X-Files darker in later seasons

Did it seem to anyone that the last year or more of the X-Files seemed darker? Not in tone, but visually. Scifi channel is having a mini marathon of episodes from 2002 today. I caught a few minutes of a couple of episodes and the lighting is so dark as well as the clothes, I could see my reflection on the TV screen just below their faces.

I found it rather annoying. And I don't recall the early years looking like that. Of course I did notice when it was still airing originally that Scully's wardrobe had changed and she was wearing darker clothes in the last few years. I really didn't like that change. It also occurred to me later that Mulder and Scully both seemed to no longer wear their glasses. Or if they did it was very rare.

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Good grief. I'm all happy the Mckay/Sheppard friendship thread is revived on GW and then I find people bitching about how mean John is to Rodney. And OMG, he better be nicer in s4!

ETA: I wish more people were interested in the Weir/Sheppard/Mckay friendship thread. Or whatever it's called.