I've yearned for another "X-Files" resurgence, if only because Season 10 so hit the mark. Nonetheless, after a two-year wait, Season 11 at long last begins (and with 10 episodes to characterize it), commencing Jan 3, at 8 pm on Fox.
Evidently, a continuation of Season 10's "My Struggle" motif will resume, but the general creatures; conspiracies; shady governmental procedures; and clever misleads will remain a common part of Chris Carter's re-entry into the weird, the inexplicable and sometimes startlingly rational.
Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) helm the return (of course), with Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi); Cassandra Spender (Veronica Cartwright); and her ex-spouse, the ever reliable Cigarette/Smoking Man (William B. Davis) guest starring. Nice and nostalgic, just as it should be...
With "Grimm" and "Sleepy Hollow" now out of commission, and no guarantee that "Exorcist: the Series" will spawn a Season 3, it's nice to see "X-Files" take the reins for more "Night Stalker" inspired devilry. (Say, that comical, Kolchak tangent of Season 10 was quite neat, don't ya think?) Anyway, from what the promotional photos signal, it looks like we're in for some somber stuff on this continuation for the "truth", but then it wouldn't be "X-Files" otherwise, would it?
Perhaps, when all is said and done, it's best that these revivals come infrequently, if just to ensure we savor them more; but I do hope the latest return will lead to regular manifestations (even if Anderson claims this will be her last hurrah; please say it ain't so!). There's always room for paranormal and alien encounters on television, regardless of the participants; and besides, these eerie accounts hold more honesty than anything we're apt to find on the distorted, mainstream news.
Whoa!"My Struggle III" was quite a swell, tense kick-off. If this is any indication of where we're headed, I'm glad to be on board.
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