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Episode Title: "My Struggle" Air Date: January 24, 2016 Director/Writer: Chris Carter 1. Mission Background

The Cigarette Smoking Man is confirmed to be alive, despite his apparent death in the Season 9 finale. 4. Critical Reception X-Files S10:E1 Recap | Pop Culture Uncovered [S10E1] X

Reopens the X-Files division to investigate new claims regarding alien DNA. 3. Critical Findings & Plot Points Episode Title: "My Struggle" Air Date: January 24,

The Season 10 premiere, "My Struggle," serves as the first episode of the series' revival miniseries. It marks the return of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully after a 14-year television hiatus. The episode reintroduces the agents into a modern landscape defined by post-9/11 surveillance and internet-driven conspiracy culture. Critical Reception X-Files S10:E1 Recap | Pop Culture

Tad O'Malley, a conservative internet talk show host, recruits Mulder and Scully to investigate what he claims is the "most evil conspiracy the world has ever known".

Reintroduced as a reclusive, "quintessential mad eccentric" living in a cabin. He is cynical and disillusioned with his former work until sparked by new evidence.