we are in the middle of the sixth extinction, which may or may not include man. Harkens back to Scully's Biogenisis monologue.
7x04The Sixth Extinction II: Amor FatiAmor Fati is Latin for love of Fate.
7x05MillenniumComes from the Millenium Group (created by CC- part of the defunk series of the same name) and the changing of the Millennium from the 20th to the 21st century. (Which actually doesn't happen until 2001)
7x06RushA 'rush' is the feeling you get after performing something (or taking something) exilerating. The teens were getting a rush from the cave and it's ability to impart increased speed.
7x07OrisonA reverent petition to a deity.
7x08The Amazing MaleeniThe name of the antagonist in this episode. Maleeni was a magician from the turn of the century.
7x09Signs & WondersA title with religious connotations- this episode is deals with the dubious practice of religious snake handling. It is also the name of one of the churchs in this episode.
7x10Sein Und ZeitGerman for Being and Time. The name of a book which deals with parents kidnapping their own children.
7x11ClosureA 'closure' on the Samantha story line- perhaps?
7x12X-CopsA parody on the Fox show "COPS".
7x13First Person ShooterVideo game genre which is charaterized with a first person POV.
7x14TheefWord scrawled at the crime scene of this episode. The antagonist was an uneducated folk healer who couldn't spell Thief.
7x15En AmiFrench for a friend, interesting play on words since the english pronunciation would sould like En amy (Enemy).
7x16ChimeraA Chimera (19th c. Romantic sense ) is a 'demon of the mind,' a manifestation of a troubled psyche.
7x17all thingsGillian's perception of life- where all things happen for a reason, as stated by Collen in this episode.
7x18Hollywood ADSkinner (our favorite AD) has a friend in show biz and he decides to make a movie about our favorite FBI agents.
7x19Brand XThe name usually given to the 'other' compeditor in a blind taste test (for marketing surveys etc.)
7x20Fight ClubThe huge blow out fight takes place in a Fight Club.
7x21Je SouhaiteFrench for I wish.
7x22RequiemMass for the repose of the souls of the dead. With Mulder's abduction a farewell to the series as we know it?

Season 8
8x01WithinScully is trying to use resources of the FBI. 'Within' the establishment.
8x02WithoutWith no authority on the Mulder man hunt, Scully must look to others outside of the FBI mainstream. 'Without' the establishment.
8x03RedrumMurder spelled backward. The protagonist in this X-file is living his life backward and is accused of murdering his wife. Also a reference to King's "The Shinning".
8x04PatienceIs a virtue, and the creature waits many years to exact his revenge on those who killed it's mate.
8x05RoadrunnersThe name of the bus company who's bus is used by the cultists.
8x06InvocationTo ask in a pious manner. To pray.
8x07Via NegativaThe Latin phrase refers to the darkest path taken en route to enlightenment.
8x08Per ManumLatin for by hand. Scully's pregnancy was going to be done by hand through IVF.
8x09SurekillThe 'monster' in this episode has x-ray eyes giving him a sure way to kill his contracts. Also, the name of the extermination buisness.
8x10SalvageV. Rescue of property which was lost or waste or N. that property.
8x11BadlaaWord from the Indian language Urdu for exchange/ retaliation/ revenge.
8x12The GiftA present freely given. In this episode a 'man' had a gift which allowed him to consume people's illnesses.
8x13MedusaTerm used in Biology to describe a specific type of microbe, one which is infecting the victims in this episode.
8x14This is Not HappeningHomage to Darin Morgan who wrote this imortal line in JCFOS. The alien / Air Force officer keeps repeating this line after he is abducted. Gary repeats it in the beginning and Scully screams it at the end.
8x15Dead AliveMulder was buried because it looked as if he were dead. When they exhumed him they found out he was really alive.
8x16VienenSpainish for they're coming. As in, the aliens are coming.
8x17Empedoceles A Greek philosopher, who developed the idea of the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. When one of those elements was out of balance, you became sick.
8x18Three WordsIn this case the three words are Fight the Future. More alien conspiracies abound, fight the future in which they colonize.
8x19AloneAlthough Agent Doggett has help in this case, in the end he is alone, as Scully has left on maternity leave and probably won't be back.
8x20EssenceQuintessence, core, heart. Mulder ruminates on what defines us as human beings in the teaser, since he has no answers for the child Scully is about to bear.
8x21ExistenceSentience, to be. Despite the questions surrounding William's birth, he is; and Mulder accepts him as his own.

Season 9
9x01Nothing Important Happened TodayPhrase written in King George the Third's diary under the date July 4, 1776. An ironic twist- since the colonies had just declared the start of the revolution which would lead to the formation of the United States of America. 1013 is letting us know that this season is the start of something momentous.
9x02Nothing Important Happened Today IISee previous episode.
9x03DæmonicusLatin for Satan, or demon. Also- demon possesion.
9x04HellboundAll of the souls involved in the original crime in this episode are flayed alive again and again, experiencing their own hell.
9x054DFourth Dimension. The killer was able to move between multiple dimensions, making him difficult to catch. Also-it was the number of the killer's apartment.
9x06Lord of the FliesThe protagonist in this story could control insects. He was the lord of the flies.
9x07John Doe'Genereic' name given to unidentifiable people/bodies in US lawenforcement. Doggett looses his memory, and with no id, he becomes a John Doe.
9x08Trust No 1First tagline change from The Erlenmeyer Flask, and last words of Deep Throat. An important mantra for both Mulder and Scully (who seems to forget it, because her heart is telling her something else.)
9x10ProvenaceOrigin or place of origin. The powers William is exihibiting are the similar to Mulder's in Biogenisis (which stands for beginning of life.) Rubbings from a spacecraft play heavily in this two parter's plot.
9x11ProvidenceProtective care of God or nature. Scully gives William to the Gunmen to take care of him. The cultist kiddnaps him to protect him from other forces and when the UFO burns everyone to a crisp- William is unscathed.
9x12Scary Monsters The child in this story was afraid of the Monsters under the bed. And your imagination is much scarier than real life.
9x13Audrey PauleyName of the character who could contact Reyes while she was in the 'nether' regions.
9x14ImprobableDoubtful, dubious, questionable. While it is highly 'improbable' that the killer doesn't even understand what's motivating his killing Or that Mr. Burt could point Scully and Reyes in the right direction- the result is the killer is stopped. Also, a play on statistics (a number intensive mathematical discipline) which relies on probabilities.
9x15Jump the SharkCommon term amoungst the TV community indicative of a show who's past it's prime. Originally refering to Happy Days when Fonzie jumped the shark on a water ski. Since the lone guman series was cancelled without enjoying a full season, 1013 is going to tie up their loose ends here. They're past their prime- and they've jumped the shark.
9x16ReleaseSet free, liberate. This episode deals with the Luke Doggett case, and Agent Doggett needs to deal with his son's death so he can move on.
9x17WilliamWilliam is Mulder and Scully's child. The episode revolves around him.
9x18Sunshine DaysDuring the run of the Brady Bunch (TV sit com from the 70s) the kids sang a song in a talent show called Sunshine Days. The episode involes a man who is obsessed with the Brady Bunch and lives in their home.
9x19, 9x20The TruthThe mythical pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for Mulder and Scully....

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