‘X-Files’ Series Finale Scully Pregnancy Debate Reignited by Creator Chris Carter: ‘The Truth Is Out There Is Something Else’
variety.comNaman Ramachandran There was a mic drop moment at the end of an event in New York City celebrating 30 years of “The X-Files” when series creator Chris Carter reignited the debate around Dana Scully’s pregnancy.
Towards the end of “My Struggle IV,” the series finale episode in Season 11, Scully (Gillian Anderson) informs Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) that William (Miles Robbins) is not their son.
He was an “experiment,” an “idea born in a laboratory” that she bore, Scully says. Mulder tries to come to terms with this revelation and says: “What am I now if I’m not a father?” Scully replies: “You are a father.” When Mulder asks: “What are you talking about?,” Scully places his hand on her stomach. “That’s impossible,” Mulder says and Scully replies, “I know, it’s more than impossible.” The reveal led to a raging debate among X-philes and in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Carter said: “I will confirm it is their child.
But I will also confirm Scully has alien DNA.” At the event, held at SVA Theatre, Carter was in conversation with actor and comedian Joel McHale, who played Tad O’Malley in the show and is himself a passionate X-phile.
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