Week ending on October 28th: One more week until the new season! Isn't that news enough? David Duchovny is
shooting his new movie "Evolution"... this week's location shoot was being filmed at California State University of Fullerton. So
philes in that area got a treat. :-) Gillian Anderson is on the Nov.2000 issue of Los Angeles Magazine and there's an interesting
article inside too. It's onsale now, so check it out.
Spoilers:
Episode #8:

Okay, now I'm going to try to list points that we learned about ep 8 by being on location. Some are significant and some are
goofy! [Amy note: Since I didn't write this, it is not my place to edit the commentary. I will however, add any factual information
I have to clarify. ]

Here's what happened:

In Ep 8:08 Scully, Skinner, and Doggett have a clandestine, nighttime meeting in a Washington DC Deli/Diner. Scully is in a
back suit with the whole untucked white shirt look that she seems to favor, Skinner and Dogget are casual.

WE THINK Skinner and Scully are talking in the diner when Doggett arrives-as opposed to just waiting for him, but we
couldn't hear anything... When Doggett walks in, Skinner is leaning over the table towards Scully and they're talking.

Doggett arrives driving a silver Ford 4x4, F150 with a double cab (The truck of a man's man, eh?). According to a guy on the
set, this is because Robert Patrick really does drive a big white truck and CC thought it was cool. Scully's car, a gold
Bureaumobile, (and by that we mean Ford Taurus) is parked just behind where Doggett parks when he arrives. There's No sign
of a separate car for Skinner. How'd he get there and how'd he leave? We just don't know that.

In sequence outside the same restaurant, I would guess it's when they're all leaving the retaurant, Dogget has a mild
confrontation with Scully outside by the car with Skinner seeming to back her up- not with dialog, but just by looming behind
her as she talks; he's on camera in the background over her left shoulder with a soft focus, and when she walks away, they rack
focus to Skinner for his lines to Doggett.

The last bit of dialog here, as they're leaving the restaurant, was:

Doggett: I only know what you tell me.

Scully: (long pause) I gotta go. She walks to her car. As Doggett and Skinner watch.

Doggett: (to Skinner) Who's that in Agent Scully's
car?

Skinner: That I don't know, Agent Doggett.

Doggett peels out in the truck, and as Scully drives by, we see that there is a young woman in her car. The woman was waiting
for Scully in the car all along, and when we saw her on set and out of the car, she was wearing a pregnant lady costume!

(SPECULATION WARNING: Have ya'll read the episode 8 spoiler about Scully finding out that her trusted obstetrician turns
out to be a member of the conspiracy? Maybe this woman is another patient of this doctor? Just a completely unsubstantiated
guess... but hm...)

Dogget takes off with a rubber burning U-turn (anger? urgency?). Scullytakes off quickly with the woman.

According to Kevin, the PA who's been with the show
awhile, this is first ep that really deals with Scully's pregnancy [Amy note:
Unless they're airing this before seven, which I'm failry sure
they're not, this may be a bit misleading. Episode seven seems to deal with Scully's pregnancy, at least tangentally. Though this
*does* seem to actually focus on it.] No one could or would tell us the name of the ep- it's still untitled, and there was no
evidence of a title on set. It should appear in January, and it's an ep that will be close to his [Mulder's, I'm assuming
:)] reappearance. The PA also said that after they finish filming this one, they have a break for awhile, and then they'll shoot the
eps in which Mulder will appear. Mulder should be back in time for February sweeps. [Amy note: According to some who
work for and with casting agencies , episode 9 will be shot before break. Also, episode 9 does not seem to have Mulder in it.
I'm still hopeful that Mulder will be back for February sweeps, and believe that the PA gave the information true to them at the
time-and I can only hope they're right.]

Week ending on October 20th: A lot of excitement this week as the OS finally announced the titles of episodes 1 and 2,
which are: "Within" (8X01) and "Without"(8X02) Both are written by Chris Carter, and directed by Kim Manners. Also, the
broadcast schedule for season 8 so far is as follows:

Oct. 29      "Requiem" (repeat)
Nov. 5        "Within" (1/2)
Nov. 12      "Without" (2/2)
Nov. 19      "Patience"
Nov. 26     "Roadrunners"
Dec. 3      "Invocation"
Dec. 10     "Via Negativa"
Dec. 17     "Redrum"

Spoilers:
"Within" & "Without"
From Kim on AOL:
Question: He is morphed into Skinner though ,right?
Answer: Extex wins. Yes, ABH morphs into Skinner and she shoots him in the neck ... green goo ensues and that's when
Doggett enters the room. Scully is emotional due to the confrontation/shooting (and the fact she was slammed against a wall)
and Dog is comforting and just a bit confused about what the green stuff is on the floor. This is followed by an interesting
exchange with DDoggett and Kersh - the exchange is one of two scenes giviing me hope that Dog will be an OK character.

Let me stress, though, HE'S NO MULDER.

Question: Just two more questions.Would you characterize that scene with Doggett and Scully as shippy? :-(
Answer: Not shippy in the least ...

Question: Who's in the last scene before it fades to black?
Answer: I have to admit, i've drawn a blank on the very end. It's either Scully in the hosp after having a conversation with
Dogget or Mulder ... I'm pretty sure it is Scully.

From Kim on AOL:
I've seen Parts 1 & 2 .. I considered it painful. Major Mulder torture. Major. (Some of the torture seems literal, some of it is
Scully and Gibson dreams Either way, let's just say that Duane Barry had it easy.)

Gibson Praise is getting older. His voice has changed. He's hiding out in a deaf school in Arizona.

Skinner and Scully worked well together. Doggett was annoying at first, but has potential to grow on you. I'm reserving
judgment at this point. After all, we've got 19 episodes to go.

Script spoilers (the ones I've seen) are on the money. From the water throwing (no mention of the "secretarial pool,'' just an
implication by Doggett that Mulder shared info with other women in the bureau. Scully didn't buy it) to the shirt/bed scene, it's
what I expected.

An unexpected moment for me is that Scully calls her mom. She's not home, but we get to hear Mrs. Scully's voice mail and
Scully gets emotional as she's leaving a message. Her mother doesn't know of her pregnancy or Mulder being missing yet.

Skinner is very much on board and working with Scully and the Gunmen.

Kersh remains a royal pain in the ass. In CSM's absence, he's a good person to hate.

1. Script spoilers that I've seen have been on the money. Tapes reflect that.
2. Opening credits have changed. What we know and love at the beginning and then they change when the badges come up.
New photos for M & S, plus a Dogget badge. We then see a fetus, Mulder falling into the eye from the end of the credits, only
the eye is now Scully's. ""The Truth is Out There.''
3. There is a Mrs. Scully moment on an answering machine. That was nice.
4. Skinner is strong, supportive and working with the Gunmen.
5. Kersh is still a royal pain in the ...
6. Mulder torture. A lot of it. Some seems literal, most of it (I hope) is in Scully dreams. Image of M screaming for Scully will
stay with me through our Mulderless episodes. It is very very painful.
7. Gibson is older. His voice has changed.
8. Water in the face scene rocks. D implies Mulder has been confiding in other women at the bureau (no mention of "secretarial
pool). Scully doesn't buy it. Boom, water.'
9. Scully with Mulder's shirt is very poignant. Sniff.
10. Have I said the episodes were painful to watch?

Scully is provided info by Dog that Mulder is dying. He allegedly has been seeing a doctor for more than a year (prompted by
his brain surgery) and the implication is that he's dying. Also, I'm willing to reserve judgment on Dog for a while. He's got
potential to help Scully. I'm not ready to dive into the deep end of the pool, but his concern for her at the end of part two seems
genuine. DD is still first in the credits. And yes, we hear Maggie's voice. That made it extra special nice. :)

Misc spoilers from various anon sources:
I've heard that the first part of the premiere does indeed have a morning-sickness moment (although I guess it is
evening-sickness) -- I had seen some people mention that there were no morning sickness moments. In what I've seen it
happens just after she looks up Doggett's profile on her laptop in her apartment, and just before she calls her mother (leaving
her an answering machine message).

Scully does go kinda postal on Doggett via cellphone -- giving him hell, because she thinks he's tapping her phone. Kinda nice
to see, even though I don't think he's the guilty party. Doggett does go to Kersh later to find out if anyone else is investigating the
case and/or Scully.

Skinner bold-faced lies to Kersh to protect Mulder (or his search for Mulder) -- which is rather positive.

There is a Skinner-flashback where we see Mulder's abduction from his perspective -- might be interesting. The scene wasn't
totally written in my script -- although there was a written bit from Mulder's point-of-view -- that he can see Skinner outside the
"cloaking membrane" but Skinner can't see him.

Q&A from Kim on AOL:  Also, I highly reccommend you check out these premiere picks at

Question: Does Scully understand who it really is who attacked her? Does Doggett see the attack or just find Scully afterward?
Answer: Yes, she understands complete who attacked her ... Doggett sees the aftermath of her action.

Question: Are you saying that Doggett himself invented the evidence, or just that the evidence may not be reliable?
Answer: the evidence may not be reliable.

Question: Does Gibson do anymore mind reading?
Answer: He seems to be "sensing'' things .. he tells Scully that Mulder is close when they are both in the desert.. [Amy note:
sniff]

Question: The implication here is that Mulder was keeping this from Scully? Or am I reading this wrong?
Answer: Yes, exactly. The running thread from Doggett is that maybe Scully didn't know Mulder as well as she thought.
Granted, he said this to get a rise out of her and to play with her head and Scully, initially , seems swayed by the "evidence'' that
Mulder was ill.

Question: I have to asked this. Is the last scene played out between Doggett and Scully similar to the last scene in "Irresistible?"
Answer: I can see where similarities can be drawn, but the motivations are different. I can't say much more w/o giving away a
major plot point, but Doggett is concerned for Scully and she is definitely upset over what has just happened. She's already
emotional before he gets to her, so it's not that she's trying to hide it. She does cover her face with her hands when he gathers
her up and he calls for other agents to get her assistance. Of course, Doggett has to reconcile what he's seeing - evidence of
something alien - and he looks confused.
From an anon source and posted by Amy on the Spoiler Board:

Warning: The following contains clarifications and some direction on the end of the two parter. Since the ending stuff is getting
out (I didn't want to post this until after the ep aired), I think there's a direction note in the ending that is very telling and
important and I'm not 100% sure that it's going to come across when people watch it. While I don't think it would be kosher to
post any of the end scene dialogue between Scully and Doggett or set that up too much, a trusted source sent in the following
from after Doggett leaves Scully's hospital room at the end of the episode. Again, I have NO IDEA if this will air, or how it will
air. But, this might help some.

"CLOSE ON SCULLY: Leaning her head back on the pillow. Closing her eyes. Missing Mulder painfully. AS CAMERA
PUSHES IN, we: MATCH DISSOLVE TO: AGENT MULDER -- IN THE ALIEN SHIP Lying similarly, but still strapped
down. With all the various wire pulling at his skin. His eyes are closed now, too. As CAMERA PULLS BACK and REVEALS
that he's being watched..."

Episode 9:
From Donna Marie: Episode 9 is written by Greg Walker [of Brand X] & directed by Terrance O'Hara. Shooting begins
October 24th. Plot centers around two spooky brothers who run an Extermination company.

From Autumn T on AOL: Folks are being shot through walls with no means of seeing the victims (for instance a shot fired from
a rooftop goes through an attic, and vent work to kill a man). And it appears that a brother run exterminator company in
Worcester, Mass is killing rats of more than the rodent variety.

Week ending on October 14th:Not much this week at all...There were a lot of cool promo pics for the new season to
see this week. Only 3 more weeks left! I'm so excited. :-D
Spoilers:
This was a q/a done on the message boards:

Question on Roadrunners: If I am not mistaken Scully spends a fair amount of time in the car,and most people on a long road
trip have various things they like to snack on. Is there any indication of what Scully might be munching on food wise? Just
thinking that this might be a good opputunity for VG to throw in an inside Scully PG joke.

Answer: From what I know, she's not in the car for all that long. And I've seen no mention of food in the car, though that's
something that they can easily add in later, for example, during production. Short answer is, I don't think so, but we'll need to
see the episode aired to be sure.

Question on various episodes: In any of the episode scripts you've seen, is there any indication, even an off-hand one, or in your
opinion, that Doggett or anyone character other than Skinner suspects or knows of Scully's pregnancy

Answer: While I don't have full scripts, it seems Doggett does not know Scully is pregnant at least through the first 6 or 7
written episodes. I don't know about beyond that.

Question: Does Doggett find out, or suspect, anything about M+S's relationship, that maybe we the audience may understand as
M+S in a relationship other than friendship??

