10 Most Bizarre TV Series Finales In History
8. Mulder and Scully's Miraculous Conception
The original X-Files series finale in 2002 was a chaotic climax of nine seasons worth of conspiracies. When the series came back in 2016, there was a hope that fans would get something more satisfying. The eleventh season was loosely tied together by the search for their son, William, who wasn't their son at all. The season premiere had revealed him to be the son of Scully and the Cigarette Smoking Man, the result of a non-consensual science experiment conducted by the latter. William was, technically, Mulder's half-brother.
The series ends with a blood-soaked finale that asked more questions than it answered. In 43 minutes; Skinner kills Reyes. The Cigarette Smoking Man (presumably) kills Skinner. Cigarette Smoking Man kills William, believing him to be Mulder. Mulder kills the Cigarette Smoking Man. Scully reveals that she's miraculously pregnant. William is able to survive the shooting due to his regenerative abilities. It's a lot to take in!
This was never intended as the very end of The X-Files and Carter harbours hopes of a twelfth season to build on the events he set up. Gillian Anderson has no intention to return, however, so for now, this brutal gunfight marks an abrupt ending for decades of mythology.