SYNOPSIS OF FIRST 5 EPISODES
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Episode 1
“My Struggle III,” will continue the plot thread from season 10. Like the My Struggles before it, the episode was written and directed by Carter. Here’s the episode description: “Picking up after the last event series’ cliffhanger, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) learn that they aren’t the only ones desperately searching for their long-lost son, William. The very fate of the world may depend on it.”
No surprises here, as William was said to be the key to the alien virus at the end of “My Struggle II.” After the premiere, however, the descriptions get a little more cryptic.
Episode 2
“This,” revolves around “An old friend reaches out to Mulder and Scully in a seemingly impossible way, revealing a chilling secret.” The episode is written and directed by Glen Morgan. From speaking with Morgan for our October X-Files cover story, we know the episode is an homage to a classic spy thriller.
“I looked at it like The X-Files does North by Northwest,” Morgan told Den of Geek earlier this year, referencing Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller in which a milquetoast Cary Grant is mistaken for a government agent by foreign spies, and is pursued across the country. “It’s not a Monster-of-the-Week, it’s more like a Mulder and Scully on the run type thing.”
Episode 3
“Plus One,” follows “a spate of deaths, in which the victims were plagued by their own doppelgangers, lead Mulder and Scully to a pair of twins playing a dangerous game. Guest-starring Karin Konoval (Season Four’s “Home”).” The episode was written by Chris Carter. New to The X-Files for this episode is director Kevin Hooks, whose recent directing credits include Nat Geo’s Genius, Marvel’s The Punisher, and Agents of S.H.E.I.L.D.
Episode 4
“The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat,” as you might be able to guess is from writer/director Darin Morgan. The episode explores “the idea of The Mandela Effect, in which large groups of people remember an alternate history, Mulder and Scully find out how the X-Files themselves may really have originated.” Comedian Brian Huskey guest stars.
Episode 5
“Ghouli,” written and directed by James Wong: “When a pair of teenage girls attack one another, each believing the other to be a monster, Mulder and Scully find that their investigation could possibly lead back to their long-lost son, William.”
The X-Files Season 11 consists of 10 episodes. We’ll do an update when we have the full list of episode titles and descriptions.
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I'm excited for Episode 2 because based on previews, I believe it's Langley, always glad to have the Gunmen back involved, the cameo in season 10 was good, but having lines would be great.