My Struggle
- Episode aired Jan 24, 2016
- TV-14
- 44m
After the collapse of their relationship, former FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are reunited by a TV host who promotes conspiracy theories about the government and believes that alien... Read allAfter the collapse of their relationship, former FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are reunited by a TV host who promotes conspiracy theories about the government and believes that alien abductions are actually false flag operations.After the collapse of their relationship, former FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are reunited by a TV host who promotes conspiracy theories about the government and believes that alien abductions are actually false flag operations.
- O.R. Surgeon
- (as Shaker Paleja)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGillian Anderson was really keen to return to the character of Dana Scully but was hesitant about signing on for a 20-episode run. When she learned that Fox was only going to do a limited series of just six episodes, she was overjoyed.
- GoofsWhen Mulder arrives at his former X-Files office at the FBI, he kicks at and tears the 'I Want To Believe' poster lying on the ground. However, in The Truth (2002) (end of the series' original unbroken run), Agent John Doggett rolled up the poster and took it with him.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Fox Mulder: [as narrator] My name is Fox Mulder. Since my childhood, I have been obsessed by a controversial global phenomenon. Since my sister disappeared when I was 12 years old... in what I believe was an alien abduction. My obsession took me to the FBI, where I investigated paranormal science cases through the auspices of a unit known as the X-Files. Through this unit, I could continue my work on the alien phenomenon, and the search for my missing sister. In 1993, the FBI sought to impugn my work, bringing in a scientist and medical doctor to debunk it... which only deepened my obsession for the better part of a decade, during which time that agent, Dana Scully, had her own faith tested. In 2002, in a change of direction and policy, the FBI closed the X-Files, and our investigation ceased. But my personal obsession did not.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits montage after the prelude are the same as the first season credits with the addition of Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner.
- SoundtracksThe X-Files
(uncredited)
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Bael
I agree with most of Spanpaco13's (And MulderNscully's - I salute you both) points, except for the film "I want to believe not really feeling like The X Files", which I disagree, it felt a lot like "Grotesque" or other of the few pure crime X-Files episodes. And of course, one of the most important things that happened in that film was that Skully had told Mulder, "I can't look into the dark with you any longer" - And that really felt like the end of the X-Files forever. In that film her medical job seemed a lot more important than the job she is doing in this first installment, which is putting new ears on kids who look a bit Grayish.
The Fox Network gave Carter 6 episodes, and I was very upset with that. Until I saw this, 6 episodes, but with Fox's full backing, both in production value and time slots, not being hidden at 9:00 on Friday Night when Nobody will tune in, even in they wanted to. The Friday Night Death slot has killed many good shows. But we really do have the band back together with the involvement of Morgan/Wong and Morgan's brother Darin. This is less of a reboot than a reunion tour, so I'll take the 6 shows and hopefully Fox will realize this show can run another 9 years and keep a large amount of people happy on Sunday Nights. Because there are so many new, juicy conspiracy Theories floating about, at least 500 of them if you want to include the ones that Obama is allegedly part of.
There was one thing, Gardiner Millar is a bald man, in a black suit wearing a Fedora Hat. In fact, he wore much the same outfit in another show Darin Morgan worked on that was also on Fox, which constantly referred to The X-Files, so I'm glad Carter gave "Fringe" a nod by including an "Observer" in this episode.
I do agree it felt like home, I really haven't gotten involved with any new shows since Fringe went off the air. I'll say this, 2008 was not a good year for an X-Files movie, especially a non-Mythos one. The Political Climate from 2001 to 2008 was not conducive for The X-Files or shows like The X-Files. But right now is the perfect time, an election year where we have yet another white billionaire trying to buy his way into the white house. At times like these we ask "do our voices really count?" It had always been Mulder and Skully against the world, and they did manage to make a huge dent in at least one conspiracy. Can two people once again stand against the world and take on, the corporations this time, now that they have been given rights superseding the rights of the individual? I am hoping that our voices do count and we can Fight the Future, if there are enough decent people in the world who want a better future, and The X-Files is part of that hope. The fact that fans alone caused Fox to take the show out of Mothballs is a sign that maybe there is hope.
- XweAponX
- Jan 25, 2016