The X-Files Season 11: 10 Things We Learned From 'This'

8. Modified Credits May Be An Ongoing Theme This Season

The X Files Season 11 Episode 2 - This - Mulder and Scully
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"Accuse your enemies of that which you are guilty" replaces "The truth is out there" during the opening credits of This. That's the second week in a row in which the show has served up modified credits.

Last week, in My Struggle, Part III, the iconic "I want to believe" transformed into "I want to lie" to open the show. While the series has altered the opening message from time to time in the past, season eleven marks the first time in which the credits have been altered two episodes in a row.

Past instances have included Trust No One, Believe the Lie, Deny Everything, Apology is Policy, Resist or Serve, and Nothing Important Happened Today. The show has even included taglines in languages other than English - ÉÍ 'AANÍÍGÓÓ'ÁHOOT'É, for example, Navajo for "The truth is out there." However, the alternate tagline in This is less of a slogan, and more of a common (and frequently misidentified) quote. Google the phrase and you'll get versions attributed to Lenin, Marx, and even Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels. They're all pretty much variations on the same theme - accuse your enemies of your own sins.

We'll have to wait for episode three to see if this trend continues, but so far, the show is two for two.

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