The X-Files Season 11: 10 Biggest Reveals From 'The Lost Art Of Forehead Sweat'
8. Spotnitz Sanatorium
One thing we've learned, and that has been wonderful about season 11 of The X-Files thus far, is just how many Easter Eggs there are. You'll find another one this week, right towards the end of the episode, where Reggie is hauled off to the nuthouse. The old school ambulance that comes and drags him away (that looks and sounds enough like Ecto-1 from the original Ghostbusters as two give you a double shot of nostalgia) has "Spotnitz Sanatorium" emblazoned on the back.
Now where have we seen that name before?
Spotnitz is, of course, a reference to former X-Files writer and producer Frank Spotnitz. While Spotnitz hasn't returned to take part in the revival of The X-Files (at least not yet - he last took part in the second movie, I Want to Believe, in 2008), he has stayed busy since the series' original run. He's the creator and executive producer of The Man in the High Castle for Amazon, based on the Phillip K. Dick novel of the same name.
Spotnitz is also responsible for The Indian Detective, starring comedian Russell Peters, which you can find on Netflix.
Interestingly, between the end of the original series and the second feature film, Spotnitz tried launching a remake of The Night Stalker, the very show that inspired The X-Files.