10 Times The X-Files Mythology Confused Fans
8. Antivirals Vs Alien Virus
With David Duchovny scheduled to only appear in half of season eight’s episodes, the writers had to find a way to get the main man out of the show. Naturally, they thought the best way to do that was an alien abduction and have him returned halfway through the season - dead.
After Mulder’s funeral another alien abductee known as Billy Miles shed his skin and became a super-soldier. Scully had a hunch the same thing would happen to Mulder, so she dug his body up and learned he was alive. (I know) All she had to do was stop this weird skin shedding, metamorphosis from taking place and Mulder would be chasing aliens in no time.
But Wait...
It was easy. Too easy in fact. Scully, through the wonders of science discovers the metamorphosis is being caused by a virus. How does she save Mulder from this horrific fate? With antivirals, of course. That’s right, the out of this world virus designed to replace humans with alien facsimiles was cured with antivirals. Huh?