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The X-Files – Season 11, Episode 5 Ghouli

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When a pair of teenage girls attack each other, 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.
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The X-Files — Season 11, Episode 5

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Gillian Anderson

FBI Special Agent Dana Scully

David Duchovny

FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder

Mitch Pileggi

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Keith Uhlich MUBI 03/27/2018
The episode's a bit of a Ghouli itself, though how could it not be given the myriad contradictions, as often vexing as they are entertaining, inherent to the series' serpentine master plot. Go to Full Review Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire 02/02/2018
B
As always, The X-Files works a lot better when Mulder and Scully are actually working together, not apart. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 02/01/2018
Particularly remarkable is the scene in the morgue where Scully gives what she think is Jackson's corpse the speech she'd give to him if he was still alive - which he eventually turns out to be - before sobbing at how inadequate it is. Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation 04/02/2022
3/5
Even if one wishes wed truly been given the Ghouli monster story the teaser, appropriately, teased, Wongs first contribution this year could well go down as a key episode in the final reckoning of The X-Files. Go to Full Review Alyse Wax Syfy Wire 05/29/2018
It was a wonderfully satisfying episode. We got a happy ending! Go to Full Review Dom Sinacola Paste Magazine 02/02/2018
7/10
This week, with "Ghouli," written and directed by James Wong, The X-Files pulls its second-riskiest plot device of the season so far. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis When a pair of teenage girls attack each other, 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.
Director
James Wong
Executive Producer
Chris Carter, Glen Morgan
Screenwriter
James Wong
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (V|D|L)
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 31, 2018