| "Kitten" | |
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| The X-Files episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 11 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | Carol Banker |
| Written by | Gabe Rotter |
| Featured music | "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" by John Cale |
| Production code | 2AYW06 |
| Original air date | February 7, 2018 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Kitten" is the sixth episode of the eleventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode was written by Gabe Rotter and directed by Carol Banker. It was aired on February 7, 2018, on Fox. The tagline for this episode is "A war is never over".
The show centers on FBI special agents who work on unsolved paranormal cases called X-Files; focusing on the investigations of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) after their reinstatement in the FBI. In this episode, Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) disappears after he receives a disturbing message from his past. Mulder and Scully are charged with finding him but as they start to uncover his secrets, they begin to question whether they can trust him.