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''The X-Files'' follows the careers and personal lives of [[Special agent|FBI Special Agents]] [[Fox Mulder]] ([[David Duchovny]]) and [[Dana Scully]] ([[Gillian Anderson]]). Mulder is a talented [[Offender profiling|profiler]] and strong believer in the [[supernatural]]. He is also adamant about the existence of intelligent [[extraterrestrial life]] and its presence on Earth. This set of beliefs earns him the nickname "Spooky Mulder" and an assignment to a little-known department that deals with unsolved cases, known as the [[X-files unit|X-Files]]. His belief in the paranormal springs from the claimed [[alien abduction|abduction]] of his sister Samantha Mulder by extraterrestrials when Mulder was 12. Her abduction drives Mulder throughout most of the series. Because of this, as well as more nebulous desires for vindication and the revelation of truths kept hidden by human authorities, Mulder struggles to maintain [[Objectivity (science)|objectivity]] in his investigations.{{sfn|Lowry|1995|pp=99–101}}
''The X-Files'' follows the careers and personal lives of [[Special agent|FBI Special Agents]] [[Fox Mulder]] ([[David Duchovny]]) and [[Dana Scully]] ([[Gillian Anderson]]). Mulder is a talented [[Offender profiling|profiler]] and strong believer in the [[supernatural]]. He is also adamant about the existence of intelligent [[extraterrestrial life]] and its presence on Earth. This set of beliefs earns him the nickname "Spooky Mulder" and an assignment to a little-known department that deals with unsolved cases, known as the [[X-files unit|X-Files]]. His belief in the paranormal springs from the claimed [[alien abduction|abduction]] of his sister Samantha Mulder by extraterrestrials when Mulder was 12. Her abduction drives Mulder throughout most of the series. Because of this, as well as more nebulous desires for vindication and the revelation of truths kept hidden by human authorities, Mulder struggles to maintain [[Objectivity (science)|objectivity]] in his investigations.{{sfn|Lowry|1995|pp=99–101}}


Agent Scully is a [[Foil (literature)|foil]] for Mulder in this regard. As a [[Physician|medical doctor]] and natural skeptic, Scully approaches cases with complete detachment even when Mulder, despite his considerable training, loses his objectivity.{{sfn|Lowry|1995|pp=99–156}} Her initial task is to debunk Mulder's theories, supplying logical, scientific explanations for the cases' apparently
Agent Scully is a [[Foil (literature)|foil]] for Mulder in this regard. As a [[Physician|medical doctor]] and natural skeptic, Scully approaches cases with complete detachment even when Mulder, despite his considerable training, loses his objectivity.{{sfn|Lowry|1995|pp=99–156}} She is partnered with Mulder initially so that she can debunk Mulder's nonconforming theories, often supplying logical, scientific explanations for the cases' apparently
unexplainable phenomena. Although she is frequently able to offer scientific alternatives to Mulder's deductions, she is rarely able to refute them completely. Over the course of the series, she becomes increasingly dissatisfied with her own ability to approach the cases scientifically.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=137}} After Mulder's abduction at the hands of aliens in the [[The X-Files (season 7)|seventh season]] finale "[[Requiem (The X-Files)|Requiem]]", Scully becomes a "reluctant believer" who manages to explain the paranormal with science.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gross |first=Terry|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119302|title=Interview with Chris Carter|work=Fresh Air from WHYY|publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |date=March 1, 2001 |accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>
unexplainable phenomena. Although she is frequently able to offer scientific alternatives to Mulder's deductions, she is rarely able to refute them completely. Over the course of the series, she becomes increasingly dissatisfied with her own ability to approach the cases scientifically.{{sfn|Hurwitz|Knowles|2008|p=137}} After Mulder's abduction at the hands of aliens in the [[The X-Files (season 7)|seventh season]] finale "[[Requiem (The X-Files)|Requiem]]", Scully becomes a "reluctant believer" who manages to explain the paranormal with science.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gross |first=Terry|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119302|title=Interview with Chris Carter|work=Fresh Air from WHYY|publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |date=March 1, 2001 |accessdate=December 3, 2012}}</ref>


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Date: Tuesday, the 7th of July 2020 at 01:15:39 PM
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