Answer: I think that's open to audience and actor interpretation. I think the bedroom scene we've all heard about from the
premiere, with Doggett finding Scully alseep in Mulder's bed, could give him or the audience that impression. It's also possible
that Scully's holding Mulder's desk plate could have that effect. I don't think we'll know that until the episodes air. That said, in
episodes written 3,4, and 5, I haven't seen anything that would definitely lead him, or us, to that conclusion.

Question: Is it obvious that scully is trying to hide her pregnancy from Doggett and fellow agents at all?

Answer: Again, I think a lot of this will depend on how it's played, but I think it's pretty clear she's keeping a secret early on in
the season.

8X03 "Redrum": From Daniel Wood at Fanfom.com "I didn't see this posted anywhere else, so I thought I'd check in with this
major spoiler.  Redrum is about a friend of Doggett's, Martin Wells, who is living his life backwards one day at a time.
There are lots of spiders in the episode, that's one of the first things you'll see.  And the 'key' to solving Martin's problem is
"Spider Man." He's a guy with a spider tattoo.  He's also apparently the guy who killed Martin's wife, and when all is said and
done and Spider Man is exposed, Martin lives his life as normal.  Actually, Spider Man's watch hand is stuck, and it becomes
un-stuck when time moves again in a forward manner.

Episode #9: According to Frank Spotnitz, Jeffrey Bell is currently working on a story about a man who is seemingly
indestructible.

Also according to Spotnitz, "Greg Walker's got a story about a woman who is saved from a murder and believes she has a
guardian angel who's watching over her shoulder protecting her. But she's wrong. It's not what it seems to be at all."

Week ending on October 7th:  Well, there's less than a month left before the season premiere! Nothing but spoilers
floating around for now.
Spoilers:
Episode #1:
Summary of script spoilers posted at Jenny Bo Benny's site and additional information from two wonderfully nice sources:

Summary 1: At a scene set at the task force base, Scully, Doggett and Skinner open a crate to find a Mulder family headstone
with the names and dates of birth/death for all family members, Mulder's mom, dad, Samantha-and Mulder himself-with the
year of death listed as 2000 [please read additional info].
While the three open the crate they have a discussion about someone (Doggett seems to think it's Mulder) using Mulder's card
to get into [the FBI area?].
Doggett had showed Scully credit card reciepts (when he found her at Mulder's apartment 'feeding the fish') for car rental
receipts for every weekend trips to Raliegh NC and now finds that Mulder's credit card was used two days before for
Flowers-purchased by automatic debit through the mortuary. Scully connects the dots saying Mulder's mom is burried in
Raliegh. Scully says that's why he was going every weekend. Doggett says 'its one reason. Implying he thinks its something else.
The script indicates that Scully is 'shaken and stunned.

The script peices mention Scully's aparment incident-but doesn't elaborate.

Later while still at the base, Skinner tells Scully he '[doesn't] believe it, Dana. It doesn't make any sense to me.'. Doggett comes
back, he had gotten Mulder's medical records. He asks if either Skinner or Scully know about a medical condition Mulder may
have had.

Additional Info 1A: It doesn't seem to me that Scully and Skinner believe Mulder is dead.

The scene after the one with the headstone is the scene where the LGM are debugging S's apartment. Skinner is there, too.
They talk about someone using Mulder's passcard to steal the FBI files. Skinner suggests that whoever used the passcard is the
one who last had contact with Mulder. Scully says it's, "These guys," as she points to the satellite images she has laid out
on the table, indicating it's the aliens. The gunmen think she's putting them on. She feels "somewhat ridiculous" making the
statement and the LGM's reactions "test her fragile patience".

She says, "Why was Agent Mulder abducted? (off their silence) What if it were because Mulder was proof of the existence of
extraterrestrial life on earth?"

Frohike is taken aback and Scully tries to approach it 'scientifically' explaining that Mulder was sick last year-with severaly
abnormal brain activity. She asks caused by what?

Byers replies that it was exposure to a virus. Scully reminds it's what 'he' [Mulder] would have called 'an alien virus'.

Langly and Frohike remind her that she never believes that stuff, even when it's true.

Scully: "I don't have to believe it... IT'S JUST THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.
(gathering herself) If alien life exists, Mulder'd be living evidence of that fact."

Langly wonders why take Mulder now? Scully asks why people refuse to believe in aliens and UFO? Frohike says because
there is no good hard evidence.
Scully suggests that if there are aliens, maybe they effectively remove the evidence before it becomes proof.

Then Frohike asks how they're going to find him... and they discuss the UFO activity going on in the southwest.

Additional info 1B: I can elaborate on the car rental thing a bit -- when Scully wakes in Mulder's apartment to find Doggett
there, he tells her about the car rental receipts on Mulder's VISA while she's fumbling around, looking for the fish food (Doggett
knows where the food is). When she doesn't know why he would rent a car for four consecutive weekends in May, he again
accuses her of not knowing her partner very well. That whole scene is very tense.

...The "medical records" Doggett is referring to is not some heretofore unmentioned terminal illness -- it is nothing more than the
"abnormal brain activity" from Biogenesis/The Sixth Extinction I & II. I can say this as a fact -- because it is exactly this
"abnormal brain activity" that clues Doggett in to look for Gibson (well, that and the fact that someone slips Gibson's file under
his door -- but upon reading Gibson's file it is the "abnormal brain activity" part that piques his interest). It is also right after the
medical report discussion that Scully goes to the Lone Gunmen, reminding them that "Mulder was sick last year. Stricken with
severely abnormal brain activity"

Summary 2: Summary of teaser. They start with 'previously on TXF' and move into Mulder in the goo that everyone saw from
the premiere trailer. The Mulder in goo scene transitions right to Scully waking up from a nightmare-Scully's image mirroring
Mulder's from her nightmare (additional note-this mirror set up is used again at least once in the two episodes as far as direction
is concerned. Scully mirroring Mulder). Scully is still in the hospital and as the script says ' But that's all it was [a
nightmare]. She's alone in her room. Alone in life. '

Summary 3: Mulder torture on the alien ship. Think Duane Barry -complete w/ drill bits.

More from various anon sources:
I've heard that the first part of the premiere does indeed have a morning-sickness moment (although I guess it is
evening-sickness) -- I had seen some people mention that there were no morning sickness moments. In what
I've seen it happens just after she looks up Doggett's profile on her laptop in her apartment, and just before she calls her mother
(leaving her an answering machine message).

Scully does go kinda postal on Doggett via cellphone -- giving him hell, because she thinks he's tapping her phone. Kinda nice
to see, even though I don't think he's the guilty party. Doggett does go to Kersh later to find out if anyone else is investigating the
case and/or Scully.

Skinner bold-faced lies to Kersh to protect Mulder (or his search for Mulder) -- which is rather positive.

There is a Skinner-flashback where we see Mulder's abduction from his perspective -- might be interesting. The scene wasn't
totally written in my script -- although there was a written bit from Mulder's point-of-view -- that he can see Skinner outside the
"cloaking membrane" but Skinner can't see him.

A Scully quote from when she's 'feeding Mulder's fish' after Doggett asks her if she's ever seen an alien:
Scully: You want me to go on record? Let me go on record to say I have seen things I cannot explain. I've observed
phenomena I can't deny. And that as a scientist and a serious person it's a badge of honor not to dismiss these things outright
because others think they're bullshit.
Direction notes: It's a moving speech. Heartfelt. But Doggett remains unmoved.

Here's a q&a on the premiere from the Haven:
Question: In your opinion, why does ABH as Mulder jump off the cliff? And can you interpret anything else from ABHs
actions?
Answer: ABH/Mulder is looking for Gibson. Once he has Gibson, he tries to escape with him, but Doggett catches up with him.
He lets Gibson go and jumps off the cliff in order to avoid capture or worse, since Doggett is pointing a gun at him and
threatening to shoot. It's pretty clear at this point in time, that Doggett believes it is Mulder who took the files from the FBI
and Mulder who jumped off the cliff. He does not know anything about ABH yet. ABH morphs into several people during this
episode, including Scully and Skinner.

Someone brought up the fact that ABH has no need to try to escape because his blood is toxic. But he did not morph back into
himself before jumping off the cliff -- he jumped as Mulder, so that Doggett would believe it was Mulder who jumped. He is
taking precautions against people finding out that he is the ABH because he needs to take Gibson back to the ship. He seems to
be careful not to let on that he is not human and morphs into Mulder, Scully, Skinner, the school principle, one of the other
agents, as well as Gibson's friend during the premiere.

Scully tells Doggett she believes ABH was trying to take Gibson back to the ship where they believe Mulder is. She says he
was trying to collect a bounty on Gibson because he's a human anomaly and part alien.

Question: Is anything more said about Mulder's weekly trips to see his mothers grave?
Answer: There is no further discussion of this.

Question: Does Doggett ever apologize to Scully for his comment concerning Mulder and the secretarial pool? Is Doggett's
comment referred to again at any other time in the episodes? Is there any indication that Doggett really believes his own
statement or is there an indication that he is only on a fishing expedition and is only trying to get a rise out of Scully?
Answer: It seems like Doggett is only fishing. They are waiting to be interviewed outside a room where Skinner is in the process
of being interviewed. Doggett brings up the point that nobody is beyond suspicion in this thing. It appears that he was just trying
to see what Scully's reaction to the rumors about the secretarial pool would be. As to Scully's reaction, she "feels a tightness in
her throat before she speaks" and "she is stung by this, in spite of herself." But she is suspicious of Doggett and
something in his eyes tips her off -- at which point she flips over his namme badge and throws the water in his face.

Question: Last night there was discussion about one or more gruesome Mulder torture scenes aboard the alien space ship. Are
these scenes actually in the premiere? If so, are they just part of a nightmare Scully is having? I ask because watching Mulder
being tortured does absolutely nothing for me.
Answer: There is more than one scene like this and, while Scully may be envisioning these things happening or dreaming about
them, it also appears that those scenes are actually in the premiere. There are a couple of times where we see this type of scene
and Scully is *not* dreaming. There is one time where we see such a scene and it is Gibson who is awakened by
the vision of Mulder being tortured. And there are two times when we see such a scene and nobody is having a vision of it, so it
seems that it's actually happening.

Question: Is it ever made clear where the gravestones came from?
Answer: No, it is not.

Question: Is it true that Mulder had a brain tumor of some kind and was aware of it?
Answer: There is nothing in the script to indicate that this is true. The only mention made of Mulder's brain is the unusual brain
activity from SE and AF.

Question: Any evidence that mulder was preparing to fake his own death? that the trips to north carolina were made to prepare
a safe house to stay in while he would be in hiding?
Answer: No, there is no evidence of this.

Question: Call me a sap, but do we have any crying scenes? If so, can you tell us what's going on? Thanks!
Answer: Yes. When Scully calls her mother and leaves her a voice mail saying that there's lot going on and she really needs to
talk, she "tries unsuccessfully to stave off tears."  Also, when ABH morphs into Skinner and attacks Scully in the hospital,
Doggett finds her lying on the floor in, contusions on her face, crying.

Question: Does Scully believe Doggetts insinuations or does she believe he is just being insipid?
Answer: They obviously bother her, but she is suspicious of Doggett and eventually figures out who he is.

Question: I also want to know why the heck MaMulder is buried in Raleigh. We don't want her!
Answer: There is no reason given for Teena being buried in Raleigh.

Question: Is Scully still pregnant or what and why is Doggett so mean about Mulder
Answer: Yes, Scully is still pregnant. Doggett seems to be just trying to find Mulder, not being mean. He's trying to find out how
well Scully knew Mulder and if there's anything they can use to help find him.

Here's a few other tidbits that might be interesting for folks:

- In the teaser for part 2, we see the spaceship we saw abduct Mulder descending toward us. The ship stops and hovers over
the desert floor. Then a "vibrating disturbance begins to form in space, like a dome of energy covering the ship". Its intensity
grows until the ship disappears. So the ship and Mulder appear to be out there... only no one can see them.

- When Scully finds Gibson, he tells her she shouldn't have come here because she'll lead them to him. He says he knows
they've taken the man she works with -- Mulder -- and now they've come to take him. He tells Scully she can't stop them and
he's always known that if they found him they would take him.

- While they are still out in the desert at the school, Skinner tells Doggett he thinks Kersh was spying on him and that he
(Doggett) is "being made a pawn in a rigged game." Skinner believes that Doggett is a good enough agent to be in the Director's
chair one day, which is why he's been set up to fail. He tells Doggett the only way to find Mulder is to listen to Scully. But even
if he does find him, he'll still lose because if he puts anything about aliens or UFOs in his report, Kersh will ruin him.

- Gibson has injured his leg. Scully leaves him in the desert and goes back to get help for him. When she and Skinner go back
to get him, he tells her Mulder "is here, somewhere out there." He tells her he can hear Mulder and says, "You're so close now."
Scully has Skinner take Gibson to the hospital and she stays in the desert to search for Mulder.

