X-Files fans have waited a long, long time to see Fox Mulder and Dana Scully team up again to investigate paranormal activity. But “My Struggle,” the premiere which aired Sunday, January 24 on Fox, was far from the show’s best work. Written and directed by creator Chris Carter, the jumbled hour was enough to cause many critics—including myself—to wish Fox had never rebooted the series in the first place. But after some critical outcry, Fox released two additional episodes for review and the good news is, X-Files fans, it gets much better.

If the jumbled conspiracy theory rantings, dodgy special effects, misuse of Joel McHale, and subdued performances from David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in “My Struggle” put anyone off, they’ll be happy to know that another, better episode airs as soon as Monday, January 25. That episode, “Founder’s Mutation,” is co-written and directed by original X-Files writer James Wong and, as I wrote a few weeks ago, that credit alone should instill some confidence. Alongside Glen Morgan—who has a credit on the fourth episode of the reboot—Wong created classic X-Files episode like “Home,” “Squeeze,” “Ice,” “Beyond the Sea,” and Wong’s directorial debut, “Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man.” While “Founder’s Mutation” isn’t Wong at his best, it’s a significant cut above “My Struggle.” Without spoiling I can say that it has a distinct X-Men vibe, digs a little into Mulder and Scully’s feelings about their child, and features a throwback appearance from 90s-era Fox star, Melrose Place’s Doug Savant.

But if X-Files fans are patient enough to wait until Episode 3, that’s where they’ll find the real treat. “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster” is written and directed by X-Files fan favorite Darin Morgan and delivers all the goofy, paranormal joy you might expect from the writer who gave us “Humbug,” “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose,” “War of the Coprophages,” and “Jose Chung’s from Outer Space.” As was always the case with Darin Morgan episodes, Duchovny and Anderson seem to be having the time of their lives. (Duchovny has gone on record as not loving all of Morgan’s scripts, but he always tackled them with zeal.) In “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster” the energy is up, the jokes are flying fast, and audiences are reminded how fun The X-Files can be when it doesn’t take itself too seriously. The show is further bolstered by great comedic turns from X-Files super fan, Kumail Nanjiani, and Rhys Darby of Flight of the Conchords and What We Do in the Shadows fame.