High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Redux" and "Redux II" form the two-part fifth season premiere the science fiction television series The X-Files. "Redux" first aired on November 2, 1997 on Fox in the United States, with "Redux II" airing on November 9. Both episodes subsequently aired in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Both episodes were written by series creator Chris Carter, with "Redux" directed by R. W. Goodwin and "Redux II" helmed by Kim Manners. "Redux" became the second-most-watched episode ever broadcast, earning more than 27 million viewers in the United States alone. The first part of the episode received mixed to negative reviewes, whereas the second part received mixed to positive reviews from critics.