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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 30644
Released: November 22, 2005 |
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Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The Mythology is Chris Carter's visionary story arc of "The X-Files" comprised of 60 episodes from all nine seasons of the show. Now you can follow every government conspiracy, alien abduction, and hidden truth right from the beginning…
Description of The X-Files Mythology, Vol. 4 - Super Soldiers:
The fourth and final volume of the X-Files Mythology series picks up in season 8, with Agent John Doggett (Robert Patrick of Terminator 2) entrenched as the partner of Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). That leads to some obvious friction when Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) makes an improbable return and finds himself shut out of the branch that he created and worked in for so long. Also making an improbable return is a young man named Billy Miles (Zachary Ansley), who after being pronounced dead, sheds his skin to become a Super Soldier, a nearly invulnerable alien assassin created to wipe out the human race as part of the colonization plot revealed in volume 3. Other super soldiers during the season included Lucy Lawless (Xena), Terry O'Quinn (Millennium), and Adam Baldwin (Firefly). While this seemed at times like a warmed-over version of the former green-blooded alien bounty-hunters arc, it took a different twist when it directly involved Scully's new baby, William.
By season 9, Scully had ceased active duty on the X-Files, and many loyal viewers had stopped watching as well. Doggett's new partner was Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish), who had been introduced in season 8 as a cult-ritual expert. Gish, whose character had her own history with Doggett, was a solid addition to the cast (though sometimes reduced to the role of baby carrier). Duchovny was officially gone from the opening credits and most of the episodes, and he and Scully were officially no longer platonic (which usually means jumping the shark). But he did return for the series finale, which over the course of a double-length episode neatly summed up this whole mythology arc. Volume 4's bonus features are the thinnest of the series, consisting of the last installment of the "Mythology" documentary, featuring appearances by the crew plus Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish, and commentary tracks on two episodes. --David Horiuchi
The X-Files Mythology, Vol. 4 - Super Soldiers Reviews:
The Meat and Potatoes of the Series 
2009-07-16 - It's been interesting reading the reviews of the X-Files Mythology series. The die hard fans love it all. THe purists find fault in episodes not included. I was out of the country during the X-years and appreciate this whole set of 4 topic driven collections. I can watch the sets one at a time and get a good overview of the threads of the series. I think it's a good idea and will use this same review for each. bg
A Real X-Files Fan 
2009-06-18 - I have all 4 volumes of The X-Files Mythology. I also have the Seasons 1-9 set. Though The Mythology series has many of the same episodes, it is organized by topic.
Fascinating
2006-06-10 - I almost did not buy this Super Soldiers set given some of the reviews, but I just needed to see for myself.
This set is great and quite neatly continues the mythology episodes from the earlier seasons. It does not appear to me that there is some discontinuity or repetitiveness in this set. On the contrary, it neatly ties in with previous sets while at the same time presenting new characters and ideas.
Some good reasons to buy:
1. Extremely exciting episodes. I just couldn't believe it. Even more than the previous sets I found myself captivated by the story line.
2. The development of John Doggett as a character from a sceptic to a loyal friend of Scully.
3. Scully is completely different in this set. She seems more gloomy and fatalistic.
4. The baby story line is not ridiculous at all but adds new matieral to keep the story line vibrant throughout the episodes.
I don't understand the negative reviews
2006-02-22 - I watched the X-Files pretty avidly for the first 5 or 6 seasons and never had too much interest in the later seasons because I heard they weren't that good. I have to say my opinion is completely changed after watching all 4 mythology sets. The writing and acting is excellent in seasons 8 and 9. With the exception of one plot point regarding Scully's baby that I didn't like, I was completely engrossed in each episode.
Yes, it was a bummer to have Mulder absent for most of the last season, but I really liked agents Doggett and Reyes far more than I expected. And Gillian Anderson is underrated as an actress. She held her own without David Duchovney very well. The finale cleared up most of the questions I had and left things open for a compelling story should they decide to make future movies (and I hope they do!)
Watching all of the mythology episodes in order was a fantastic experience and I highly recommend it. It was so hard to grasp the complex overall plot when it were interspersed with the stand alone episodes when the show first aired. So many outstanding episodes. Far better than anything on TV now, including Lost, which I really like. I am now going to start collecting the season sets to watch the stand alone episodes now that Fox is releasing them at reasonable prices.
The end 
2006-01-13 - The fourth and final installment of the X-Files Mythology DVD series focuses around the Super Soldiers from the final two seasons of the show. These episodes introduce Scully's (Gillian Anderson) new partner John Dogget (Robert Patrick) as well as Agent Reyes (Annabeth Gish) and it features the return of the missing Mulder (David Duchovny). Throughout the 14 episodes collected here, the pregnant Scully is trying to figure out what these alien super soldiers (including Lucy "Xena" Lawless and Serenity/Firefly's Adam Baldwin) want with her child, as everything else comes to a head leading to the two hour series finale. As a previous reviewer mentioned, this arc really was the only real mis-step of an otherwise excellent series, but the way the final episode wraps things up almost makes up for it. Just like the previous three Mythology sets, this volume is no different and includes none of the great stand alone episodes and is scant on extras. However, with the re-release of cheaper priced full seasons of the series, there really is no reason to own any of these Mythology sets when for a little more you can get a full season. All in all, this is worth getting if you're a real casual fan of the series, but for all others, the full early seasons are the ones that are worth owning.
