A month ago, Carter affirmed to Collider that “For me, The X-Files is Mulder and Scully” and “I think if it were without Scully, I wouldn’t do it.
Carter mused that perhaps The X-Files could give Scully similar treatment if Fox greenlit a Season 12 — a decision that, given Season 11’s rough ratings, isn’t a slam-dunk.
If you’re confused, don’t worry: You haven’t slipped into one of those parallel universes Mulder likes to talk about so much.
“I always thought of David the way I thought about the child William, as an absent center.