Gillian Anderson Becomes an Alien in New 'X-Files' Finale Teaser (Video)

A new teaser for “The X-Files” was released during the halftime of Super Bowl 50 on Sunday gave a first look at the opening scene of the Fox reboot’s final episode.

And boy, was it a doozy — hinting at alien DNA in Gillian Anderson‘s FBI special agent Dana Scully that gave her a seriously otherworldly appearance.

Anderson narrates the two-and-a-half minute opening scene from the reboot’s season finale, set to air on Feb. 22, and recounting her long history with the bureau, her investigation with partner Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) of the paranormal and a cabal of human conspirators.

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The series stars Anderson and Duchovny reprising their roles from creator Chris Carter‘s original series that ran from 1993 to 2002.

“X-Files” airs Mondays at 8/7c on Fox.

16 Stars You Forgot Were on 'The X-Files' (Photos)

Felicity Huffman, "Ice"

All the way back in the first season of "The X-Files," a pre-"Sports Night" Felicity Huffman was infected by an alien parasite.
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Dean Norris, "F. Emasculata"

One of many future "Breaking Bad" stars to have first worked with Vince Gilligan on "The X-Files," Norris appeared in a Season 2 episode as a federal marshal trying to stop the spread of a nasty disease.

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Jack Black, "D.P.O."

In Season 3, Black guest starred with Giovanni Ribisi as a teenager whose friend has the power to control lightning.
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Ryan Reynolds, "Syzygy"

Long before "Deadpool," Reynolds played Jay "Boom" DeBoom, a jock murdered by a pair of psychic teen girls, on the third season of "The X-Files."
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Lucy Liu, "Hell Money"

"Elementary" star Lucy Liu briefly appeared in a Season 3 episode about a Chinese black market for human organs.
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Jodie Foster, "Never Again"

Though she didn't appear on screen, Foster provided the voice of a tattoo named Betty in a Season 4 episode.
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Lili Taylor, "Mind's Eye"

In Season 5, Lili Taylor had a guest appearance as a blind woman who "sees" a violent crime and ends up accused of it herself.
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Bryan Cranston, "Drive"

Famously linking Cranston to "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan, the Season 6 episode "Drive" starred the future Walter White as a horrible racist.
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Ed Asner and Lily Tomlin, "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas"

In a Season 6 bottle episode, Asner and Tomlin played a pair of ghosts who haunt a mansion and turn couples against each other.
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Shia LaBeouf, "The Goldberg Variation"

Shia LaBeouf appeared in a Season 7 episode as a bed-ridden boy suffering from severe liver problems.
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Kathy Griffin, "Fight Club"

In Season 7, comedian Kathy Griffin played a pair of sisters who cause terrible things to happen when they're around each other.
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Joe Morton, "Redrum"

Season 8 saw future "Scandal" star Joe Morton make a guest appearance as a man traveling backward in time.
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Aaron Paul and Jane Lynch, "Lord of the Flies"

A Season 9 episode of about a family with fly-like abilities featured Jane Lynch and a young Aaron Paul.
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Michael Emerson, "Sunshine Days"

"Lost" star Michael Emerson appeared in the penultimate episode of Season 9 as a man obsessed with "The Brady Bunch."
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