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Wednesday 3 January 2018

The X-Files: Season 11 Premiere Review

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Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.

The X-Files is back on FOX for a slightly longer season than its brief run back in 2016 - but also a sharper, steeper climb.

This new season faces a few obstacles that Season 10 didn't. Not only does it not come with the "It's back!" hoopla from before, but that particular splash, after being off the air for a decade, received mixed reactions. "Hit or miss" seemed to be the resounding takeaway from those six revival episodes. Now the buzz has muted a bit and Season 11's got more to prove.

The other hurdle to leap here is the series' new slog against relevance - which may turn out to be its most lethal battle to date. "My Struggle III," the first of this season's two major mythology episodes (the other will be the season finale), like Season 10's bookends, was a muddled, mixed-up race against time that dropped Mulder and Scully into the third act of some dire plot with little grasp onto save for clunky dialogue and overwrought speeches. On top of this, this premiere was also a wipe-clean of "My Struggle II," clumsily erasing the Spartan Virus outbreak (and UFO cliffhanger) in lieu of an "It was all a dream!" cop out.

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