Stars: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, Mitch Pileggi

Director: Kim Manners

Summary: With Mulder still missing a year on, Skinner and Scully are surprised to discover that he's wanted for a murder that he didn't commit. Skinner acts as Mulder's defence and colleagues queue to give testimony on his behalf to a tribunal that doesn't care about the truth. When Mulder has the chance to leave he heads for Mexico and an Indian called The Keeper Of The Truth.

THE X-FILES comes to a conclusion with this series finale, the culmination of nine seasons of unexplained phenomena and complex mysteries. The reappearance of the long-missing Mulder (David Duchovny) brings about a military trial in which Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) must defend him and prove the existence of the conspiracies they know to be real. As the episode attempts tie together the numerous loose ends, various characters reappear to bring the series to a close.

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The guest cast list for The X-Files: The Truthruns almost to the first commercial break, suggesting how many plot strands this season-and-series finale needs to make room for, with many old characters (including ghostly appearances for the dead ones) popping up. Mulder (David Duchovny), teasingly absent for the final season, is suddenly back, accused of murdering a super-soldier who isn't supposed to be able to die. He faces a military tribunal, defended by AD Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), as guest stars trot out testimony that fills the double-length episode with explanations recapping nine years of confusion as creator Chris Carter tries to spatchcock his impromptu conspiracy theories into a real plot. Last-season regulars Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are shunted aside as Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Mulder get to dodge a last-scene explosion and wind up in a pretty silly clinch-with-philosophy in the face of vaguely imminent apocalypse. Seriously, if the franchise is to continue on the big screen, how about ditching the embarrassing alien conspiracy mess and doing a monster story?

On the DVD:The X-Files: The Truthcomes to disc with a lovely widescreen transfer, a 13-minute "Reflections on the Truth" featurette that, though it hits the self-congratulation button a couple too many times, has a little more meat than the puff pieces included on previous releases, and a bonus episode ("William") that is unfortunately another of the maudlin ones, this time resolving the plotline about Scully's super-baby. --Kim Newman

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Bonus Mythology Episode William, Featurette Reflection On The Truth
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, French, Italian
Year:	2002
Release Date:	January 27, 2003
Runtime:	148 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	24024 D V D
Keywords:	General, Wide, Screen, Fiction, Science, Files, Truth, Tv, X, Horror, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Science Fiction