10 Times The X-Files Mythology Confused Fans

The character of Diana Fowley really got under Dana Scully’s skin. Introduced in season five, Mulder’s former flame seemed too good to be true when she waltzed back into his life at a crucial point in his quest. Was she really on his side? Or was she working with the syndicate to tie Mulder in knots?

The question was answered at the tail end of her introductory episode; tasked with guarding a boy described as “the key to everything in the X-Files” Diana was shot through a motel window.

But Wait...

The following season’s opener tells us something else entirely. It turns out Diana Fowley was not on Mulder’s side but actually in league with the cigarette smoking man and his shadow government. In other words; the same people who had her gunned down at the end of the previous season.

Maybe, the shooting was designed to trick Mulder into believing she was an ally but does that theory hold up? It’s a bit of a stretch to believe anyone would agree to be shot just to prove a point. Diana was found dead later in the season, presumably killed by her employers who must be up there with the worst of all time.