- Scully is out in the desert calling Mulder's name. Just as she's about to give up, she sees something out of the corner of her
eye. It's a light reflecting down, growing. Scully is "overcome with hope" and calls out Mulder's name again. The light turns out
to be a helicopter rather than the spaceship Scully was hoping for, "The disappointment hitting her like the windblown sand."
The helicopter lands and Doggett joins Scully in the desert.

- When Doggett and Scully leave in the helicopter, we see them running to the helicopter "through a cloaking energy field." That
is what Scully's flashlight beam was hitting in the darkness. As the helicopter leaves, we see the spaceship introduced in the
teaser, sitting "so close that Scully could've thrown a rock and hit it." We then see Mulder on the ship, clamped down, wires
attached to his face, his eyes open and he screams out Scully's name.

Question: Why wasn't Skinner speaking out as a witness to what happened?
Answer: Skinner at one point tells Scully that he will not sell Mulder out and will say what he saw. Scully points out to him that
Kersh has threatened that if anyone mentions aliens or abductions, they're out of a job and that he won't do Mulder any good
by getting fired for telling the truth. Basically, he's keeping his mouth shut in order to keep his job and the resources they need to
search for Mulder. Scully encourages him to do so.

Episode #8:
From Donna Marie I'm sure it's irresponsible to post this so early-so PLEASE realize that this is VERY early to have spoilers
from this episode--and while I know the source is reliable-the scene-character below could *easily* be cut or changed. That
said....
From Donna Maria: " Just found out that ep 8 is written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz. Kim Manners is directing.
Shooting begins October 12th. Story centers around Duffy Haskell, an ex-military man who goes to Scully & Doggett to
investigate his wife's death during childbirth. They discover he is the president of the Ohio Mutual UFO Network and that he
wrote threatening letters to Mulder. This man believes that his wife was impregnated by aliens -- she was a multiple abductee.
Also, Scully finds out that her trusted obstetrician is in on a conspiracy . The casting breakdown states - NOT MY WORDS!
-- that Scully has been consulting him for the past year and that he was helping her to conceive -- that's what the breakdown
says.""

Week ending on September 30th:Something for Gillian Anderson fans... a Sony Classics executive mentioned at the
NYFF press screening that House of Mirth will be released on Dec. 22nd in Los Angeles and New York!
Spoilers:
Episode #4:
More info on "Patience" from the Haven and spoilertown:
From AK:
"First, by the by, I should clarify that both the undertaker and his wife are killed in the teaser. Don't think I was clear on that
before.
There are other Mulder references in ep 4, apart from the ones in Act I.
At one point early on in their investigation, Doggett, in trying to explain the odd footprints they have found, suggests that perhaps
nothing more strange is involved than a killer with a deformed foot. He asks Scully if she's ever heard of Occam's razor. Scully
defines it for him; then comments that Mulder used to call it *Occam's principle of handicapped imagination.*

At one point, Doggett describes Scully as an expert in the paranormal. This makes her very uncomfortable. She prefers to think
of herself as a scientist who's seen a lot.

There's a discussion about making "leaps" in resolving these cases. Doggett notes that most of the X-Files were solved with
"leaps". Doggett distrusts leaps, preferring traditional police work. This lays the groundwork for them to revisit this subject later,
in another scene, already described by somebody else, where Doggett asked her what happened to taking a leap, and
Scully wonders if she's wrong about the case and is just trying too hard to make the pieces fit. As already described in that
other post, Doggett asks if she's trying to be Mulder. He then follows up by saying he may not be Oxford-educated, and his
closest association to an abduction may have been his sister's elopement, but he doesn't think she's wrong about the case.

One more observation. Judging by the script, Doggett seems a bit more open to extreme possibilities than Scully was at the
beginning of her association with Mulder. He's the one who identifies the killer they're seeking.

Doggett gets attacked by the bat creature. Don't remember if I mentioned that before.

Episode # 7:

From Autumn T:
Has to do with a cult called the Ibogan Temple Cult that believe that the path of darkness leads to a higher plane of being. The
FBI has this cult under surveillance.

From Cannot Say on the Spoiler Board:
-The presence of Kersh and Skinner is explained by the fact that two victims of the MOTW who appear in the teaser are FBI
agents who were already on the case. The big brass tends to sit up and take notice when their own are killed. I saw absolutely
nothing that would indicate a mytharc type story. I'm curious about where the Lone Gunmen figure in; I suspect it has more to
do with the Scully end of the story than Doggett's investigation of the X-File.

-The scenes with Scully do seem to be regarding her pregnancy--I think that it's why she can't investigate. I'm sorry---I know
that sounds cryptic, but I don't have enough information about the exact nature of Scully's scenes to be more clear. I just
wouldn't necessarily rule out the possibility that we'll learn more about her pregnancy in this ep.

-In one scene, Skinner and Doggett seem to be covering for Scully where Kersh is concerned. Doggett just doesn't know why,
and he's not happy about that, since he thinks Scully is probably the agent with the most insight and experience to solve the
case. Skinner won't tell him what's up with Scully, though. But toward the end, Doggett gets a clue. And that's really all I can
say about it. I'm sorry. "

Week ending on September 23rd:Frank Spotnitz writes the script for "Via Negativa," his first lone work since 1997's
"Detour" (5X04). The Latin phrase refers to the darkest path taken en route to enlightenment. Skinner, Kersh and the Lone
Gunmen all appear in the episode set to air on 12/10. Tony Wharmby directs.
Spoilers:
From The X-Files U N D E R G R O U N D Apparently this is from an E! interview with William B. Davis, so definitely take
this with a grain of salt (although he said CC told him this in a meeting). WBD said that he and DD would be in episode 7
(8X07). He said that CSM would appear in the episode either alive or dead, no dreams or flashbacks. Meaning that if CSM is
dead, we'd see his body, and otherwise he's still alive. What he said is that Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, and David Duchovny
are writing the episode. Also this can't be part 1 of 2 because according to the OS, "Redrum" airs the week after 8X07. Let's
wait and see if this turns out to be true. Also the 1013 staff got more promotions this year. It is certain that Kim Manners and
John Shiban are now co-executive producers, and that David Amann is a producer. I'm not sure, but possibly Vince Gilligan is
a full executive producer now and Paul Rabwin a supervising producer.

From the eXpress it message board. Gillian Anderson called the Kevin and Bean radio show, and according to them, "She
confirmed that Scully will remain pregnant through the upcoming season; she hinted strongly that the father is indeed Mulder;
and that we will actually see how it is that she got pregnant, sometime before Christmas."

This was on E! this week: According to Wanda how the baby was conceived will found out early in the season by going back in
time, ie flashbacks. She didn't or wouldn't spill the beans on the father though. Both David Duchovny and William B. Davis are
suppose to be in this episode according to other spoilers I have seen.

Someone from spoilertown says: "...as if we already didn't know, ms marita will be making more appearances on XF this
season, from a conversation i had with her manager yesterday, look for her to be showing up all over the place after January,
she's been told to keep her schedule totally clear...."

Just in about "Via Negativa": Has to do with a cult called the Ibogan Temple Cult that believe that the path of darkness
leads to a higher plane of being. The FBI has this cult under surveillance.

Episodes #1 & 2:
Vicki did a q&a:

Q.When Mulder appears as the ABH does Scully know FOR CERTAIN that this is not Mulder? Do we get *any* indication
of where the real Mulder really is?
A:*I* believe she knows for certain he isn't the real Mulder...yes we do see Mulder in the ship out in the desert, a stones throw
away from Scully, but she does not see him :(

Q: Does the real Mulder say anything?
A: The real Mulder says only one word, "Sculllyyyy!" He is yelling her name as he see's her in the desert as she is walking away
from the force field (that the ship is cloaked in I believe) she WAS approaching, she got stopped by I believe Skinner to go to
the hospital with him & Gibson

Q: What is Scully's first reaction when she goes into Mulder's office in the premiere?
A: She goes in and is pissed off that other agents are going through his stuff.

Q: At the end of the two parter do we know the fate of little Gibson?
A: Gibson is a ward of the state at the end of the two parter and nothing else is said about him.

Q: Why is Gibson at the deaf school?
A: He isn't deaf.  It is quiet there for him.

Various spoilers:

There is no indication that Mulder knows of Scully's pregnancy at the end of the two parter.

There is no indication that Scully has any better idea of Mulder's whereabouts at the end of the two parter.

The ABH morphs into many different people during the ep, including Mulder, trying to get his hands on Gibson.

Skinner makes the only reference to Scully's pregnancy.

Another q&a by Vicky:
Q: I would like to know about DD's appearances in the first two eps. Where is he? Does he have any lines?
A: in season premier he appears *AS THE MULDER* I believe twice, the 2nd time we see him he is yelling "Scully" The other
times we *see* him it is when the ABH is morphed as Mulder

Q: When Mulder appears as the ABH does Scully know FOR CERTAIN that this is not Mulder? Do we get *any* indication
of where the real Mulder really is?
A: *I* believe she knows for certain he isn't the real Mulder...yes we do see Mulder in the ship out in the desert, a stones throw
away from Scully, but she does not see him

Q: Does the real Mulder say anything?
A: The real Mulder says only one word, "Sculllyyyy!" He is yelling her name as he see's her in the desert as she is walking away
from the force field (that the ship is cloaked in???) she WAS approaching, she got stopped by I believe Skinner to go to the
hospital with him & Gibson

Q: What is Scully's first reaction when she goes into Mulder's office in the premiere?
A: She goes in and is pissed off that other agents are going through his stuff.

Q: At the end of the two parter do we know the fate of little Gibson?
A: Gibson is a ward of the state at the end of the two parter

Q: Is there any indication in the first two episodes that TLG know that Scully is pregnant?
A: Nope, it appears that the LGM do not know about Scully being pregnant seems only the Skinman does at this point

Q: Can you tell us anything about the interplay between the Gunmen and Skinner? is it dramatic? Comedic? plain interesting?
A: interaction between Skinman & LGM, not comedic.....hmmmmmm, more of a helpful nature.

Q: At the end of the 2 parter,is there any reference as to Gibson's fate, good or bad?
A: nope, yet more questions regarding Gibson, he is last seen in the hospital at the end, where he goes from there only CC
knows script just states that Gibson is "right now a ward of the state."

Q: Could you describe Scully's encounter with ABH?
A: she sees ABH as Mulder when he jumps off the cliff, after that ABH does morph into others as well including Scully when
Scully see's ABH as Mulder she is kinda taken back, not sure, ya know.

Q: What is Gibson doing at the Deaf school? He isn't actually deaf, is he?
A: he is not deaf, it is QUIET there for him :)

Q: follow up to Gibson being (not) deaf does this mean he hears and knows too much? And who placed him there? any
indication?
A: it seems to mean that at the deaf school he doesn't have to listen to "all the other voices" Doesn't say how he ended up there.

Q: I don't know if you have enough info to answer this, but I have to ask: After reading the first two scripts, even though there
isn't any direct mention, do you have any feeling as to how the baby arc will be played out? Does it seem as if CC is going to let
Scully actually have the child? Did you see any clues either way? You're clairvoyant, right? ;)
A: no clues either way, but I am EXTREMELY hopeful

Q: Why does ABH morph into others due to gibson? Is this because he is trying to *capture* Gibby?
A: everyone seems to be wanting to get their hands on Gibson!

Q: When we see Mulder on the ship in the scene when he's calling out to Scully...any indication as to his condition? Is there
reference to what he's wearing?
A: nope says nothing about what he is wearing :( it says that he is lying in limbo, in the space/alien operating theater on a
reclining rack-like table, clamped down hand & foot :( says he is alone, there are no others present.

Various Spoilers:
There is no indication that Mulder knows of Scully's pregnancy at the end of the two parter.
There is no indication that Scully has any better idea of Mulder's whereabouts at the end of the two parter.
The ABH morphs into many different people during the ep, including Mulder, trying to get his hands on Gibson.
Skinner makes the only reference to Scully's pregnancy.

Episode #4:
Have now seen a script for episode 4.  It's an early version, so it doesn't answer all questions, but the answer to whether
there is going to be a continuing focus on Mulder's absence has been answered, at least for this episode.  (It's also fairly
obvious why CC decided to write this one, since this is the episode that will chronologically follow ep 2, not Redrum.)

Skipping over the teaser... as I think may have already been stated, the teaser deals with an attack by the bat creature on an
undertaker.

Act 1 opens on a close-up shot of Fox Mulder's desk nameplate, then pulls back to show it is being held in Scully's hands.
Doggett shows up a few moments later, in the company of some fellow agent/friends who are teasing him about his new digs, as
Scully is still contemplating the nameplate, thinking about putting it into the desk drawer.  Their interaction is awkward at best.
Doggett asks where Scully's space is, and where he should situate himself.  Scully replies that this is *Mulder's* office, and they
are both merely sharing it -- and she puts the nameplate back on the desk to emphasize this point.

