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TEST / SEASON 7
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Season 7 of The X-Files premiered on November 7, 1999. As with the previous season, S7 of the show was filmed in Los Angeles, CA. Season 7 was a time of considerable tumult for the series; several major changes would occur for the show. Perhaps the largest was the departure of David Duchovny, who, following a lawsuit regarding payment on distribution of the show, announced his desire to leave the show. His suit would be settled by FOX, and the seventh season would be his last as a full-time main character; he would appear only intermittently for the remainder of the series' run. This news, along with somewhat declining ratings and increasingly more mixed critical reviews contributed to many in the cast and crew feeling this would possibly be the last season of the show. Towards the season's end, some in the crew regained hope about continuing to work, and at the last minute, FOX decided to renew the show for an eighth season.
Since it was possible that Season 7 of The X-Files would be the final season, several elements of closure were brought to the series. In terms of the show's overarching background mythology, S7 would provide the ultimate truth regarding the disappearance of Mulder's abducted sister Samantha, as well as a season finale that, to function as a possible series finale, brought back elements from the show's Pilot episode, and would have drastic shifts in the mythology (which would be furthered in later seasons). Also of note would be the episode "Millennium", a semi-crossover in which Carter hoped to also bring closure to the recently cancelled series of the same name. As for the non-mythology 'Monster of the Week' episodes, the thought of Season 7 being the last also motivated a sense of experimentation which manifested in several instances, such as "X-Cops" (the fictional crossover with the series Cops) and "Hungry", which tackled new ground in terms on filming and storytelling for the show. Members of the cast contributed in Season 7 as well - Duchovny would write and direct his second episode "Hollywood A.D.", while co-star Gillian Anderson would likewise write and direct her own episode "all things", which would be both her only writing and only directing credit in the show. Major recurring actor William B. Davis, who played 'The Cigarette-Smoking Man' would also write his first (and only) episode for the series in Season 7, "En Ami".
Season 7 of The X-Files concluded the following May with 22 episodes and would be the last season to feature the original opening sequence, as the last two seasons used different opening titles, both due to the addition of new actors but also as part of an effort to refresh the series.
The following weapons were used in Season 7 of the television series The X-Files: