Are Mulder and William Brothers?

But as viewers learned in the season 11 premiere, William was not biologically Mulder's son — he was CSM's, who drugged and medically impregnated an unwilling Scully. (CSM is also Mulder's biological father.)
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Who is Mulder's brother?

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Jeffrey Frank Spender was the son of the Cigarette Smoking Man and Cassandra Spender, as well as the paternal half-brother of Fox Mulder.
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Is William Scully an alien?

Scully is told by the scarred man that William is part alien and that she is being used to raise the child. Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) and Doggett tell Scully that the man's DNA is a match to Mulder's, but Scully refuses to believe it.
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Why did Mulder and Scully give up William?

Believing that he will always be in danger as long as he lives with her, Scully gives William up in season 9, episode 16, “William”, to the Van De Kamp family. His powers begin to fade, and he settles into a life of normalcy under the name Jackson Van De Kamp.
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Who is Scully's baby's father?

Birth & Naming

That Scully named baby William after Mulder's father seems odd as her own father and brother also had the first-name "William." So one can conclude that by stating William was named after Bill Mulder, Scully was acknowledging Mulder as the father of her baby.
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Why is Scully immortal?

She is informed by the 149-year-old immortal, Fellig, that he will live forever because, when he saw the grim reaper, he looked away. By the end of the episode, Scully turns her head from the bringer of death; if Fellig's theory and logic are accurate, doing this would make her immortal.
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How did Mulder get Scully pregnant?

He calls Doctor Lev in the elevator to inform him about being called back into the FBI as they knew would occur. A flashback reveals that Mulder agreed to conceive a child with Scully through in vitro fertilization through Doctor Parenti.
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Did Scully put William up for adoption?

Due to his parents' jobs and the fact that he possessed supernatural abilities, William was in grave danger before he was even born — and a number of traumatic events preceded Scully's painful decision to give him up for adoption.
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Does the smoking man love Mulder?

In early 1961, the Cigarette Smoking Man had an affair with Teena Mulder, and would father Fox — (The Truth). Although the CSM kept a close eye on Mulder over the years, Fox was raised to believe his father was William Mulder.
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Is the smoking man Mulders dad?

In a pre-credits opening to season 11's first episode 'My Struggle III', not only does the Cigarette Smoking Man confirm his real name, (which is more than The Doctor ever did for us), he also confirms that yep, he's Fox Mulder's dad.
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Was Mulder married?

In several shots, Mulder can be seen wearing a wedding band. This was David Duchovny's idea; he explained "That was just me, you know, fooling around. I had recently gotten married, and I wanted to wear it." He later described the situation as "so Mulder to never have mentioned that he was married".
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Is the smoking man an alien?

A variation of the comic-book continuation was made canonical with The X-Files: Cold Cases, an Audible adaptation of the series set between the events of the ninth and tenth seasons of The X-Files, in which the Smoking Man presented in the series is revealed to be a shape-shifting alien imitating him.
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Is Scully's baby an alien?

I will confirm it is their child. But I will also confirm Scully has alien DNA. When Mulder told Scully that William was gone, she said she wasn't his mother — she carried him and gave birth to him, but wasn't his mother.
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When did Scully fall in love with Mulder?

She falls in love with him around the end of season 1 after being swept up in his charm, brilliance and the adventure of his all consuming quest that only has room for two. She is so attached to him that in season 2 she makes all the effort to keep them together.
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Are Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny friends?

Duchovny and Anderson aren't friendly, but they are respectful. So far, it seems like everything David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have had to say about each other over the years has been negative. However, if you asked either actor at any point in time, you'd find that they have an underlying respect for each other.
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How old was Scully in season 1?

Terry Gross asked how she got the job when she was 24, which is younger than most doctors. The actor replied: “Well, I lied. I lied about my age in the first audition, I said I was 27.”
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Did Scully have a daughter?

Emily Sim (played by Lauren Diewold) was the biological daughter of Dana Scully conceived as part of the Syndicate Project to create an alien/human hybrid.
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What episode do Scully and Mulder sleep together?

'The X-Files' Recap: Season 11, Episode 3: Mulder and Scully Have Sex | TVLine.
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Is Skinner in love with Scully?

Walter Skinner

Mitch Pileggi (the actor who portrays Skinner) admitted in a 2013 panel that Skinner was in love with Scully but knew he never had a chance with her, given her closeness with Agent Mulder.
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Did Scully and Mulder date in real life?

Did Agents Scully and Mulder, AKA Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny, ever date? Anderson told the Telegraph she'd “never been romantically involved with Duchovny.” The rumors that swirled around The X-Files were actually the opposite of romantic.
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Did Mulder and Scully hook up in real life?

But everyone's favourite former red-head Anderson, finally revealed that – contrary to popular belief – the X Files never became the se-X files – nor will it ever. 'Now that it's over, I can tell you: no,' she said. 'It's a nice idea, but it's not going to happen.
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