How did Mulder come back to life?

When Mulder's body is uncovered, weak vital signs are discovered. Meanwhile, rogue FBI agent Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) uses a nanobot infection in Skinner's blood as leverage to make him kill Scully's unborn child. Eventually, Mulder is revived and reunites with Scully.
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How does Mulder return in season 8?

Mulder also returns from death, with Scully supervising his recovery. Fully rejuvenated, Mulder investigates several X-Files, against orders to do so, but soon gets fired, leaving Doggett in charge of the cases. Mulder continues to provide input in an unofficial capacity.
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Does Agent Mulder come back?

Although he makes a handful of cameos in the first part of season eight—most notably in the episodes "Within", "Without", "The Gift", and "Per Manum"—Mulder is returned by the aliens and the latter part of the season deals with his death, subsequent resurrection, and his departure from the FBI.
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When did Mulder come back?

In 8x14 "This is Not Happening!", Scully has a nightmare of Mulder lying dead aboard the alien craft, only to discover at the end of the episode, when he is returned, he really is dead. In 8x15 "Dead Alive" and 8x16 "Three Words", Mulder is now alive and is recovering from his abduction and aftermath.
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What was Mulder dying of?

In a series of flashbacks, it is revealed that, after his exposure to an alien artifact, Mulder was slowly dying of a brain disease.
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Who is the father of Scully's baby?

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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What episode does Mulder return season 9?

Season 9 wraps up the William Scully/Mulder storyline, the Lone Gunmen, and sees the return of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) in the two-hour finale, 'The Truth.” The finale saw Jeffrey Spender (Chris Owens), Laurie Holden (Marita Covarrubias) and Gibson Praise (Jeff Gulka) all come forward to help Mulder who is being set ...
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Why is Mulder not in season 8?

Following season 7, his contract with Fox was up, and he opted not to reach a new deal with the studio. Creatively, Duchovny also said in interviews around the time he left that, at least in his opinion, there wasn't anything remaining for Mulder to do, and that his arc was finished.
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Does Mulder come back in season 10?

The X-Files: Season 10 - The Truth Is Still Out There

Lead stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprised their roles as Mulder and Scully, with Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis also returning as Skinner and the Cigarette Smoking Man respectively.
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Where did Mulder go in season 9?

With the help of Kersh, Scully, Reyes, Doggett, Spender, Marita Covarrubias (Laurie Holden) and Gibson Praise (Jeff Gulka), Mulder breaks out, and Mulder and Scully travel to New Mexico to find an old "wise man", later revealed to be the "Cigarette Smoking Man" (William B. Davis).
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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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Does Mulder come back in season 9?

Annabeth Gish is promoted to regular as Monica Reyes, having appeared in a recurring role in the previous season. This season features the absence of David Duchovny as Fox Mulder, although he reprised the role for the two-part season finale The Truth.
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What season was Scully pregnant in real life?

At the end of the show's seventh season, her fellow agent Fox Mulder, played by David Duchovny, was abducted by aliens as Scully found out she was pregnant by him, despite her own earlier abduction supposedly leaving her 'barren'.
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Who replaced Mulder?

John Doggett is played by Robert Patrick. Doggett was a main character from the eighth to ninth seasons (2000–2002), replacing David Duchovny's character Fox Mulder. Doggett appeared in the opening credits and every episode from the season eight premiere to the final episode of season 9.
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Which episode do Mulder and Scully sleep together?

'The X-Files' Recap: Season 11, Episode 3: Mulder and Scully Have Sex | TVLine.
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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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Why did Mulder stop believing?

Due to the information he learns from Michael Kritschgau (John Finn), Mulder loses his belief in extraterrestrials.
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Are Mulder and Scully together in season 10?

Yay. Mulder and Scully's relationship on The X-Files evidently took a turn between the second movie and the first "event" series. Season 10 found them estranged and six episodes didn't do much to explain why two people who'd spent the majority of the last 25 years side-by-side had suddenly given up.
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Why is Fox Mulder not in season 9?

Mulder goes into hiding at the end of the season after Scully gives birth and doesn't reappear until Season 9's finale. Duchovny appeared in only half of Season 8. While the season received mostly positive reviews, fans criticized the show for Mulder's reduced role.
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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 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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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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Did the smoking man impregnate Scully?

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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