![]() He was something of a rogue agent and the proverbial bane of the FBI’s existence. Scully-as she was derivatively, and later affectionately, known-was a medical doctor, forensic pathologist and FBI agent who had been assigned by her superiors to “debunk” the work of Fox Mulder. While at 10 years old I didn’t immediately grasp the plot or its larger themes, I liked knowing that even if I fell asleep before the episode was over, Mulder and Scully were still out there somewhere searching for the truth. ![]() It paved the way for most of the procedural crime and supernaturally-themed shows of the modern television age. The X-Files commanded an intimacy with its viewers that made it feel more like reading a book than watching TV.įor the uninitiated, The X-Files was/is one of the most influential sci-fi dramas of all time. It was dark and atmospheric, rife with carefully constructed tension and a perpetual feeling of nighttime, low voices and whispers. The show had already been on for several years by the time I stumbled across it one night when I couldn’t sleep.įor reasons I don’t want to psychoanalyze too deeply, I found the show’s grim aesthetic strangely comforting. I was way too young to be watching The X-Files, I know (a perk of growing up with no parental supervision to speak of). ![]() ![]() Dana Scully entered my life when I was about 10 years old. ![]()
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