While the 2016 revival of The X-Files may have been hit or miss in terms of recapturing the magic of the original series, critics and fans were united in their love of this installment, which Ä no surprise here Ä was written and directed by longtime fan favorite Darin Morgan, the man behind four other episodes on this list. Mulder was in a bit of a funk from examining old files, realizing just how many past cases involved him steadfastly believing they revolved around "monsters," only for them to be complete hoaxes. It couldn't be worse timing for him, then, when a body was found in Oregon with its throat ripped open and witnesses were placing blame on some sort of strange creature.

After arriving on the scene, Mulder and Scully promptly met up with local animal control officer Pasha Ä played by longtime X-Files superfan Kumail Nanjiani Ä and, in short order, they crossed paths with Guy Mann (Rhys
Darby), a cell phone salesman who dressed suspiciously like Carl Kolchak and had a surprising secret that helped restore Mulder's faith in his more monster-centric investigations. Morgan adapted the script for "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" from one he'd written for Frank Spotnitz's 2005 Kolchak reboot, Night Stalker, since that series' quick cancellation kept him from ever utilizing it. It's worth mentioning that Morgan also wrote one episode for The X-Files' 11th season, titled "The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat," which, in another less-than-surprising turn of events, was hailed as the best episode of that season.

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