The second movie was criticised for being too grown-up and refusing to wallow in nostalgia with aliens and conspiracies. Now the event series is getting criticised for doing the exact opposite. They can't win.

None of that is remotely true. You're inventing things that really aren't there.

People have short, selective memories. Chris Carter is a fantastic writer who wrote many of the series best, most intelligent and ambitious episodes - The Erlenmeyer Flask, The Host, Duane Barry, Paper Clip, Memento Mori, The Post-Modern Prometheus, Triangle, How the Ghosts Stole Christmas. Incredible range and…