Doggett has been a busy guy.  Over the weekend, and earlier that morning, he took the time to read every single X-File in the
cabinet!  He'd only stepped out of the office to get some coffee, thus missing Scully's arrival.

The scene also provides a counterpoint to Mulder's slide show for Scully's benefit that we see in the XF pilot -- only here it is
Scully conducting the slide show for Doggett's benefit.

More from AK:

First, by the by, I should clarify that both the undertaker and his wife are killed in the teaser. Don't think I was clear on that
before.

There are other Mulder references in ep 4, apart from the ones in Act I.

At one point early on in their investigation, Doggett, in trying to explain the odd footprints they have found, suggests that perhaps
nothing more strange is involved than a killer with a deformed foot. He asks Scully if she's ever heard of Occam's razor. Scully
defines it for him; then comments that Mulder used to call it *Occam's principle of handicapped imagination.*

At one point, Doggett describes Scully as an expert in the paranormal. This makes her very uncomfortable. She prefers to think
of herself as a scientist who's seen a lot.

There's a discussion about making "leaps" in resolving these cases. Doggett notes that most of the X-Files were solved with
"leaps". Doggett distrusts leaps, preferring traditional police work. This lays the groundwork for them to revisit this subject later,
in another scene, already described by somebody else, where Doggett asked her what happened to taking a leap, and Scully
wonders if she's wrong about the case and is just trying too hard to make the pieces fit. As already described in that other post,
Doggett asks if she's trying to be Mulder. He then follows up by saying he may not be Oxford-educated, and his closest
association to an abduction may have been his sister's elopement, but he doesn't think she's wrong about the case.

One more observation. Judging by the script, Doggett seems a bit more open to extreme possibilities than Scully was at the
beginning of her association with Mulder. He's the one who identifies the killer they're seeking.

Doggett gets attacked by the bat creature. Don't remember if I mentioned that before.

Episode # 5:
From the Haven on Episode 8X05: It's kind of a cross between Ice and Our Town. Our Town because everyone in
the town is creepy and united in some sick theory. Ice because they're in a secluded place with a limited amount of people and
because they also put worm type creatures into people's bodies.
Scully goes to investigate a murder in nowhereville Utah. (I lived in Utah briefly and there's a lot of nowhereville!!) Anyway,
when she stops for gas she gets stuck in a podunk town if you can actually call it a town (it's actually referred to briefly as a
commune) surrounded by very odd people. They thwart her efforts to leave and Scully get suspicious quickly. She remains
wary when they ask for her medical expertise to help a 'stranger' who is quite sick. As for his sickness - that's pretty much the
bulk of the X-File. It is imposed by the people of the town and they feel those who have it are to be revered. The feel those
who have it become "one with Him." The ending is definitely sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat material.
Little Tidbits:
- Even though Scully seems to be alone on this case, Doggett is not absent. He is trying hard to find her.
-Scully treats Hank ala DD's character in "Playing God." She's in the middle of nowhere without medical supplies or even
electricity.
-Scully gets into a very serious tight spot.
-Have I mentioned how awesome Scully is. Definitely watch for how she tries to save herself.
-Look for a subtle mention of the baby. The notes say "If only one viewer in a hundred gets it, fine."
-Looks like it's going to be a great X-File!
Subtle mention of the baby=Scully putting her hand on her stomach briefly as an "unconscious protection of her unborn child."

Week ending on September 16th:Don't forget to pick up this week's Entertainment Weekly...Gillian Anderson and
Robert Patrick grace the cover, and there's a nice story about the future of our favorite show with interviews and all inside! :-)
Spoilers:
Episode #2:
Answer Summaries:
I didn't see/haven't heard of any Krycek or Marita scenes, so Polly, no 'bee husbandry'. I'm not working from the scripts, but
from things I've gotten though, which is pretty much everything at this point I think. Most of this has made rounds on lists/etc.

Gibson starts off OK in this two parter. He is at the school for the deaf as we've heard. Poor thing tries to run away from
everyone who is looking for him and breaks his leg. Scully does find him, and promises she wont let anything happy to him. He
tells her she said the same thing to him once before.

When Gibson tells Scully she is close to finding Mulder/ to Mulder/ Skinner and Scully are taking Gibson to the hospital to get
his leg set. Scully let's Skinner take Gibson while she stays in the desert to look for Mulder. She cries out for him, though I don't
know if she yells or just speaks his name.

There is character development for Skinner IMHO. He wants to lay it on the line for Mulder, but Scully wont let him throw
away his career since they can 'hang him' with the truth. Skinner realizes that Scully is right. Though he really wants to lay it on
the line for Mulder in this one it seems. There's some great Skinner/LG interaction too.

Whether or not Scully has reason to believe Mulder will return at the end is a difficult question. I get the sense she does believe,
and that we're supposed to know she does believe that they will find him. I could be wrong about that though, I don't think it's
specifically addressed outright. I just really get the sense she believes he's going to come back. In fact, the favorite line I've
heard from this one is 'I think it's [That the ABH was Mulder, and yes, she calls him the Alien Bounty Hunter-who is after
Gibson] true. And possible. And wherever Mulder is, he'd better damn well be smiling.'

That's the line I most hope doesn't get cut.

Last thing for now, I may be able to answer more in a little bit. Doggett's reaction to S being in Mulder's bed. It's the same as
hers. They want to know why the other is there. Scully say's she's there to feed the fish. [In Mulder's bed?]

More, Only because some of these questions just absolutely rocked.

Scully does not find out she's been 'partnered' with Doggett. He's assigned to the department. She does find that out. But I
didn't get any info on her reaction. My guess? Suprised as h*&&

Clothing report for Gumby: The highlights:
Casual Scully which we saw in the trailer
Casual Skinner
Scully Glasses
Mulder in jeans

The lowlights:
Scully in her cross which we also saw in the trailer (don't believe this is addressed in the actual scripts though, but can't be sure).

Where is Mulder. I think, as is always the case with the X-Files, it's open to interpretation. I'm reminded of Duane Barry with
the stuff I've heard, so I think we should be thinking along those lines.

Lastly, and this wasn't asked, but I think it's of merit. I really get the feel that aloneness for Scully is a subtheme in this one.
Quite a few directions are that Scully is 'alone in life' or 'alone' which I think really speaks to both the presence Mulder had in
her life, as well as the gaping hole his absesne has left. To say she's 'alone in life' without him, that's a big statement IMHO
(again, this is a direction, not a line).

Episode #3:

From Shakerbaker on the Spoiler Board:
"First and foremost I'm gonna try to be objective about these episodes [Redrum and Patience] given that they are Mulderless
and one is very Scully lite. I have been lucky enough to receive some excerpts from Redrum and Patience. And
as much as we miss Mulder I do wish to approach these episodes with somewhat an open mind. [Amy note, please remember
this air date has gotten pushed back, that may be due to retooling of the episode which may render the below
moot] [Redrum is]The story of a DA(who happens to be a friend of Doggett)who awakens to find himself accused of his wife's
murder. This story very much reminds me of a STNG episode called “Cause and Effect” where the Enterprise kept
experiencing the same disaster over and over again-and in each time loop the crew gradually starts to realize that something
fatally familiar is going on. They attempt several times in different loops to solve the problem until successful. Now the difference
with this episode is that there is no loop, but rather time is in reverse for Wells(DA)-in other words he's going
backwards in time while everyone else is moving forward. He doesn't realize this @ first, and when he does seeks Doggett's
help in understanding and solving his problem(Dogget and Scully@first think he's nuts). Wells keeps attempting to convince
them. Doggett slowly starts to believe him. Now the time reversal starts from the time Wells is killed by his wife's father. So
there is a key clue from the time Wells awakens in the trailer after having been killed Thursday-But of course it's Wednesday for
Wells so he's OK. The Key involves spiders which in a way is what Wells life is now-he is caught in a spiders web!! To escape
he must solve the puzzle. He awakens-sees a spider and kills it-only it's not dead because now it's Tuesday. Are you getting
thoroughly confused? I sure was and still am!

A spider tattoo is also very pivotal in the story. I know why but don't really want to give away the ending! An important
exchange between Scully and Wells that helps him in the end:

Scully:You realize you have no way of proving it. If tomorrow really is the day before today, we won't have had this
conversation.
Doggett: You'll have to explain it to us all over again. (under his breath) Remind me to skip that freakin meeting.
Scully: Let's say it's true, Mr. Wells. Why do you think it's happening?
Wells:We talked about this yesterday, only--like you said--you don't remember. Whatever it is that's going on here, I think it's
some kind of message.
Scully: Something you alone are meant to understand. Maybe you already have the answer within you.

And Yes, he does. This episode is very Scully lite which is why I believed they moved it back in the schedule(not expecting
great ratings so move it to holiday time). [Amy note, I'm not sure I agree, but it could certainly be the case. My guess about the
reshuffling of the episodes was the others flowed better building off of the premiere two parters and Mulder's abduction"

Episode #4:

According to the OS, the title for this episode is "Patience".
From Shakerbaker: "The story of grizzly murders which appear to be by a huge batlike creature. Its victims are riddled with
multiple bite marks. Scully and Doggett are to investigate (and Yes they are clearly partners). The local Sheriff is very miffed by
Scullys presence and opinion that the attacks are not by a man. Doggett is skeptical of her theory @ first but goes along with
her and clearly defends her with the Sheriff. Yes, he is protective of her and in some scenes he is clearly empathizing with her.
THE exchange that got to me was:
Scully:We've been sitting for 12 hours. The only thing this man appears to be in danger of is loneliness. Maybe I'm wrong.
Maybe this is all just a grand coincidence, and we're wasting time out here.
Doggett:You were so sure before.
Scully: I was sure of the facts as I had deduced them scientifically. But maybe I'm only forcing them into shape. Manufacturing a
theory.
Doggett: What happened to taking a leap?
Scully sits with head down, facing a hard truth.
Scully: Maybe I'm trying too hard.
Doggett: To what? To be Mulder?
Ohhh I love it!! This story is gonna be a really freakin scary MOTW! Both Doggett and Scully are in real jeopardy! And both
are clearly interacting well as partners. I got the sense that Doggett is going to be a very good friend and support to Scully. I
kind of liked the way they interact in this one. And I just love the Mulder presence in Scullys life being addressed. Her obvious
loneliness and need to believe what he would believe (a way of keeping him close to her subconsciously) IMHO!! Hope this
info helps to allay some of the fears about Doggett. I think it shows how CC plans on keeping Mulder very much alive with
Scully!!"

Episode # 5:
According to the official site, the title for this episode is "Roadrunners"
From Daniel @ Fandom:
"From what I read, it was very clouded and hard to understand; then again, I only have just over half of the script. It involves
Scully`s solo investigation of a murder where, she believes, some two dozen people stoned a man to death near Nowhere,
Utah. It's a ghost town. Everyone there is creepy.

I'm missing the first nine pages, including the teaser, so I can't comment on that. But I can say that, from what I've seen, it starts
getting weird when Scully misses a bus that the odd Mr. Milsap doesn't remember seeing. She's running out of fuel -- then, her
car completely stalls -- and she returns to the "town" where she meets Hank, who appears to be a hitch-hiker.

Hank falls ill; he has a seizure and Scully spots a slimy yellow slug beneath his skin. She pulls it out, but it breaks in half and
some of it stays in Hank. Hank spends most of the time in bed, sick, or unconscious, while Scully is dealing with Milsap or the
local Bus Driver -- both of whom, for some reason, don't want Hank injured. Actually, they get quite emotional when Hank, a
complete "stranger," almost dies.

Doggett, meanwhile, has been "ditched" for lack of a better term. He's in Mulder's office. He realizes that Scully is in trouble --
she has fallen victim to the townsfolk who are actually more of a strange cult. Doggett works with a Sheriff to track Scully
down. He finds that Hank, and others, are all missing persons.

The cult, it appears, worships this slug thing that is inside Hank. That's why they don't want him hurt. They incapacitate Scully
and stick a slug inside her. Scully knows that it will kill her if it reaches her brain. Mr. Milsap is hopeful that she is "the One"
whose body can tolerate the slug.

Just what is this slug? I don't know. But there is a scene where Scully approaches a group of people reading what appear to be
Bibles, and when Milsap refers to the slug as "him," the word "Him" is written with an upper-case `H.` Perhaps the slug is what
they believe to be the incarnation of God. As I said, I don't know.

The end takes place in the ghost town and a boarding house that Milsap runs. Scully is tied up and Doggett has tracked her to
this town. She has the slug inside her. Milsap and the Bus Driver play nice to Doggett, but Scully manages to kick over a
kerosene lamp that hopefully grabs Doggett's attention. I think it's okay to assume that she comes out safe and well.

There is a tiny little bit about Scully`s baby. The script actually says only this:

We STEADICAM ahead of Scully as she walks fast, leaves the man behind on his porch. She touches a hand to her stomach
-- an unconscious gesture, one protective of her unborn child. If only one viewer in a hundred gets it, fine.

