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

Needless to say, 1013 (who produce the show) is well aware of the world we're in. Trump, Russian interference, the FBI becoming the White House's least favorite child. All of it. And once again, that plays in the background, just as it did in the season premiere.

In This, behind Erika Price is a private security firm based out of Russia. Think Blackwater, only very willing to murder FBI agents. They initiate a raid on Mulder and Scully's home (well, Mulder's home, anyway, though Scully appears to be living with him) in the opening sequence of the episode, as they work to prevent Langly from communicating with the outside world.

Cliche or not, the Russian connection works. Especially when the goon in charge, Commander Al, tells Mulder and Scully that "we would have all saved lots of money and headaches if we only knew Americans would have been just fine losing the cold war if they could only make a little money off it."

Later in the episode, free of the Russians, Mulder and Scully work to regain access to The X-Files. Skinner gets them access to the now-digitized files (another nod to the episode's theme), but can't seem to do much about the bounty on their heads. "The bureau is not in good standing to the White House these days" he says.

You don't say.