However, if Duchovny decides against returning, it will be much easier for "The X-Files" to move forward with a new story by choosing new protagonists and sticking with the season 11 ending for Scully and Mulder. If he does, The Hollywood Reporter believes the premonition idea will be the show's best bet to make sense of Scully's eventual absence. To many fans, however, it would be okay if this ends up being the show's finale as they would not want to watch more with one of the central characters no longer part of the action.Īt the moment, it is also unclear if Duchovny will reprise his role in "The X-Files" if it continues. So I don't see it necessarily as a conclusion."
When asked if he is happy about the final episode of season 11 being the series finale, he said, "For me, it's not an ending.
In an interview with TV Line, Carter also addressed Anderson's departure, saying hardcore "The X-Files" fans would know "there have been no real endings on the show." She believes now that we know as much as we don't know," he explained. That she is certain her belief in science can explain everything. The journey he's taken her on has been worthwhile. It was no different than what I always wanted to leave fans with: she has an enduring love for Mulder. A short tenth season consisting of six episodes premiered on January 24, 2016, and concluded on February 22, 2016. The program spanned nine seasons, with 202 episodes. The original television series aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox. It poses certain larger questions going forward. The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. "If Gillian is certain about not coming back, it would be the last time we see her on-screen as Dana Scully. Interestingly, Carter appears to be hopeful about the actress returning to "The X-Files" season 12 should it happen, talking about her exit as if it is not final yet. Unfortunately, when the show does, it will have a Scully-shaped hole, but this does not seem to be something that Carter worries about.Įven when "The X-Files" season 12 proceeds with half of the iconic duo gone, what's important to him is that he got to tell the story he always wanted to tell with the character in season 11. Certainly you're going to see an answer to the question that's posed," he said. "I can't imagine the show won't come back in some shape or form. In an interview with the abovementioned publication, Carter is confident "The X-Files" will return. While The Hollywood Reporter suggests a solution by basically rendering the events in the second half of the season as Scully's premonitions (like how things end up being in the season 10 finale), series creator Chris Carter promises to provide fans with an answer. However, Anderson is not planning to reprise her role in "The X-Files" should it be renewed, making the pregnancy bombshell difficult to navigate without her. The final hour of the second revival season ended with William (Miles Robbins) and Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) apparently dead and Scully (Gillian Anderson) telling Mulder (David Duchovny) she is pregnant with his child. There are a lot of questions surrounding the future of "The X-Files" following the season 11 finale. It’s the breadth and quality of the work that they do, and have been doing for 25 years, that blows me away.Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0 A still from "The X-Files" season 11 finale, My Struggle IV" | FOX There’s all of the takes that you didn’t see and all of the scenes that were cut.
That’s just what ends up on screen, and is not all of the material that ends up on the floor. That means they’ve stood in front of those cameras, playing Mulder and Scully, for uncountable hours. They’ve played them for 218 episodes now. What blows me away is how wonderfully and naturally they stepped into the shoes of those characters. I’ve watched them become Mulder and Scully, for 25 years now, and all of us grew up together. Sorry X-Files fans! But as Carter also noted, it's been a heck of a ride watching Anderson and David Duchovny do this work for so long, and how great it was watching them come back for the revival: The show's creator, Chris Carter, told our own Christina Radish earlier this year that, in response to Anderson's comments: “For me, The X-Files is Mulder and Scully I think if it were without Scully, I wouldn’t do it.