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The Best Episodes of The X-Files Season 11

Every episode of The X-Files Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The X-Files Season 11!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The X-Files Season 11 Episode 4 - The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat
    8.1/10(5095 votes)

    S11:E4

    Exploring 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 7 - Rm9sbG93ZXJz
    8.0/10(4582 votes)

    S11:E7

    In a world of ever-increasing automation and artificial intelligence, Mulder and Scully find themselves targets in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 8 - Familiar
    8.0/10(3444 votes)

    S11:E8

    Mulder and Scully investigate the brutal animal attack of a little boy in Connecticut, while suspecting darker forces are at play.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 5 - Ghouli
    7.8/10(3479 votes)

    S11:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 3 - Plus One
    7.7/10(3954 votes)

    S11:E3

    Mulder and Scully investigate a case where people are plagued by their own doppelgangers.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 6 - Kitten
    7.3/10(3175 votes)

    S11:E6

    Skinner goes AWOL when his past comes back to haunt him. As Mulder and Scully try to track him down, their growing mistrust of him reaches its apex.

    Director:Carol Banker
    Writer:Gabe Rotter

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  7. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 2 - This
    7.2/10(3993 votes)

    S11:E2

    A chilling secret is revealed when an old friend reaches out to Mulder and Scully in a seemingly impossible way.

    Directors:Glen Morgan, Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 10 - My Struggle IV
    7.1/10(3148 votes)

    S11:E10

    Mulder and Scully rush to find an on-the-run William while the Cigarette Smoking Man pushes forward with his ultimate plan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 9 - Nothing Lasts Forever
    6.6/10(2978 votes)

    S11:E9

    While investigating human organ theft, Mulder and Scully uncover a mysterious cult consumed with macabre rituals.

    Director:James Wong
    Writer:Karen Nielsen

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  10. The X-Files Season 11 Episode 1 - My Struggle III
    6.4/10(4613 votes)

    S11:E1

    Mulder and Scully 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.

    Director:Chris Carter
    Writer:Chris Carter

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat" is the best rated episode of "The X-Files" season 11. It scored 8.1/10 based on 5095 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rm9sbG93ZXJz".