The truth is out there, and it’s returned after 13 years.
In the “The X-Files,” controversial FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully had us pondering upon the most outrageous paranormal phenomenon and, now, Fox network has agreed to air six new episodes, reuniting Mulder and Scully for another mysterious adventure. Production will begin this summer, but no air date has been set for the show.
If you weren’t peering over your safety blanket while watching “The X-Files” in the 90s, then here’s what you missed. The pilot episode aired in 1993. Agent Fox Mulder is a strong believer in supernatural mysteries, and he works with unsolved cases known as the X-Files. His belief in paranormal activities stemmed from his childhood when he was convinced his 12-year-old sister was abducted by aliens, and he’s been trying to prove his theory ever since. Agent Dana Scully is the opposite of Mulder; she’s a straight-forward, logical agent, who bases all her hypotheses on pure science. This duo certainly represents left-brain and right-brain thinking.
Mulder took Scully on a series of cryptic cases, which strongly suggested his irrational theories may just be true. As the show progressed, the heinous monsters continued to develop as well. Creatures from our darkest nightmares began to appear, such as the New Jersey devil, conduits, mutants, werewolves, demonic spirits, aliens and much more, and they left us in states of complete shock. Alien abductions occur, and Scully, eventually, begins to become a believer.
This show always made viewers question the unthinkable; and it certainly spoke to their inquisitive side and somehow always left them on the edges of their seats. “The X-Files” completed nine successful seasons, airing its last episode in 2002. Two feature films were made in 1998 and 2008 to further explain the heavy extraterrestrial presence in the show.
For almost 10 years, “The X-Files” showed how conspiracy theories pique people’s interests. It’s rare to find shows that are fictional but focus on the factual and unexplainable mysteries which shape our world today. It appeals to two different types of audiences — the skeptics and believers — and leaves the skeptics questioning their firm position.
A lot has happened in the world since the last episode and it’ll be exciting to see how the new episodes plant newer conspiracy theories in our heads and feed our inquisitive minds. It’s refreshing to have this show back, even if it makes us sleep with one eye open.
