Okay, so we’re a little late with this sad news. We just weren’t able to face it. Here’s a writer, though, who has definitely thought everything Mulder and Scully through:
by Katharine Trendacosta
Mulder and Scully on The X-Files are the couple who literally made “shipping” a thing, and they finally got together after years of romantic tension. But now, the new X-Files revival, airing next year, is going to break them up again. We’ve known for a while that this was happening—but yesterday, Chris Carter gave his “explanation” for this development. And it is bullshit.
Here’s what Carter told The Hollywood Reporter: