When she reappeared in Season 10, she was the Smoking Man's lieutenant and aide in exchange for a spot on his short and exclusive list of chosen survivors of the impending apocalypse. Reyes was originally introduced in Season 8 (becoming a regular for the 9th and final season of the show's original run) and worked on the X-Files alongside Agents Doggett and Scully. The other major casualties of "My Struggle IV" are Reyes and the Smoking Man. In his final scene in that episode, one of Skinner's teeth comes loose and falls out, exactly like what happened to the MK-N test subjects throughout the episode. "Kitten," an episode focused around Skinner's backstory, ended with the implication that the FBI Assistant Director was infected with MK-NAOMI, a toxic gas which incites psychotic rage in its victims. If he survived, he might be seriously injured when he returns in the future, in whatever form The X-Files take.Įven if he survives, Skinner's not necessarily out of danger. If he's dead, then he died giving his agents a fighting chance to live. He dived low to the ground to avoid certain death, but it looks like at least his legs got run over by the car. Skinner shot at his pursuers, managing a (probably fatal) headshot on Reyes, but was forced to retreat. Reyes refused to attack her former boss, but the older villain seized control, forced the car into gear, and stomped on the gas. Of course, Scully's physiology was altered by the introduction of alien DNA to her system, so it's impossible to know if her baby will be a normal human, a hybrid, or a super-powered entity like William.įor longtime X-Files fans, the most shocking moment came near the end, when Walter Skinner faced down a car containing the Smoking Man and Monica Reyes. At that age, pregnancy is not impossible, but it's not likely, either). This one, as she puts it, " is more than impossible," due to her previously-established infertility, to say nothing of her age (Gillian Anderson is 49. Her first pregnancy was believed to be a miracle, but it was actually an abomination of forbidden science. Scully then drops an even bigger bomb on Mulder she's pregnant. Related: David Duchovny Wishes X-Files Fans Would Quit Focusing on Scully’s Exit Despite her grief, Scully comforts herself, and a heartbroken Mulder, by acknowledging that the boy was a science experiment, an unnatural combination of alien science and the unsavory intentions of evil men. She reveals to him the truth of William's origin.
After the presumed death of William and Mulder's swift and brutal retribution upon the Smoking Man, Scully arrives and Mulder tells her everything that happened. One of the most controversial moments in the episode came in its final scene.
The final shot of the season is William, rising from the water, no worse for wear, despite the gaping bullet hole in his head. Indeed, after the heartbreaking twist of William essentially committing "suicide-by-cop" to save his father's life, his seemingly lifeless body falls from the dock and into the water below. When William finally made a proper appearance in "Ghouli," he had the ability to project an image of himself, disguising his identity and adopting the visage of his choosing either a kindly stranger or a vicious monster.įinally, " My Struggle IV" shows off two brand new powers in William's growing repertoire of abilities: first, he saves Mulder's life by focusing his mental energy and causing his pursuers to explode in a shower of blood and gore (so long, Erika Price!), and second, he manages to shrug off a point-blank headshot from the Smoking Man. The entirety of "My Struggle II," the tenth season finale, were all one of William's visions. However, the effects of the serum were only temporary, since " My Struggle III" revealed that William was receiving visions of a possible future and relaying them to his mother.
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