With Fox's The X-Files set to premiere it's eleventh season next week, the show's own Dana Scully, Gillian Anderson (American Gods), made sure that a bit more of "The Truth" got out to fans last week. Working in conjunction with the show's official Twitter account, Anderson curated a playlist of her six favorite X-Files episodes that were live-streamed through Twitter last week.
Get ready to unwrap #TheXFiles. @davidduchovny and @GillianA's curated playlist of must-see episodes will be streaming LIVE on Twitter at 9 PM EST TONIGHT. https://t.co/VQ4uO3ecct
— The X-Files (@thexfiles) December 20, 2017
Here is Anderson's complete episode list from the live-stream event:
"Ice" (s01e08): Mulder and Scully are sent to investigate when a team of genophysicists, stationed at a remote Alaskan outpost, is killed by a parasitic alien life form.
"Humbug" (s02e20): The agents enter the bizarre world of sideshow performers when an unseen creature begins killing the inhabitants of a circus town.
"Jose Chung's from Outer Space" (s03e20): Mulder and Scully investigate a couple who claim to have been abducted by aliens.
"The Post-Modern Prometheus" (s05e05): While investigating the appearance of a freakish creature in a rural town, the agents uncover a dangerous genetic experiment that has spun out of control.
"Bad Blood" (s05e12): While exploring the deaths of cattle killed by a series of blood extractions, the agents uncover a cult of vampires residing in a small Texas town.
"Triangle" (s06e03): Mulder gets into a bizarre conflict on a mysterious ship in the Bermuda Triangle.
Anderson also took to her personal Twitter account to share her particular fondness for "Bad Blood":
Bad Blood forever motherf*ckas! 🍕⚰️🧛🏻♂️ #TheXFiles
Our @thexfiles episode playlist: https://t.co/lO0DIANRGP pic.twitter.com/WpTOAVLVgl— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) December 21, 2017
Get ready to slap on some latex everyone! For my favourite @thexfiles episode Bad Blood. Yee-ha! #BadBlood #TheXFiles https://t.co/lO0DIANRGP pic.twitter.com/V9CZuiSzD2
— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) December 21, 2017
Favourite line? 'but I just put money in the magic fingers'. #BadBlood #TheXFiles https://t.co/lO0DIANRGP pic.twitter.com/ARAQDtd59q
— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) December 21, 2017
The X-Files' 10-episode eleventh season premieres on January 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET, and will be executive produced by series creator Chris Carter. Stars David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) and Anderson return to their iconic roles for a longer season that will include both mythology and stand-alone episodes. Some names joining Duchovny and Anderson for the new season include: Annabeth Gish, Lauren Ambrose, Robbie Amell, Veronica Cartwright, Chris Owens, Dean Haglund and Barbara Hershey.
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