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The X-Files
Familiar
Directed by
Holly Dale
TV-14
S11 • E8
Mar 6, 2018
44m
8.0
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Mulder and Scully investigate the brutal animal attack of a little boy in Connecticut, while suspecting darker forces are at play.
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Cast of Familiar
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
William B. Davis
Alex Carter
Chief Strong
Jason Gray-Stanford
Officer Eggers
Erin Chambers
Anna Strong
Sharon Taylor
Diana Eggers
Roger Cross
Officer Wentworth
Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez
Andrew Eggers
Michael Q. Adams
Pastor
Emma Oliver
Emily Strong
Sean Campbell
Officer Sean
Ken Godmere
Melvin Peter
Keith Arbuthnot
Mr. Chuckleteeth
Kwesi Ameyaw
Judge
Holly Dale
Director
Chris Carter
Writer
Benjamin Van Allen
Writer
Brad Follmer
Writer
Grace Gilroy
Producer
Gabe Rotter
Producer
Familiar Ratings & Reviews
Syfy Wire
Alyse Wax
Other than Mulder telling Scully he backed her up because she's his "homie" (which I just know hardcore 'shippers will be up in arms about), there was no banter.
MUBI
Keith Uhlich
Blends the freshly peculiar with the staunchly, yes, familiar.
Entertainment Weekly
Darren Franich
"Familiar" works in a way no other "serious" episodes have lately. There's no incoherent William drama, no awkward struggle to incorporate fan-service cameos.
Paste Magazine
Dom Sinacola
Actively, this is short-sighted, spotty-ass writing, beholden to high-concept ideas without the intelligence or imagination to give them weight, to anchor all the weirdness in anything but grim, typically grotesque bloodshed.
indieWire
Liz Shannon Miller
In a perfect world there might be at least one or two more episodes like "Familiar" in the mix. But as always with The X-Files, we take what we get, and are more often than not grateful we're getting it at all.
Entertainment Weekly
Kelly Connolly
There's something refreshing about how standalone this episode is - after so many episodes that doubled as commentary on The X-Files, here this season relaxes into the sort of unselfconscious story that made up the bulk of the show.
Den of Geek
Chris Longo
OK so it wasn't the cleanest path to the truth, but it was at times a gripping, if not campy, journey to get there. The episode did have some genuinely scary and disturbing moments.
AV Club
Zack Handlen
I kind of liked it? I mean, there's more to criticize, and we'll get to that, but up until the last five minutes or so, I enjoyed "Familiar," in no small part thanks to the predictable but deeply creepy set-pieces.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Brian Tallerico
"Familiar" is a well-directed and performed X-Files episode, but it ultimately falls into a few too many screenwriting traps to ignore.
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The X-Files: Familiar
The X-Files: Familiar
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The X-Files: Mulder Talks With A Mother
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The X-Files: Scully Deals With A Distraught Father
The X-Files: Scully Deals With A Distraught Father
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The X-Files: A Little Girl Disappears While Watching TV
The X-Files: A Little Girl Disappears While Watching TV
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The X-Files: Mulder & Scully Investigate The Playground
The X-Files: Mulder & Scully Investigate The Playground
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The X-Files: A Little Boy Disappears From The Playground
The X-Files: A Little Boy Disappears From The Playground
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The X-Files: Mulder & Scully Search The House Of A Felon
The X-Files: Mulder & Scully Search The House Of A Felon
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