“It is often overshadowed by it's consequences for the show (DD/Mulder leaving, Scully's pregnancy starting one of the worst mythology arcs in XF history) and could be legitimately called the end of the original X-Files.” Reddit · r/XFiles · 2 months ago

: Alex Krycek and Marita Covarrubias double-cross a dying Cigarette Smoking Man , seemingly ending his reign of terror by pushing him down a staircase. Fan Perspective

Fans on Reddit often discuss whether this should have been the definitive end of the series.

: The episode ends with the shocking discovery of Scully's pregnancy, despite it being medically "impossible".

: The agents return to Bellefleur, Oregon , the site of their first investigation in the pilot episode, bringing back original characters like Billy Miles .

: Mulder is finally taken by a UFO, realizing his lifelong quest but at a devastating personal cost.