[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Ouch!

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"​In messy, tedious form, the revered sci-fi series starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson limps back for a limited run on Fox.​

"​Maybe treason can be averted if the five episodes after this will improve greatly. Maybe those five will reinvigorate the characters and the concept (and the actors). But maybe sometimes its better to leave things alone, to let them be about their time and place. Unearthing them for further exploration just proves you can't go back again, you can't recreate the original magic — and you run the risk of raising the question of whether things were so magical in the first place.​"

VARIETY

"There are always elements of crass commercialism baked into the DNA of revivals — nobody dusts off Full House for the high art of it — but perhaps an even more nagging sense of reassembling everyone just for the money in Fox's joyless The X-Files.

"Brilliantly promoted for months, this six-episode reunion, premiering with a kick-start from the NFC Championship game, is virtually assured of attracting a sizeable audience, at least initially. But based on the premiere, the harsh truth in here is that it's as if creator Chris Carter and his collaborators have forgotten what people liked about the show.​"