Kitten (The X-Files)

"Kitten"
The X-Files episode
Episode no.Season 11
Episode 6
Directed byCarol Banker
Written byGabe Rotter
Featured music"Fear Is a Man's Best Friend" by John Cale
Production code2AYW06
Original air dateFebruary 7, 2018 (2018-02-07)
Running time43 minutes
Guest appearances
  • James Pickens Jr. as Alvin Kersh
  • Haley Joel Osment as young John "Kitten" James / Davey James
  • Cory Rempel as young Walter Skinner
  • Jovan Nenadic as John "Kitten" James
  • Brendan Patrick Connor as Sherriff Mac Stenzler
  • Jeremy Jones as Sergeant
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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.