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

The X-Files has become more political than ever before in Season 11. In fact, for all its talk of government conspiracies, it mostly stayed out of partisan politics in the past. Perhaps the only acknowledgement in years past of any political bias was a brief playing of the show's theme over George W. Bush's portrait in 2008's I Want to Believe. However you interpreted that, it was at the least subtle.

In 2018, however, the show is tackling Donald Trump head on. Aliens, Reggie eventually tells Mulder and Scully, returned to Earth and even met with the agents. They simply don't remember. And the truth is, those aliens no longer want anything to do with Earth. They're concerned those Earth is sending into space aren't "your best people." They can't allow our kind to infiltrate the cosmos. And so they're building a wall. It's invisible, but it'll stop us from sending any more probes.

Sound familiar? In riffing on Trump's infamous speech about Mexico not sending its best people, The X-Files has drawn a line in the sand. Mulder bemoans "We're not alone in the universe, but nobody likes us."

We're not even sure he's talking about Earth anymore. Maybe just America's political climate.

In any case, Trump is an easy target. Almost too easy. The show can get away with it under the guise of this being a comedy episode, but it also feels as if this particular outing will become dated quickly as a result.