The X-Files: En Ami

"En Ami" is the fifteenth episode of season seven of the paranormal drama series The X-Files and the 154th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Rob Bowman with a script written by series actor William B. Davis. It premiered on the FOX Network on March 19th, 2000 at 9:00 pm.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is translated from French as "A friend". When pronounced phonetically, it also sounds like "enemy". This references the nature of the Cigarette Smoking Man's relationship with Dana Scully in this episode.


 * Events from this episode are later referenced in the season eleven episode, "My Struggle III". It is revealed that when the Cigarette Smoking Man drugged Scully, he artificially impregnated her. Scully will give birth to William Mulder, whom Fox Mulder will believe is his son.