It's 2018, which means The X-Files is back for a new (and possibly final) season. For the next ten weeks I will be talking about all the new episodes, starting with the season opener, "My Struggle III". Warning: there will be spoilers not just for this episode but for the show as a whole. My Struggle III As a season opener for what will most likely be the last season of The X-Files , "My Struggle III" has a fair amount of pressure to succeed. The question is: is this episode up to the task? Written and directed by Chris Carter, "My Struggle III" is a mythology episode that picks up right where the season ten finale left off. It's a talky, exposition-heavy episode that has a lot more going on under the surface than you might catch on the first viewing. Carter uses some well-established "truths" and tropes from the show to play on and to subvert the audience's expectations. The episode opens with the Cigare...