The X-Files' First 'Scully Replacement' Episode Is Hard To Watch 33 Years Later

By the end of its run, The X-Files had become somewhat infamous for separating its two-man team of Mulder and Scully, a dynamic the show had masterfully perfected throughout its first seven seasons. As the show drew closer to its conclusion, star David Duchovny began putting more and more distance between himself and The X-Files, leaving Gillian Anderson's Scully to fend for herself without him.