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Another Superb Collection & Presentation FULL SKULL BABY!

Season 2, of course, is one of the more interesting seasons of The X-Files. In my opinion, Season 2 is slightly inferior to Seasons 3 and 1, but is still excellent overall. The foundation of the mythology arc is set forth in this season, and we get to know Cancer Man a little better as other characters like Krycek and X are introduced. This set gives you classic episodes like "Little Green Men," "Colony/EndGame," and "Anasazi."

The folks who put The X-Files box sets together are just brilliant. Laid out in a compact and sturdy "book" that folds out, the packaging is sexy: all dark and metallic looking. While I wish there were MORE extras, the ones that are there are quite nice. For instance, you get some "Behind the Truth" promos from F/X, all of the Fox TV episode trailers (almost 50 of em!), some deleted scenes, some alternate language showcases, a short original documentary with Chris Carter, and some special effects clips.

If you're a completist, this set is key for your collection.

Can't wait for season 3 FULL SKULL BABY!
Fox is doing an excellent job bringing us the X-Files on DVD. I like having a complete season in one box and not to buy every other episode separately (which is the case with Star Trek...).

Anyway, in the 2nd season, the X-Files really got going with the big arc story of the big conspiracy hiding the truth about aliens (which is also used in order to handle Gillian Andersons pregnancy at the start of the season, she gets abducted... nevertheless Gillian looks quite different before and after giving birth). This makes for the really good two-parters of the season "Duane Barry/ Ascension", "Colony / End Game" and the cliff-hangar "Anasazi" (can't wait for Season 3!).

The extras on disc 7 are nice in itself, especially the commentaries by Chris Carter. Would have been nice if these were a little bit longer.

A must buy for every fan of the X-Files, go and buy it!

One step up from Season One FULL SKULL BABY!
In this second season of The X-Files, the creators realized where they could take this show, since the first season was successful enough. They started to build a mythology dealing with the plot of aliens, UFOs, government coverups, abductions, etc. And they still had wonderful stand-alone episodes as well.

The episodes that really started a mythology was the two parter Duane Barry/Ascension. Scully gets kidnapped by a man who's being controled by aliens through the alien implant in his body. Later, she gets abducted by aliens in his place. This lead to a mythology plot that lasted for 3 more years dealing with Scully receiving cancer because of this event. These two episodes were written because Gillian Anderson(Scully) was pregnant, so she had to be off the show for a couple episodes. She was actually showing at the end of the first season and the beginning of this season. This just goes to show you that what seems like an inconvenience in TV show writing can turn out to be one of the best decisions ever made.

The season finale ended with a cliffhanger that lead into the first two episodes of the third season. Watching these episodes, it really became clear that this show was a hit.

I loved this season, and it's a must have for X-Fans.

Great season, great DVD.

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