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First Look: “The Gifted” Returns With New “3 X 1” Episode On New Year’s Day

The first season finale is quickly approaching.

In the closing moments of the fall finale, Esme (Skyler Samuels) interfered with the mutants’ plan, launched a violent assault on the Sentinel Services guards, and freed her two identical sisters (thus revealing herself to be one of the Stepford Cuckoos).

It would be a stretch to call the ending a twist. Esme’s behavior has been almost comically suspicious since her first appearance on the show, and “X-Men” aficionados immediately guessed she was one of the Stepford Cuckoos.

The ending will, however, carry significant ramifications for “The Gifted” when it returns from holiday hiatus.

Entitled “3 X 1,” the “winter premiere” airs at 9PM ET/PT on January 1. It is the third-to-last episode of the first season; the final two broadcasts will air back-to-back on January 15.

“As tensions heat up among the team at Mutant HQ, no one knows who they can trust,” says the official FOX synopsis. “Fearing for his family’s safety, Reed rethinks their future at the compound. Meanwhile, Dr. Campbell proposes an improved program to Jace that could change everything.”

In addition to fallout from Esme’s audible, “3 X 1” will surely address the death of Dreamer/Sonya. The character, played by Elena Satine, was murdered by Dr. Campbell in the fall finale.

Ahead of the New Year’s Day broadcast, FOX shared photos from the upcoming “3 X 1” episode:

THE GIFTED: L-R: Emma Dumont and Sean Teale in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Percy Hynes White, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind and Amy Acker in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Percy Hynes White, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind and Amy Acker in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Percy Hynes White, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind and Amy Acker in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Blair Redford in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Blair Redford and Jamie Chung in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Percy Hynes White and Stephen Moyer in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Sean Teale, guest star Jermaine Rivers, Amy Acker and Stephen Moyer in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Blair Redford, Sean Teale and guest star Jermaine Rivers in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Sean Teale in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Percy Hynes White, Stephen Moyer, Natalie Alyn Lind and Amy Acker in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Guest star Skyler Samuels in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Amy Acker, Percy Hynes White and Stephen Moyer in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Amy Acker, Stephen Moyer and Percy Hynes White in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Jamie Chung, Sean Teale, Emma Dumont and Blair Redford in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Blair Redford in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Sean Teale, Emma Dumont and Blair Redford in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: L-R: Amy Acker, Percy Hynes White and Stephen Moyer in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Sean Teale in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX
THE GIFTED: Emma Dumont in the “3×1” Winter Premiere episode of THE GIFTED airing Monday, Jan. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2017 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Eliza Morse/FOX

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