That's all. It seems to be very Scully-centric. Of the twenty-eight pages that I have, Doggett is in only five of them. That pretty
much gives him the possibility to be in another twenty pages, but there is so much that needs
explaining, I figure he can't be in all of those!"

From someone else who read some of the script:
Wow!!  Just read part of the script for episode 5!  Scully goes to investigate a murder in nowhereville Utah.  (I lived in Utah
briefly and there's a lot of nowhereville!!)  Anyway, when she stops for gas she gets stuck in a podunk town if you can actually
call it a town surrounded by very odd people.  They thwart her efforts to leave and Scully get suspicious quickly.  She remains
wary when they ask for her medical expertise to help a 'stranger' who is quite sick.  As for his sickness -that's pretty much the
bulk of the X-File.  It is imposed by the people of the town and they feel those who have it are to be revered.  I'm trying not to
give too much away.  The ending is definitely sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat material.

Little Tidbits:
- Even though Scully seems to be alone on this case, Doggett is not
absent.  He is trying hard to find her.

-Scully treats Hank ala DD's character in "Playing God."  She's in the
middle of nowhere without medical supplies or even electricity.

-Scully gets into a very serious tight spot.

-Have I mentioned how awesome Scully is.  Definitely watch for how she
tries to save herself.

-Look for a subtle mention of the baby.  The notes say "If only one
viewer in a hundred gets it, fine."

-Looks like it's going to be a great X-File!

Episode #6:
Episode 6 has been named "Invocation" and will air December 03. It's Written by David Amman, Directed by Richard
Compton. Shooting begins 9/20.

Here are some characters being cast:

Billy Underwood: 7 year old child. Mysteriously abducted 10 years ago. Returns w/o having aged but is now creepy -- evil?

Lisa Underwood: Billy's mom. She was on the swing set w/ him when he disappeared. Haunted for 10 years -- not fazed when
her son returns unchanged -- just happy to have him back.

Josh Underwood: 10 year old brother -- doesn't trust his newly returned brotther.

Doug Underwood: Billy father. Distrusts his "son"

From Autumn T:
It takes place in Dexter, Michigan. There is a time stamp of  September 23rd, 2000. Billy Underwood, age 7, disappears from
a swing set on September 23rd, 1990. He shows up 10 years later, but still looks to be 7 years old but now sports a
"Damien-like" stare and won't speak but keeps freaking out his parents, brother and the family dog.

I wouldn't necessarily call it "centric" of either [Amy note: Scully or Doggett]. Also, just for clarification, this disappearance that
happens is not an alien abduction from what I can tell, so those of you hoping this has something to do with Mulder's missing
state all I can say is: not in the draft I saw.

From an anon source:
Billy's mom, Lisa, is approximately 8 months pregnant when she is present at his 'disappearance'. Scully is definitely opening
herself up to the more extreme possibilities. Although the script notes she doesn't know how to give voice to the line in which
she expresses her more Mulderesque belief. While we can't be sure how the scenes will play, Doggett and Scully seem
frustrated at times in the script (and per the script direction) with each other's different approaches.
Examples:
- When Scully and Doggett are at Ronnie's trailer looking around, Doggett steps through piles of junk out front. Scully is
described as 'somewhat unnerved' by Doggett's approach
- Scully silently 'fumes' at the 'slight' and suggestion/implication that she's not as determined as Doggett. "...[Doggett] catches
himself, but it's too late for an apology"
Though it still seems that Doggett is a good guy: Doggett [in reference to his investigative approach]: It's
my process. Know every piece of a case, in case theirs a piece someone overlooked. Direction: Scully nods,-appreciate of
Doggett's comments. Amy note: I'm cool with all of the above (fwiw), I like that Doggett is dedicated to his work and I feel that
the struggles [too strong a word perhaps, slight apprehensions?] between Doggett's and Scully's approaches are interesting.
IMHO, It differentiates her relationship with Doggett from her relationship with Mulder. Shows that
they're really not just mirror imaging the Mulder/Scully dynamic with Scully/Doggett. I can dig that!

Week ending on September 9th:From Cinescape Online: David Duchovny may well appear in eleven episodes in the
coming new season of The X-Files, but one should not expect him to be a major presence in all those he will be in. While
talking to TV Guide, Chris Carter revealed that of the previously reported eleven episodes, only half of them will actually feature
Fox Mulder as a major part of the episode. Carter adds, "The theme of the season is for Mulder...I hope to turn [his absence]
into a virtue."
Spoilers:  More stuff about the 8th season premiere:
Anybody wondering what that opening scene was in the promo that aired during Closure last week? Well, according to the
script, the teaser for the season premiere shows a body floating in a tank of fluid then it shows Mulder's face as it cuts away to
Scully waking up in the hospital. For those who saw the premiere promo, that 1/2 second shot of "yellow goo" is Mulderm\, or
at least Scully's nightmare version of him.
Another expaination: That greenish goo that everyone saw in the Trailer is actually from a nightmare that Scully has in the
beginning of the episode. That's actually Mulder's face in the green goo, though apparently it is meant to evoke the image of a
fetus in the womb-at least from an umbilical cord perspective.

There is a key piece of information which is directly relevant to first Scully/Doggett scene, which has not been discussed, I don't
believe. Scully and Skinner are both ordered to appear before the task force to give their statements.  They are treated by the
other agents present like strangers and suspects.  The script describes the atmosphere there as "Gestapo-like". [This is, of
course, shortly after Kersh has warned them that if they dare to mention aliens or alien abductions or anything else of that ilk in
their statements, they will lose their jobs.] Skinner is immediately called into one of the cubicles in the back of the room to give
his statement.  Scully is ordered to wait along the far wall, where there is a line of chairs, only one of which is occupied.  The
agent there (Doggett) is reading something, looks up when Scully sits down near him, then goes back to reading.  After some
moments, though, he gets up and returns with two glasses of water, one of which he offers to Scully.  He then proceeds to
engage her in conversation, as already indicated elsewhere. The water-throwing appears to be counterpoint to Doggett offering
her the water in the first place.

These are from a myriad of sources all of which are anon:
1. From the second part of the premiere. Doggett finds Scully after her encounter w/ ABH and gathers her up w/ real concern
into his arms as he calls for help with emotion. His concern, it is noted, is for the seriousness of her condition.
2. Episodes 3 and 5, Doggett is referred to as Scully's partner. Now, I haven't seen mention of her making this reference, but he
apparently does.
3. Doggett sitting in Mulder's chair. Scully calls Doggett from the road in ep 5 to get info or a file and when he anwers from the
office she asks 'You're not using Mulder's desk, are you?'.

More on episode #5:
From the O.S. : Scully's stuck in a Utah one-horse town with a cult and a slug. Confused? It's the set-up for the fifth episode,
written by Vince Gilligan. Rod Hardy begins directing the still untitled script on 9/8.
From Autumn T. on AOL: Basic premise: Scully is investigating the stoning death of a person in the middle of nowhere Utah
while Doggett is back in DC. While there she runs into an odd bunch of folks living in a ghost town who are very interested in
her skills as a medical doctor.

Q&A on Episode 8X05 "Untitled", from the Haven:

[Amy note, this is an answer to a question, but the answer reads well on it's own] "As I mentioned she is in Utah investigating a
death. Doggett knows this. She is in communication with him which is why he gets concerned when he can no longer reach her."
Further Amy note, she does call Doggett, but as mentioned below, she calls him once [from the road] to locate a file/information
for her, it doesn't sound like a check in call. From an anon source, when she calls Doggett answers the phone 'X-Files' and
Scully asks him 'How about just "Doggett?"'. She follows with the desk comment below.

Question for Autumn: So she goes to Utah by herself---can we assume that's a ditch?
Answer from Autumn Well, I don't. I don't have the scene of her leaving, but I don't assume it is a ditch. Seems like she's going
to Utah to talk to some law enforcement there. Amy note: I think this is a question of intrepation, as Autumn has rightly
presented it. I've heard from people who do class it as a 'ditch', and who have the scenes pertaining to why/how she left. She
didn't notify Doggett--though I'm not a fan of the word 'ditch' so I'd probably lean towards Autumn, but in the technical sense, it
does sound like she left w/o telling Doggett-I think a lot of folks may be calling this one the first Scully ditch.

Question for Autumn: The "disappearance" is probably against her will.
Answer from Autumn: Yes, but let's not forget she's smart with a pretty strong will.

Question for Autumn: And the moral of the story is, "Scully really DOES need a partner, so why don't you meanies out there
like Doggett yet?" Am I close?
Answer from Autumn: That's not what I got, but your mileage may vary. Amy note, I agree w/ Autumn here. I will say that after
hearing everything we've heard so far about this one, I *really* wish they'd have had this script last season or w/ Mulder as the
partner [think we can persuade them to keep this gem for M's return?]. But as I've also been saying, if I have to watch one
person look/search of another in these first 11 episode, I'd rather see Doggett searching for/rescuing Scully 100% of the time.

From Autumn T. on aol and other anon soures:
Question from AOL [pertaing to the question of a Scully ditch] Why doesn't Doggett go with her, then?

Amy's answer from an anon source: Tbis might help contextualize: "Doggett: I'm following you. Sounds anomalous, alright.
(casual) So, why didn't you call? I'd have tagged along. Scully: Oh. You know...it's just a quick consultation. I got the call over
the weekend, figured I wouldn't bother you. [While I don't want to start posting script peices in their entirety here, I'm leaving
the following narration in because it's just *that* good. Also, if this scene airs it will be good that we know the implications/
intent, IMHO. It's all about Mulder *g*] It's an uncomfortable beat-- both of them knowing she wouldn't have hesitated to
include Mulder. Doggett takes this with admirable grace, however." She then goes on to ask for help finding a cross reference in
Mulder's files.
From Autumn T: I just thought what I read could be a very unsettling episode. I thought it was creepy and it made me very
interested to see this episode and what they do with it. I did not feel it was making a statement about Scully needing Doggett or
getting into trouble because he was not there at all. Which is why I said your mileage may vary. People interpret things
differently. The moral as you stated it was not my interpretation of what I read. Besides, who knows how it will come across
once it is filmed.  I don't see Scully being in any jeopardy at any point as being a message that she needs a partner. She's in
jeopardy all the time on this show. In "Patience" Doggett is in jeopardy, but I don't think the moral of that story is that he really
DOES need a partner and why don't we like Scully yet. ;)
As far as I can tell it [Scully's investigation in the episode] does not have anything to do with Mulder's disappearance, but as I
said I have not read the whole script. I do get the impression however that she's there because the death resembles a number of
unsolved deaths. She has Doggett pull some cases for her that match autopsy results for this victim.

Week ending on September 2nd: According to the official site, the title for episode #4 is "Patience".  Also, Gillian
Anderson and Robert Patrick will be on the cover of Entertainment Weekly in September or October. Speaking of GA, it's
looking like House of Mirth starring Gillian Anderson, will soon be getting a US theatrical release date pretty soon. So we
won't have to watch it on Showtime after all! That great news for all involved. According to the Daily Variety, "After down to
the wire negotiations that saw Showtime plan, then cancel, marketing efforts for Terence Davies' Edith Wharton adaptation "The
House of Mirth," the cabler has agreed, in principle, to sell pic's theatrical rights to Sony Pictures Classics.
Spoilers: Here are spoilers about the premiere straight from the message boards:
Ok guys & gals I know I said Q/A's tonite & I am soooooo sorry, but we are beat after our long day. SO below you will find
the "BED" scene of Scully in Mulder's apt.!!!
MULDER'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT
Angle on Scully at bedroom door.....Scully stands looking for several moments, then steps forward into the doorway.
Looking around the room, "making us wonder what secret narrative is running though her mind". Then she steps into the room
& moves to the bed, to pick up one of Mulder's wrinkled shirts(Vicki note, no it does not say what kind of shirt, just say a
shirt).
CLOSE ON SCULLY
Touching the shirt, as if making or trying to make a connection with Mulder himself. An uncharacteristic gesture for her (Vicki
note, can you say, uh-huh!!!!!!).Her eyes going now to Mulder's unmade bed. Staring at it.
CLOSE ON MULDER'S BED -- HIS PILLOWS
As Scully lies down into frame on her stomach. Lying her head gently on one of the pillows, still holding the wrinkled shirt in her
hands. Her face half-buried in the pillow.
CAMERA PUSHES IN SLOWLY ON SCULLY'S FACE
Wondering exactly what is the source of her clear melancholy. As CAMERA DRIFTS INTO her troubled eyes, they close.

