An animated breakdown of every 'X-Files' episode ever

Mulder thinks it's aliens, Scully thinks it might be aliens, everyone else thinks it's suicide. TL;DW: It's aliens.
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Science fiction is terrifying. That's why most people in The X-Files universe are lunatics.

In case you aren't aware, The X-Files is a 10-season-long series (plus two feature films) about a world in which super natural beings walk among us every day. They are our janitors, our police officers, our cockroaches and our oil. Somehow though, the characters in The X-Files are still able to sleep every night.


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On the latest episode of Too Long; Didn't Watch, we break down the typical X-Files episode in just under three minutes.

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We hit it all, basically -- the muttering and always-right Mulder, the skeptical Scully, the random other cop who insists every death is a suicide -- all the key elements of an X-Files episode.

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Stay weird, Mulder.

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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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