The X-Files Season 11: 10 Biggest Reveals From 'The Lost Art Of Forehead Sweat'

10. Maybe It's The Mandela Effect, Because That Wasn't Chuck

Dr. Charles Burke, a.k.a. Chuck, was a sort of jack-of-all-trades science expert, and buddy of Fox Mulder, on the original run of The X-Files. He was the guy you turned to when you wanted to know about ghosts appearing in photographs. In six guest appearances spanning 1995 to 2001, he was portrayed by actor Bill Dow.

Dow, like many other X-Files guest stars, also turned up in other roles on the show, in bit parts. Yet Chuck became regular enough to have a name, and a bit of personality. He would have fit right in as one of The Lone Gunmen.

If you watched The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat (and you should, though it's not nearly as good as Morgan's last effort, Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster), you might have caught a glimpse of Chuck. Only you'd be wrong. Call it the Mandela Effect.

Or call it the show going back to the well and casting some old friends. In this week's episode, Dow plays "Pangborn" - clerk at a curiosity shop, and one who isn't long for this world. Adding Dow to the episode, given the theme of this particular story, is quite fitting. It's a shame we don't get Chuck back, but it's still a nod to the fans.