From a great anon source: "Scully actually throws a cup of water in Doggett's face at their first meeting, after he implies that
Mulder was working his way through the secretarial pool. Scully and Doggett meet while waiting in an outer office. She does
not know who he is. He claims to know Mulder and starts to talk about how you never really know your partner... that kind of
thing. She says she knows Mulder well. He makes the comment about the secretarial pool in the course of this conversation.
She figures out who he is, and flips his badge over, reading the name. She throws the water in his face, says "Nice to meet you"
and leaves. [Note, the source said Scully might throw the water first then flip the badge, we'll wait for clarification]  See below

Scully hears her phone being tapped, sees someone watching her apartment and when they pause outside her door, she tears
down the hall after them... but only finds her landlord, who tells her it was Mulder in the hall. She goes back to her apartment to
find her laptop is gone.

After she falls asleep in Mulder's bed, she wakes up in the morning to find Doggett standing in M's bedroom doorway, watching
her."

A reply to that spoiler: "Consider it clarified. Perfect evidence of how a scene may be interpreted according to someone's bias.
(Meaning bias in the form of an orientation toward or against a particular position, not in a derogatory sense.)

As I interpreted that scene, Scully throws the cup of water in Doggett's face because he deceives her as to who he is.  He
pretends to be just another agent, like her, who has been called in for questioning because he knew Mulder.  He engages her in
casual chat about Mulder. He suggests that maybe she didn't really know Mulder, and she retorts that she knew him as well as
anyone.  He then shrugs it off and suggests that the "rumors" were wrong.  When Scully asks what rumors, he speaks of rumors
that Mulder never really trusted Scully, and indicates that the rumors came from women in the secretarial pool that he confided
in.  He then states that Mulder had "made the rounds" of the secretarial pool -- then hurriedly adds that that's just talk. Then,
having tried to get her unsettled, agitated and angry, he casually asks her what is her theory about what happened to Mulder.
This is when Scully begins to smell a rat, and retorts that she doesn't think he ever knew Mulder at all. At which point she
reaches over and flips his upside-down ID badge, identifying him as Doggett (who she already knows to be the head of the task
force investigating Mulder's disappearance).  She tells Doggett he might have just introduced himself, and Doggett says he was
getting around to it.  At this point, she throws the glass of water in his face, and says it's nice to meet him. <snerk>"

From Vicki on the spoiler board: "There is a scene in the desert (part 2 of the premier) where Scully is running off to the car her
& Skinner came in, at this point the ABH has been morphing into everyone it seems like, so Scully jumps in the car, locks the
doors & starts looking for the keys everywhere in the car, but guess who has them...Skinner, who just happens to be standing
at the window of the car, he is trying like heck to get Scully to open up, she won't even acknowledge him, she thinks he could
be the ABH tricking her. After a few she gets out of the car & pulls her gun on Skinner, Skinner pulls his on Scully, they
exchange some words, she wants him to prove he is who he says he is, he says he knows her secret, she says to him, "you say
you know it, tell me", finally Scully lowers her gun, Skinner grabs hers away from Scully & says "I don't like pointing guns at
pregnant women, any more than I like them pointing guns at me" One more thing I will add, a single line from Scully that
happens just a few at the above exchange. She is responding to a comment that Skinner has just made about Mulder not letting
he, meaning Skinner or Scully putting there career's on the line for him, meaning Mulder. Scully: " I cant take the chance that I'll
never see him again"

Here is an edited transcript of the Q&A with the wonderful Vicki from the new XF message boards:.

Q:Some spoilers have indicated that both Scully and Skinner end up in the hospital because of their encounter with the ABH.
What condition are they in? Beaten up? Ill from exposure to alien blood? Are Scully and her baby at risk?

A:Yes both Scully & Skinner are in the hospital at the end of the 2nd parter due to ABH, Skinner's because of the green goo
stuff & Scully because she was roughed up, she is having test run, "some things they want to check out, make sure
of"...otherwise she appears to be fine.

Q: A lot of us here are worried that Mulder is going to be missing for a while after these episodes. I'm personally worried that
Scully is going to be investigating MOW's and that Mulder's presence isn't gong to be felt enough in these episodes. I'm sure I
can work through that, but does this episode, IYHO, yet up Mulder's being missing as an acceptable thing? (Not that it's ever
really acceptable). Amy

A:Amy, IMO what we are left with in part 1 & part 2, *I* feel it is acceptable, being they are acceptable, Scully does believe
& states Mulder was in fact abducted, Doggett DOES NOT want to believe that. I was satisfied with what I read, for now
anyway.

Q:Do the LGM know about Scully's pregnancy? Any reaction, especially Frohike? Do they help determine paternity?? And are
Skinner or LGM overprotective of Scully now?

A:no indication that The LGM now about the pregnancy.....Yes I would say that The Skinman is protective of Scully, definitely,
he does mention the pregnancy to Scully.

Q:My question concerns Scully trying to cope with Mulder's absence. What type of emotions does she demonstrate? And
could you give us any specific examples?

A:Scott, yes from what I read she does show emotions regarding Mulder, some that are used are the following: alone in life
lost in troubling thoughts PO'd sarcastic tearful emotional.

Q:Vicki, are all of the Mulder scenes with the Alien Bounty Hunter as Mulder? Do we get any Mulder in dream, daydream, or
"real time?"-Tlynn

A: the REAL Mulder appears at the very start of Season Premier, at the end of part 2 & at one other point, about 3/4 way
through part 2, from what I read very briefly, otherwise what we see of M is as ABH

Q:Does Scully think that Mulder is dead at the end of the premiere?

A:Scully does NOT think Mulder is dead, no way no how Don't ya just love it

Q:After reading the script, do you think Mulder is the father?

A:script does not say who the father is, but *I* feel just by the way Scully acts that it is Mulder's, but this is JMO, so again no
mention in the scripts.

Q: What is the time frame for the premiere and the following episodes... meaning, how far along is Scully early on in the season.
There was one source who said that time jumped from June to November in just a few episodes... can you clear this up for us?
Thanks again Vicki for doing this for all of us. We really appreciate it!!

A:scripts does not give a time stamp, but it still has Scully in hospital in the teaser

Q:Do we viewers get to see Scully's nightmare about Mulder at the beginning of the ep, or do we just see her waking up from
it? If the nightmare is in the script what are YOUR opinions of it's feel? is it just a mish mash feeling or does she dream
specifics? LOL and a bonus question, does she curse when she calls for Ralph down the big white telephone (barfs)? *g*

A:Do we viewers get to see Scully's nightmare about Mulder at the beginning of the ep, or do we just see her waking up from
it?...YES to both questions! She dreams specifics, she "sits up out of breath from her nightmare, but that's all it was. She's alone
in her room, Alone in life" LOL Ikkle, nope no cursing to the big white thingie

Q: From Lorna, Is there any reference to Theresa's baby and the fact that he seemed unaffected by his exposure to the alien
blood of the ABH? If so, does Scully recognize this and does she make a connection to her own baby? Some have speculated
that Gibson might provide a medium through which Scully and Mulder will communicate. Did you see any evidence of that?
Or is Mulder appearing only in Scully's dreams and as the ABH? Are there any mentions -- out loud -- of Scully's pregnancy?

A:Lorna, sorry took so long, trying to answer each ? from everyone once, ok? No mention of Theresa's baby.  Gibson provided as a medium for M&S, sort of, while in the desert Gibson tells Scully Mulder is SO close. YES, Skinner does mention
out loud, to Scully, about her pregnancy

Q:Are there any other scenes that made you, the reader, go 'awww' from either a Scully missing Mulder or Mulder missing
Scully perspective other than the bed scene?

A:To answer that question, A YEAH BIG TIME!!!!

Q:Do we get any mention of the cross in either ep?

A:No mention of Scully's cross at all in either.

Q: Any morning sickness?

A: yep, as it says "Scully has a date with the porcelain.

Q:How does Gibson Praise play into the script-and when it's all said and done does his appearance help give us an idea of
where Mulder is and what he is doing?

A:Someone, don't know who, slips Gibson's file under the door to Doggett, thinking he has something to do with the "manhunt"
for Mulder, to answer the 2nd part of your question IMO yes it gives you some idea, Gisbon can definitely sense Mulder!!!

Q:More of a technical script ? I guess. I'm very curious about how detailed the script is in relation to the Scully emotional/
angsty scenes. Is it very detailed, or is there room for GA to turn up the heat like we know she can. IYHO Vicki-LOL.

A:IMO yeah there is alot GA has to play with here & knowing how she can nail any great emotional scene I can only imagine
how some of these scenes will be on camera

Q:Is Mulder conscious and aware when we see him? Thanx!

A: In 1 out of the 3 scenes (If I remember correctly) that we get the real Mulder, it appears to be that he is conscious

Q:Jennifer's:How does Scully react when she first meets Doggett?

A: ....ummm lets just say we get feisty Scully

Q:I'm curious if Scully indicates in any way that Maggie Scully knows about this pregnancy?

A: Nope Ma Scully does not appear to know yet.

Q:I'm wondering if he will know or if Scully will tell him she's pregnant? I wished i would have asked this last night.

A:No he does not know about the pregnancy, Scully or for that matter anyone else does not get to even speak w/Mulder

New spoilers for episode #4: Episode four of the eighth season, still untitled, reminds me somewhat of Shapes.  Instead of
changing into a wolf however, the MOTW is a bat.  The creature is described with various adjective such as spindly, large,
sinewy and hairless.  The wings are thin, and veinous.  The print found during the investigation of a body that looks like it's been
bitten repeatedly, shows only the ball of the foot, four toes and hints of webbing.  Detective Abbott and Scully differ when
speculating about whether it's animal or human.  There is more animosity between Scully and the local detective.  (The episode
takes place in Somewhere, Ohio.) Abbott speaks to Doggett excluding Scully and isn't too happy when Scully one ups
Doggett.  Doggett ends up being the mediator between Scully and Abbott.  Scully comes out of the scene smelling like a rose.

The creature was captured 44 years ago and the warden describes him as the model prisoner.  (I guess I shouldn't say him.  As
Scully says [I never said you're looking for a man.])  Anyway they say 'Bird Man of Alcatraz' isn't just interested in bats, he is a
bat.  He spends every waking minute stuffed into the prison window.  All they see is a big eye. He doesn't eat prison food but
they occasionally find rat bones on the floor although no one ever sees him leave the window.  When the warden tries to show
him to Scully and Doggett, he's not there.  He's escaped.

When another body is found the Sheriff's Deputy is furious with Doggett blaming Scully and her far out theories for this next
murder.  Doggett sticks up for Scully, turning the blame over to the bat man.

As Scully and Doggett continue their investigation, Scully doubts herself.  She thinks she's trying too hard.  Doggett wonders if
she's trying to hard to be Mulder.

I won't give away the outcome of the X-File but it's interesting for a MOTW.

New spoilers for episode # 5:  It is written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Rod Hardy. Starts shooting on Sept. 8th. Still
untitled. Takes place in a small town in Utah.  Here are some characters their casting right now:

Hank: a hitchhiker traveling across the country. Road weary but VERY likeable.
Mr. Milsap: Patriarchal. Owner of a rundown boarding house -- Leader of a cult.
Lead Agent: An FBI agent from Salt Lake City office who comes in to investigate SCULLY'S DISAPPEARANCE!

Btw, on September 8 The X-Files will be filming in the Angeles National Forest in Santa Clarita for two days, meaning that
episode will most likely be heavily set in the forest!

Week ending on August 26th: Quiet week really...  The X-Files is well under way filming it's 8th season, and everyone
is behaving themselves... for now. :-)
Spoilers: From the official site: Strange bites mark the next case for Scully and Doggett in Cockrill County, Ohio. The still
untitled fourth episode is written and directed by Chris Carter, and begins shooting on 8/28 [Amy's B-day]. It will tentatively air
on 11/26.
From Autumn on AOL: It takes place in Cockrill County, Ohio. The Monster of the Week has escaped from prison and liked
to shove himself up in the highest window of his cell and eat rats. The story involves a 40 year old murder case. Scully fears she
is "trying too hard" to make mental leaps.

