What episode does 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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Does Mulder come back in 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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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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What episode does Mulder appear?

In the seventh-season finale "Requiem", FBI special agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) was abducted by aliens. In the eighth-season premiere "Within", John Doggett (Robert Patrick) took his place on the X-Files, and worked with Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) to find Mulder.
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Does Mulder come back in season 8?

David Duchovny appears in only half the season eight episodes, with Robert Patrick being cast as John Doggett to replace Mulder. In addition, Monica Reyes was introduced as a new character, being portrayed by Annabeth Gish. Reyes would become a main character in season nine.
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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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Does 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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Why is Mulder not in season 8?

Due to this change, the producers found it difficult to write Duchovny's character out of the script, but also eventually explain Mulder's absence if there were to be an upcoming season. Eventually, it was decided to have the character abducted by aliens.
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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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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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Why does Scully look so different in season 10?

Thus, returning to Scully was a whole different challenge, especially since instead of dying her hair back to that iconic red for Season 10, she chose to wear a wig — and yes, hair matters much more than you might think.
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Are Scully and Mulder 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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What seasons is Mulder not in?

Mulder's abduction was devised by Chris Carter, towards the end of The X-Files' seventh season, as a way of allowing Mulder actor David Duchovny to leave the series, as the actor fulfilled his contractual obligations after the seventh season of the television series and felt that there was not much else to do with the ...
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How many episodes is David Duchovny in season 9?

David Duchovny only appears in two episodes, Gillian Anderson looks more bored than ever and in season finale, 'The Truth', all we find out is some waffle about the Mayan calendar and that Mulder and Scully do both believe. Tragically however, it has to end on a dud note-season 9 was terrible.
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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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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 David Duchovny leave GREY's anatomy?

Duchovny left the show because of a problem that is becoming increasingly common with actors: The studios are finding creative ways to deny them their royalties.
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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 get married?

“They were together but never married, so that was news to me,” said Carter, reminding fans where the series' second movie, 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe, left its two main characters.
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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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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 Scully ever call Mulder Fox?

So yes, when Scully first wanted to use this language in Tooms to convey an intimate, heartfelt moment with Mulder, (she's about to tell him she wouldn't put herself on the line for anyone but him) she goes to call him Fox and he can't allow it - he tells her to call him Mulder… he lies in fact, he says he makes ...
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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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Are Mulder and Scully back together in season 11?

She smiles as Mulder holds her while they see their son, alive. Over the course of the season, they search for William. In the third episode of the "Plus One", Scully and Mulder are intimate again. In the season 11 finale, "My Struggle IV", she reveals to Mulder that she is pregnant with his child.
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