Fox first confirmed that Mulder and Scully would be split in the
upcoming revival during its summer Television Critics Association
session after reporters were shown a clip from the January premiere, "My
Struggle," which indicated as much. The subsequent fan reaction to the
news has been mixed, at best.
"We do it in an interesting way," The X-Files creator Chris Carter tells The Hollywood Reporter
of his decision to break up the popular couple. "We play with that
relationship [in the event series]. We put some of the tension back in
that was relieved by them being together. It added to the storytelling
opportunities. It’s something that I came up with; I had been thinking
about it. There was always talk of [breaking them up] if we did another
movie."
During a panel — with Mitch Pileggi (Skinner) — at Pittsburgh's Wizard World Comic Con this weekend, Duchovny hinted the duo might not work out everything by the time the six-episode event series concludes.
"In the beginning of these six episodes, we seem to be estranged,"
Duchovny told fans when he was asked about the state of the
Mulder/Scully relationship. "I don't know where it's going. I really
don't know. I'm trying to think [what was] the end of the sixth episode …
"
Story: Hollywood Reporter