One of the things I love about The X-Files fandom is that even after all these years we continue to welcome new fans into the fold. And these young fans bring fresh enthusiasm and new ideas and share those gifts with us “old timers.” There are episodes of the show that are older than this week’s author but don’t let that fool you. Meet how-i-met-your-mulder! Also known as skuls on A03, she has a body of work that’s impressive for any author, let alone one who is relatively new to the show.
If you’ve ever wondered how you would do in a situation in your past if you knew the future, here’s your chance to watch Mulder and Scully navigate that. “Half-Light” goes AU just after “Home Again” when a shooting transports Mulder and Scully back to 1993. It’s a great ride through different times and universes that keeps you guessing.
And if like me you’re dying to see if Mulder and Scully are reunited with William in Season 11, “Polaroid” is just the thing you need. The uneasy navigation of two families and how William adjusts is a great read.
The X-Files Rewatch Series is a great companion to your own rewatch, and explores the scenes we didn’t see during the episodes we’re so familiar with. In this world, Mulder and Scully finally get to take in that football game, for instance.
We talked with how-i-met-your-mulder about inspiration, writing, and of course, The X-Files.
Now that’s an image that will have any Phile reaching for the nearest hug. This week’s Entertainment Weekly has a sneak peek of Season 11 and it doesn’t exactly look like good things are in store for Scully. How did we go from a dying Mulder and Scully saving the world to this? “Obviously something unexpected has happened,” Chris Carter wryly tells EW’s Kelly Connolly.
Carter also says that shippers “have something to look forward to” but as always is tight-lipped about what that may be. And we can look for William to “come to the fore.”
Carter also shares a few details about what the premiere holds, a look at episode 3, Barbara Hershey’s role, and what other relationships might be turned on their head.
You can get all the details now by reading the article on EW’s website, their app, or by picking up a copy at your local newsstand or bookstore. Look for the “Stranger Things” cover.
David Duchovny ads a third novel to his shelf after the success of “Holy Cow” and “Bucky F*cking Dent.” “Miss Subways” will be available May 1, 2018, and is available for pre-order from a variety of stores.
Macmillan publishers shares this summary: “Emer is just a girl living in New York City who takes the subway, buys ice cream from the bodega on the corner, has writerly aspirations, and lives with her boyfriend, Con. But is this life she lives the only path she’s on? Taking inspiration from the myth of Emer and Cuchulain, loosely based on W. B. Yeats’s play The Only Jealousy of Emer, and featuring an all-star cast of mythical figures from all over the world, David Duchovny’s darkly funny fantasy novel Miss Subways is one woman’s trippy, mystical journey down parallel tracks of time and love. On the way, Emer will battle natural and supernatural forces to find her true voice, power, and destiny. A fairy tale of love lost and regained, Miss Subways is also a love letter to the city that enchants us all: New York.”