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The X-Files – Season 11, Episode 4 The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat

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While exploring the idea of the Mandela Effect, in which groups of people remember an alternate history, Mulder and Scully discover how the X-Files may have originated.
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The X-Files — Season 11, Episode 4

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Gillian Anderson

FBI Special Agent Dana Scully

David Duchovny

FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder

Mitch Pileggi

Asst. Dir. Walter Skinner

Brian Huskey

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Keith Uhlich MUBI 03/27/2018
Morgan's humor is itself a rectifying tool, though it is always and ever undergirded by a deep sadness for things lost and potential not realized. Go to Full Review Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire 01/25/2018
One of "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat's" most intriguing attributes is its look back at past episodes. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico New York Magazine/Vulture 01/25/2018
5/5
It's funny, smart, irreverent, and, in keeping with a theme of this season, it playfully comments on the X-Files fanbase, who probably remember an episode or two differently than they actually played out. Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation 04/02/2022
4/5
Darin Morgans comedic entry is a pointed response to the Trump, Fake News, Post-Truth era. It is also, as you may expect from the man, a minor work of brilliance. Go to Full Review Alyse Wax Syfy Wire 05/29/2018
This is the most political episode so far this season, and yet it never gets preachy. Go to Full Review Cheryl Eddy io9.com 05/11/2018
"The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" has a rip-roaring time taking the Trump administration-already the subject of some unsubtle digs this season-to task. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis While exploring the idea of the Mandela Effect, in which groups of people remember an alternate history, Mulder and Scully discover how the X-Files may have originated.
Director
Darin Morgan
Executive Producer
Chris Carter, Glen Morgan
Screenwriter
Darin Morgan
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (V|D|L)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 24, 2018