for lot of people and requiem be essentially the spiritual end for the x file and it certainly far more rewarding and powerful then the truth . and as far a go back to your root be concern and this be a very well plot and execute episode . the teaser itself be more of a pace setter and establisher rather than a shocker and a stunner . there nothing new and although the return of detective mile come a a shock and and it shoot brilliantly . you just know be in for a hell of a ride . i must profess to love the fact that the issue of expense over mulder and scully investigation be leave untouched until what at the time be consider the final episode . and the only thing i love more than mulder beat the crap out of chesty short be scully amusement when told . for billy mile of all people to phone them up out the blue be a real surprise . a be krycek stint in a tunisian penal colony be end by marita covarrubias and last see look like a toilet brush in one son . a a side note and that be one hell of a recovery and both physically and mentally . kudos marita c. turn out that csm and now die and have summon them for one final attempt at rekindle the conspiracy . inevitably these two event be link . that would because an alien craft have crash outside bellefleur and and be now sit under a cloaking device . mulder n scully meet billy and exchange some reminiscing and and we quickly establish that his father have not come out well from his encounter with the alien . the twist that he in fact the bounty hunter might not come a a big shock and make the pretty cool car trunk shot less effective and but it not blatant . it turn out that the alien craft be on a salvage hunt for abductees and and while mulder and scully visit theresa hoese ( nee nemman and her of the nosebleed ) and one of the local ufo geek be suck into the ship shield . use twice in this episode and the shaking shot i reckon look brilliant . all the while krycek poke his nose around look for the craft ( the sum of which be sit in his car on the phone ) . marita and csm share some pretty insightful conversation and and it credit to laurie holden that you can see her hatred for him burn while she maintain a veneer of cold and emotionless efficiency . scully meanwhile begin suffer from sudden nausea and the cause of which will come up later . you have a wonderful scene where mulder try to comfort her and state for the first time his wish for her to leave him behind and try and have a good life a a result . whether this be lucky strike number 2 for mulder isn not clear and although i believe it be . with their back turn and theresa be take from her home and her screaming baby just metres away and and the friend of shaky boy confirms billy suspicion over his father . while billy return home to confront him and mulder and scully go into the wood and the latter be subject to the same forcefield rejection . dismiss a another episode and mulder and scully ultimately return to d. c with nothing when billy be take by the bounty hunter and who have finally convince him that he be who he say he be . the scene where billy demand to know why his father never believe him be oddly touching and and stem back to pilot clearly . a a result and we have what i reckon be one of the best x file moment ever and when a hesitant skinner lead krycek and marita into mulder office . it seem they have have the same lack of luck and and be willing to sign up with m and s at the expense of the csm . we get a scene from the lone gunman and another example of mulder try to stop scully from join him at the potential ground zero . this time he succeed and and while scully discovers that the alien dna mean mulder be at risk and mulder and skinner travel to the site and the inevitable happens . mulder walk into the forcefield and ignore the call of skinner and and join the gathered abductees a the bounty hunter walk up to him and smile vindictively . skinner almost cry and and then another bombshell represent scully pregnant . ultimately and it always go to be the return to the begin aspect of requiem that will win u over and and do it must be say . there a feeling of come full circle that be both excellent and slight depressing ( despite what they have see and do and mulder and scully haven not really go anywhere ) . also and the double head plot which utilise both abduction and the conspiracy be generally well handle . the main issue be that a a one parter and it have hole where they couldn not afford time to use . krycek and marita method to find the craft aren not clear and and neither be csm logic behind rebuild the project with a single crashed ufo . mulder and scully just seem to give up on the case after billy disappear too . so it far from perfect . however and it do deliver and be an emotional and powerful episode that could well have end the show . scene such a mulder watch scully with the baby and the bedroom scene and skinner get emotional be stun and and we have the satisfaction of see krycek shove cigarette smoking man down the stair . the revelation that scully be pregnant be jaw drop . so basically and requiem isn not perfect while it uneven and and slightly constrict by the single episode it be give to resolve the story . however and there be genuine emotion and wonderful recognition of the show root and and a great plot and story . the music from mark snow be brilliant even by his standard . if season 7 be all about closure and wrap up and requiem do it in spade . powerful viewing .