Week ending on August 19th: This week the X-Files crew wrapped up it's filming of the season premiere in San Diego
county's Borrego Springs.  The filming took place in several locations inside Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, where the
temperatures were very hot, up to 110 degrees. In a local paper, it was reported that the town was very thrilled to have them
there too, since it apparently increased the town's business during a normally slow time of the year... The still untitled season
opener leaves off with a cliffhanger that leads into the next episode. The untitled 8X02, written by Chris Carter and directed by
Kim Manners, begins shooting on 8/4 and will tentatively air on 11/12.
And for you Alex Krycek fans: Nicholas Lea stars in the television movie Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye airing on Fox on 8/24 at
8:00 pm ET/PT. He plays a Hollywood executive whose perfect life is turned upside down when he wakes up from a drunken
evening next to a dead woman. Jason Priestly directs and co-stars in the film inspired by Fox's 1942 feature Moontide.
Spoilers:The still untitled season opener leaves off with a cliffhanger that leads into the next episode. The untitled 8X02, written
by Chris Carter and directed by Kim Manners, begins shooting on 8/4 and will tentatively air on 11/12. From anonymous
source: *  Ep opens with recap of Requiem. Then Scully wakes up, still in the hospital, after having a nightmare about what's
happening to Mulder. Cut to credits. *  Regarding Dr. Beth Siegel: "This was cut. The character of Dr. Beth Siegel was cut
from this version of the script. I understand that ep 1 was extensively revised over a ten day period." *  Scully returns to the FBI
to discover Mulder's office essentially being torn apart by an FBI team. Skinner informs her that he just
 found out himself -- it wasn't his decision. He's not calling the shots on this: their new Deputy Director, Alvin Kersh, is! *  No
Mom scene. Presumably they wanted to save the money? I know that FOX was all over them for what it cost to house the
crew in Borrego Hills for two weeks. But Scully does try to reach her Mom by phone. You get the impression from that
conversation (with Mom's voicemail) that Mom doesn't know about little Scully yet. *  Her introduction to Doggett is very
different now -- and, imo, MUCH more dramatically interesting. In fact, assuming the info I've seen in these early spoilers was
mostly correct at some point, I think the changes in the rewrite have greatly improved the episode. *  The Gibson stuff is all very
differently handled now. And there is a LOT of other stuff going on. *  Near the end of this episode, Gibson and Scully have not
even spoken yet. But everyone -- the official FBI team led by Doggett; Scully, Skinner, and some others are all chasing after
Gibson. *  There is a scene between Skinner and the LG in the ep; they're working together. *  There is a scene where Scully
goes back to Mulder's apartment and falls asleep in his bed. (Scully goes to Mulder's apartment because her landlord thought
he saw Mulder, and she wants to see if, by some miracle, he's really returned. He's not there. She misses him terribly, gets very
depressed, and falls asleep on his bed, clutching his shirt. It's very touching, actually) *  Only one vomiting scene in this one. The
FBI as a whole does not know that Scully is preggers -- only Skinner knows.
Script spoilers for eps 1 and 2 from AK: Let me first say, with considerable astonishment, that they are surprisingly GOOD
-- at least on paper. (Of course, I thought The Beginning was really good on paper, and that turned out to be not so wonderful
on screen, so it doesn't always follow. Still...) The characters actually have to work to figure out what's going on -- no intuitive
leaps out of the ether. Characterization is good. There are some wonderful dialogue exchanges. A suspenseful, taut plot.  Some
very scary moments.  It looks like we may be getting a Gibson Praise opening monologue in ep 2, unless that changes, but one
can't expect everything to be perfect.  :-) This is the best Chris Carter work we have seen in a long time, imo.
As far as eps 1 and 2 go: Something for everyone in here. There's quite a bit of Muldertorture going on here.  Carter's
revenge?  <g>Come to that, by the time we get to the end, you could say there was some Scullytorture and Skinnertorture as
well. (In addition to a fair amount of angst at times.)  They both are in the hospital at the end of ep 2... No, Scully is not in the
hospital because she lost the baby. She is in the hospital because she was injured in the line of duty.  (But she was in better
shape then the other guy.  :-) We also get some KickAss! Scully. One has to wonder if someone at 1013 read Joann Humby's
Disconnected.  :-) Skinner has some of the best stuff to work with he's ever been given.  Great Skinner-Scully scenes (including
one where they pull guns on each other, a la The Blessing Way); and a great Skinner-Doggett scene. Doggett comes across as
a very honorable, dedicated good guy, who's being set up for a fall by Kersh, who sees him as possible future competition and
wants to discredit him by placing him in an untenable position:  in charge of the search for the missing Fox Mulder -- with all
parties warned that if the words "alien abduction" are mentioned in anyone's reports, their jobs are in jeopardy. Scully and
Skinner spend a fair amount of time watching Doggett and his team futilely chasing their tails, trying to apply normal FBI
methods to a case where they are entirely irrelevant. There's definitely a certain amount of smirking going on. And frustration.
Skinner and Scully are not exactly part of Doggett's task force that is heading the search for Mulder. Each side uses its own
sources of information and its own methods to end up at the same place at the same time. Everyone is looking for Gibson
Praise. :-) Scully is definitely a believer here.  So is Skinner. Skinner is working with the Lone Gunmen, trying to find Mulder --
another good scene there. Both eps end on cliffhangers of sort. By the end of ep 2, Doggett has been assigned to the X-Files.
Not his choice, or Scully's. But it's already apparent that he likes Scully.
Autumn's take on the spoilers: "Thanks so much AF, for posting this information. I'd like to throw my 2 cents in here as well
if I may." -Let me first say, with considerable astonishment, that they are surprisingly GOOD -- at least on paper- First of all I
completely agree (except I did not like the Beginning much on paper).- "I never thought I'd be saying this, but I'm now very
excited for season 8. I usually don't give my opinion on an episode until after it has aired, but I've rarely seen an episode get
worse in shooting. So, IMHO, the scripts were very good and I am very eager to see them. I do respectfully disagree with AF's
take on the Mulder and Scully relationship, but I suppose we color the things we read with our own perspective making neither
person right or wrong. Plus, I did get the advantage of hearing Gillian in DC this summer tell me that she thought the baby was
Mulder's and that M&S were, in her opinion, sleeping together. I think they've done a really good job of handling the whole
situation in these episodes." -There's quite a bit of Muldertorture going on here. Carter's revenge?- "Well, it's nothing Scully
hasn't gone through. ;)" -We also get some KickAss! Scully.- "HooBoy do we ever. Scully is lonely and pissed." -Skinner has
some of the best stuff to work with he's ever been given.- "I agree. I think that the Skinner fans will be very pleased this year."
-Doggett comes across as a very honorable, dedicated good guy, who's being set up for a fall by Kersh- "I thought I might
dislike this guy, and I didn't at all (except at first and just because I tend to relate more to Scully). If anything Doggett reminded
me of early season 1 Scully in a way. Not a bad person, just trying to do the right thing, and sometimes irritating because he is
not on the same page. Seeing Scully get irritated with someone who will not believe should
be very funny in an ironic way. And the first scene between Doggett and Scully is something." A few other fun things for folks to
think about: -I mentioned after reading some of an earlier version that if there were flashbacks they would be from Amor Fati.
Let me change that. It seems those lunches between DD & CC paid off. All the Duchovny footage with one exception
is new footage. The only real "flashback" is one that Skinner has of his last few moments with Mulder in "Requiem". The "all
things" flashback rumor in these episodes, may I say once again, was total bunk. It was not in any script." -Kersh has got a
promotion. He's now Deputy Director and Skinner's boss.-Scully still really hates Kersh.-"The episode timeframe is June. It is
established by a television showing a real NASA report that took place in June about the possible existence of water on Mars."
DD was there - meaning that his scene or scenes take place in this desert location- "Some do. Not all."
Q and A by Alexxof: Question: Everyone is looking for Gibson Praise. :-) while I think this is a good thing WHY what brings
him into this storyline? Answer: Scully and Skinner are looking for him because there is heavy UFO activity in an area near the
place he was last sighted (and they know the UFO is making a whistle stop tour picking up people like Mulder and Gibson)
Doggett and his team are looking for Gibson because certain files relating to Gibson were stolen out of the FBI by someone
using Mulder's passcard, and they view this as a lead in the search for Gibson. (Look Ma! Plot! Wow!) As for the others
looking for Gibson... *g*
Question: Two questions for ya: why is Scully in the hospital? Answer: Same reason as Skinner: alien bounty hunters and
humans don't mix very well. :-)
Question:and exactly how does Doggett show that he "likes" Scully at the end of ep 2? Answer: It's not so much that he
*shows* it; it's just apparent from the way they interact, and from his agitation when she is injured.
Question/Comment from Autumn T: I do respectfully disagree with AF's take on the Mulder and Scully relationship, but I
suppose we color the things we read with our own perspective making neither person right or wrong. Plus, I did get the
advantage of hearing Gillian in DC this summer tell me that she thought the baby was Mulder's and that M&S were, in her
opinion, sleeping together. I think they've done a really good job of handling the whole situation in these episodes.
Answer: Oh, I have no doubt that GA is playing things as though the baby is Mulder's. And, to be honest, that's a problem I
have with her choices here. Scully was experimented upon; all her ova were removed; and she was left barren. This is actually
established in several episodes, including Requiem. Discovering that she is pregnant should, imo, have been a moment of
absolute horror, not absolute joy, because even if she and Mulder were sleeping together, there is, simply speaking, no possibly
way that she could have become pregnant. (Or at least, not without her knowledge -- and she says that she has no idea how it
happened.) The only possible way that she could become pregnant without knowing how is if someone tampered with her body
... again. (En Ami, anyone?) So unless sometime down the road the folks at 1013 do something to explain this away, I have an
insurmountable reality problem with this storyline. It doesn't make sense. It can't make sense. And all the
wishes and dreams of romantically-inclined shippers who want a baby to "prove" the M/Sc relationship can't make it make
sense. You don't get a baby just because two people love each other truly madly deeply and try really *really* hard; not when
someone's physiology makes it impossible. Having said that.... I was asked, offlist, by a shipper about the shippiness quotient of
these eps. Here is my reply: Well, I'm not a shipper, so I'm not really qualified to answer that
question. But... You have Scully searching high and low for Mulder; You have Scully obviously missing him terribly when she
goes to his apartment and falls asleep on his bed, clutching his shirt; and You have -- possibly -- some kind of psychic
connection between them where she may be sensing him at times. So the shippiness quotient is probably okay for shippers.
But it won't offend noromos either, at least not this noromo.
Question Thanks for all the great info. I had two questions Why is Skinner in the hospital and do we get to see everyone's
favorite rat? Thanks Answer: As I said privately, it's a pleasure. I enjoyed extex' spoilers for a long time; happy to return the
favor. Skinner is in the hospital because humans and alien bounty hunters don't mix very well. And Krycek, alas, is missing from
these eps. Not a surprise, but a disappointment for this Krycek fan.
About episode #3: "Redrum": The story is told almost entirely from Martin Wells’ point of view. Reminds me of how
“Hungry” was told from Rob Roberts’ point of view. Secondary storyline is the relationship between Doggett & Wells
All indications are that this is a Scully-lite episode. Only 9 instances of Scully dialogue in what I've seen to date. No mention of
Mulder. However, I have not seen the entire episode, so there may be mention in the parts I have not seen. Scully & Doggett
appear in the teaser Time stamp: 13 November 2000  Martin Wells’ court case is number 8ABX03 – the episode number for
“Redrum” When Martin Wells tells Scully & Doggett that he is traveling backward in time, Scully doesn't dismiss it outright.
Instead, she asks Wells why he thinks this is happening & notes that maybe the answer is within him.Wells spends one night at
Doggett’s house so we get a chance to see how Doggett lives Doggett doesn't hesitate to pull his gun or use it
Can you say “nanny-cam”? Keep an eye on “spider man” Doggett saves the day & Scully is along for the ride. Remember, all
of these spoilers are from an early version of the episode. Things could change drastically by the time filming occurs.
Question and Answer from Autumn T. Question: If he's going back to previous days, then presumably he'd have
interacted with people on those days, so they'd be going back in time too. Answer: But they are just living that day normally. He
*knows* he is going backwards. He has the knowledge of the other days. So, for instance, on Wednesday he remembers
Thursday and Friday, not Tuesday. Everyone else remembers Tuesday.
Question: Does he start living his day backwards or does everyone? Answer: Just him. And it is not his day he lives backwards
but that he wakes up and every morning it is the day before instead of the next. The lawyer accused of murdering his wife is
Martin Wells. He is a friend of Doggett's, which is why Doggett and Scully are involved. Martin is killed in
the teaser. The X-File is that he then starts living his life backwards one day at a time as he tries to prove he was framed and
avoid his untimely end. BTW, the start date for shooting this episode was August 16th
About episode #4: -- Still Untitled...will be written and directed by Chris Carter. Shooting begins on August 28th. Takes place
in a small Ohio town and involves a sexist sheriff who resents Scully and her authority. An anon source confirms though alludes
to the sheriff being more taken aback by Scully's theories. Also, the source reports there may be (if it isn't cut) a scene where
Doggett asks Scully if she's trying too hard to be (think like) Mulder.
Detective Abbott: 40's. an Ohio sheriff w/ strong personality and an alpha presence. He is in charge -- he has much dislike for
Scully and her being in charge makes it worse.
Myron Stefaniuk: Late 50-60's. Man of few words -- doesn't want to be bothered -- for a reason.
Sheriff's Deputy: Angered when Scully's investigation leads to sheriff's death.
It seems to deal with a highly controversial case from 40 years ago in a small Ohio town. One very interesting character is a
"human bat"!!

