New ‘The X-Files’ Trailer: Yep, The Truth Is Still Out There
By Jacob Hall/Oct. 20, 2015 7:30 am EST
So take a break from Star Wars for a second and watch the new X-Files trailer after the jump. Cleanse the palate with some government conspiracies and whatnot.
This new trailer premiered during last night’s episode of Gotham, but this is the internet and YouTube is your best buddy. Friends don’t let friends watch Gotham, but they do provide you with helpful embeds that allow you to watch new X-Files footage. Like the previous trailers, there’s not too much plot here, but there sure is a whole lot of “Oh My God The X-Files Is Back Remember How Good This Show Was?”
There are a few noteworthy moments in that footage worth talking about. First, it offers us a brief look at Joel McHale as Tad O’Malley, a conservative news anchor who counts himself among Mulder’s allies. Second, there’s a weird close-up of an older gentleman who does not appear to be doing too well with the whole health thing. Could this be the Smoking Man, back from the dead? Third, and perhaps most importantly, there’s a shot of someone trashing Mulder’s “I Want to Believe” poster and that is the kind of villainous shenanigan that will not stand.
The trailer also touches on government surveillance (which you know must further unsettle the already-paranoid Mulder), shows off Walter Skinner’s spiffy new beard, and gives David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson a great “flash their badge at the camera while expressing no emotion” moment. Oh, how we missed that.
