The X-Files Season 11: 10 Things We Learned From My Struggle, Part III
5. Monica Reyes Is All In WIth The Smoking Man
Surprisingly, Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) is a big part of My Struggle, Part III. Not only that, she's extremely effective with the role given to her.This turn of events is one of several pleasant surprises in the episode, and highlights that the show is still capable of writing that demonstrates some logical character growth.
Reyes was brought in late in the original series, in the absence of David Duchovney and with Gillian Anderson's role reduced. An FBI agent with new age beliefs, she came off as a caricature in the original run. A hippy mindset in a corporate environment.
When the show returned in season ten, we learned that the Smoking Man had come to her in his time of need, convincing her to join him. A deal with the devil, essentially. She knew of the viral apocalypse to come. Since she didn't appear for long, however, that's about all we learned.
In My Struggle, Part III she's very much The Smoking Man's right hand woman. Reyes questions his course of action, at times, but ultimately defers to him. She's very much all in with the man otherwise know as The Cancer Man.
A cancer he may be, and one with Reyes under his spell. She's colder than earlier incarnations, and doesn't flinch when Walter Skinner trains a gun on her. Reyes is all grown up in season 11.