Week ending on August 12th: No news this week.
Spoilers:A tiny season eight detail courtesy of Lorilin, from E! Online`s Watch With Wanda transcript: "The opener is a
two-part episode shot in the desert. David Duchovny (who will only be in thirteen eps total this season) is in it, as are the Lone
Gunmen." And finally, Autumn Tysko has revealed some details about episode three of season eight. It is called "Redrum" (spell
it backwards and you get Murder) and it is written by Steve Maeda and Daniel Arkin, and will be directed by Peter Markle.
Steve Maeda previously wrote Brand X (with Greg Walker) and a few episodes of Harsh Realm, while Daniel Arkin previously
wrote Arcadia, and Peter Markle previously directed Christmas Carol and Alpha. Autumn says, "It takes place in Baltimore,
MD. It's definitely a standalone episode. It's about a man who is a federal prosecuter who finds himself on trial for the murder of
his wife." Of course there will be a supernatural element to it; what that is, we can only guess.
More on episode 3: The federal prosecutor on trial is actually an old friend of John Doggett.  He of course denies killing hiswife.
As for the supernatural element - stop reading now if you don't want to know - Martin Wells is moving backward in time. Sort
of like Merlin from Sword in the Stone. Today is Thursday, tomorrow for him would be Wednesday, etc. He
doesn't remember anything that to everyone else happened previously because he hasn't lived it yet. Martin is very interested in
discussing this with Scully. I'm pretty sure the episode follows Martin's time line. Meaning we experience the days backwards
like he does.  It sounds great and you can just image how the inmates feel about having the very prosecutor
who put them away in the same prison with them.

Week ending on August 5th:  Some sad news this week: "On Monday, there was an accident on the XF set. Crew
members were setting up scaffolding to film a chase scene down a stairwell -- they were rigging a camera to film through an
outside window.  The scaffolding fell into live wires and one crew member, Jim Engh, was killed and six others injured.  All six
are in the hospital, one in critical condition, two serious, and the others good. Chris Carter made a statement: "All of us are
deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our friend and colleague Jim Engh. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. He will be
deeply missed by all who have known him and worked with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with the other crew members
who were injured. We wish them a speedy recovery."
Spoilers:Supposedly this comes from someone on the inside: The season opener starts a day or so after Scully's revelation
about being pregnant.  She is very emotional and insists that she won't stop until she finds Mulder.  She goes to see the doctor
who treated Mulder to find out more about the brain abnormality, but he isn't very helpful. She has dinner with her mom, and the
conversation doesn't directly say (but can take it as being understood) that it's Mulder's child. When she gets home a message
from Skinner says that he's found something.When she gets to his office he introduces her to Doggett (Robert Patrick) and says
they've found Gibson Praise. They go to see Gibson. He says he has a connection to Mulder. Scully's
torn about whether to believe, but asks if Mulder is ok. Gibson says "You already know.  You have a connection to him too."
And in part 3 we learn more about John Doggett. We also see the flashback scene everyone's been waiting for - "all things."
Not a sex scene but a "passionate embrace."
From Star: Seems Scully finds Gibson in act one of the second part of the two parter, not the first part. Scully finds him in a
desolate desert, though it seems he has been @ a school for the hearing impaired. My read on what little I've seen is that while
Scully's emotions may be close to the surface, by the time she's at the Office on her first day back w/o Mulder she's
professional and doesn't let them see she's affected (to a large extent)-that's my read on it, nothing more than that. It does say
(not quoting) that while she's pulled together she's still troubled. Could play very differently. Could be re-written. The opening
scene reads really well in terms of direction-so hopefully it will play that way, if not re-written :-) There are agents going through
Mulder's office, to try and piece together what happened. Scully isn't too happy about this manhunt they're having for Mulder.
Again interesting direction-especially about S's entrance to M's office. Again please note, these are one persons take on what
they've read/heard/seen and like most things information is open to interpretation and as is always the case w/ TXF scenes may
be cut/re-written/added.
And more from various sources: Kersh is also in this premiere. The Gunmen are in the premiere and they appear to be helping
Scully in a manner many fans will dig, for example debugging her apartment. Scully sees 'cut aways' of Mulder which seem to be
akin to the scenes of Mulder in pain from Amor Fati. Since Scully was not in the room to view those scenes in Amor Fati it's
hard to get a read on how they're being used. Scully is told to stand down in the search for Mulder. It seems the Alien Bounty
Hunter is in the episode and that he morphs into Scully at one point. Scully has what seems to be a great/emotional scene with
Skinner and Doctor Beth Siegler. Scully confides to the Gunmen that she's looking for Gibson.
And that's all this week, folks! :-)

Week ending on July 29th:  Well, it's been quite a busy week...the BIGGEST and most shocking news, according to
Entertainment Weekly, and by way of Chris Carter, is that Gillian Anderson has extended her contract another whole
year to include a possible 9th season! Maybe this won't be the last season after all, but does that mean David Duchovny won't
be around? And, hey, won't we have to wait even longer for a movie sequel? What's really going on?
Spoilers: Chris Carter has been making his rounds...he spoke at a comic book convention in San Diego, where he left some
good hints about the 8th season story line for us to sink our teeth into. Here are a few of the best quotes from him: "Yes, there is
potential she was having sex. We're going to play with that story line this year actually and find out what exactly happened. We
hinted at some sort of relationship in the episode "all things" which was actually Gillian's written and directed episode. So there is
was a nod to a possibility. And we're going to play with that some more."... "It's primetime television. You can't consummate ---
What happens is that it makes it a lot more fun to now go back and find out what really happened. And so, I think if anyone
feels cheated, they will get their prurient interest satisfied."... "I would never assume anything on the XF and anything can
happen. But I'll tell you, I think it would be a big cheat if it was a false positive or a phony pregnancy, certainly after all this time.
It would be like bringing back a dead character."...  "Indeed, one of this season's episodes (written and directed by Anderson)
will begin and end in the bedroom." ''We're gonna break all the barriers of what you can do on prime time.'':-O  He also spoke
at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, and shed some more light on the mystery...We now learn
that that New Year's Eve kiss that M&S shared might have been a prelude to some off-screen action. He also confirmed that
Mulder will appear in the first 2 episodes this season, but would not admit to the flashback rumors.  He was nice enough to
inform us that Mrs. Scully will return this season to support Scully in her blessed way, and we'll also get to see Gibson Praise
again. Can you say continuity! :-) Whew! Remember, shooting just started up again this week, so I'm sure more spoilers will be
on the way.

Week ending on July 22nd: Well, the decision has been made, and Robert Patrick is the lucky guy! He was chosen to
play the blue collar, Agent John Doggett, who's a former marine turned cop turned FBI agent who will head the investigative
team assigned to searching for the missing/abducted Mulder.  In other words...he'll be Scully's sidekick while Mulder's away.
Patrick is contracted for the whole season, so he should be an interesting character to follow. Patrick won the role soon after
word got around earlier this week about who the final four contenders for the part were, which were: Lou Diamond Phillips,
Bruce Campbell, Hart Bochner, by the way.  Also, this week, The X-Files was nominated for seven Emmy awards this season,
but unfortunately, none of those included nominations for David Duchovny or Gillian Anderson this time. And lastly, filming for
the 8th season starts this upcoming week on July 25th... Kim Manners will direct Chris Carter's still untitled season opener !
You know what that means? Only 4 more months to go before we get to see a new episode!!! November 5th is the big day!!!
Boy, summer can be such a torture a times. :-)

Week ending on July 15th: Thanks to a report from Entertainment Weekly's website, we're finally able to dismiss some
of the rumors going around.  Let's just quote the whole thing: " There are two things any diehard ''X-Files'' junkie can count on:
lame ''truth is out there'' jokes and a plethora of wacky rumors. Herewith we sort out all the Internet innuendo and fan-furnished
falsities. Trust us -- the truth is in here!
RUMOR Stephen Rea (''The Crying Game''), Chris Noth (''Sex and the City''), or David Caruso (um...) will ''X''-mark the spot
as Scully's new sidekick. False. A source at Fox nixes all three candidates, though he notes that Rea and ''X-Files'' creator
Chris Carter did talk last year about a multi-episode guest spot.
RUMOR Casting directors are looking for a ''blue-collar'' type for the part. False. While the producers aren't looking for
another ''slickster'' like Mulder, they're not out looking for Tom Arnold, either (thank god).
RUMOR Duchovny will appear in only two episodes of the new season. False. While the Fox source confirms Mulder will
''disappear'' after the first two segments of the next season, his absence will last only 8 or 9 episodes -- after which he'll return
to finish his 11-episode commitment. Hopefully, he'll make enough time for one more ''Red Shoe Diaries'' cameo."
Ok, so I hope this sheds some light on the truth.

Week ending on July 8th: This week all the talk has been about the lucky actor who will be chosen to play Scully's
partner.  Of course there have been many speculations, but the most recently talked about contender, is Chris Noth...the Law
& Order and Sex in the City star is said to being sought after by Chris Carter, but at the same time, Noth is committed to do a
play on Broadway that begins rehearsals next month, and opens in September, so will he find time for The X-Files? He'd be
crazy not to...we'll have to wait to see if he's the one.  The other interesting consideration heard this week is for former NYPD
Blue star, David Caruso.  And on a small, 1013 related note, there's a rumor 'out there' that says Millennium may return for its
fourth season with a 7 episode arc in the fall. Hey, I just post this stuff. :-)

Week ending on July 1st:  A lot this week! First of all, most of the blurb has been about William B. Davis' comments
about the upcoming season that was held at a convention in Texas.  According to the actor who plays the Cigarette Smoking
Man, Mulder will be in the first 2 episodes only and then will return towards the end of the season. Let's hope he knows what
he's talking about. :-)  If not, we can almost be sure that Mulder will return in 2001, probably in late January or as episode
number one of the February sweeps period. And this should be episode ten or eleven of the season.  Next, this is supposed to
come from someone on the inside who's been right before: "The first two eps should have Mulder in flashbacks as Scully
remembers from all things, Requeim and a few more. I was told that Scully and Mulder wanted a child together. And I was
also told that CC and DD had a secret meeting to talk about the show. It seems CC is trying to get on DD's good side, and we
may see DD as Mulder in more eps in the 8th season, since there might not be a movie, we just have to wait and see folks..."
This o said this: "Mulder is the Father of Scully's child, CC and crew are planning on showing clips of M&S's night together to
keep the fans from leaveing when Mulder's gone,The new season begins with Scully searching for Mulder, and Scully finds
Mulder in about the 12th episode, he doesn't remember much about his abduction." And finally, there's a rumor going around
that, well known actor, Ray Liotta, is possibly up for the role of Scully's new partner.  Interesting huh? Well, as usual...only time
will tell if any of this is true. Whew!

Week ending on June 24th:  The biggest news this week has been Rick Millikan's casting call for Scully's partner this
coming up season.  The lucky actor must possess the following attributes: he's going to be male, 30's to 40's and an ex-police
officer. He's supposed to be a blue collar kind of guy who gets recruited into the Bureau.  Shooting for the new character is
supposed to start on July 25th.  We also got a new rumor going around this week: the show may pick up with Scully being 5 to
6 months pregnant and they may be discussing -- twins! With one either being taken or dying. :-O!

Week ending on June 17th: Well, there have been a bunch of so-called spoilers that could be true or false, so I'll just
mention the most popular ones. The biggest talk continues to be about the finale "Requiem" and supposed kissing scenes that
were left out of the cut. Nobody has verified this yet, but word has it that there might extra footage floating around out there,
especially one which features more of a shippy Mulder/Scully hallway moment. Also, someone claims to know the outline for
Season 8 which mentions such things as the return of characters played by William B.Davis, Armin Mueller Stahl, and even
Steven Williams.  Wow...And last but not least...word is out that the shooting for the season premiere will involve a closed,
cleared set. Now that's gonna make make spoilers hard to come by! :-)

Week ending on June 10th: Anyone else wondering why the number of episodes that David Duchovny is supposed to
appear in next season keeps changing? Okay, at first, the number originally quoted was 6-11 episodes, then it was 11, and then
it went back to only 8, but now we know why: He was contracted to film for a period of 3 months out of the year, which could
be any number between 6-11 episodes after all!  We just have to keep our fingers crossed and hope that 3 months will be
enough time to have him do as many as 11 episodes. But if not, let's just consider ourselves lucky that he's coming back at all...I
suppose any Mulder is better than no Mulder at all. :-)

Week ending on June 3rd:  This week there were a bunch of interviews with some of our favorite people, so beware of
spoilers...here's what we learned:  During an Italian radio interview David Duchovny, when asked about the father of Scully's
child, said that the child is Mulder's and not an alien.:-)  Once again, Chris Carter has hinted back to the scene in "all things" as
reference to the developments in "Requiem".  He also mentioned that Scully would be getting a new partner during the next
season while Mulder's gone, but I guess that doesn't come as a surprise does it?  It's going to be an interesting season!

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