Last week, we got a first look at Mulder and Scully in the set of the new X-Files miniseries that's currently shooting in Vancouver, and I'm fans are happy to see David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return to reprise their iconic roles. Talking to TV Line, Anderson discussed what it's like bringing her character back on the show:
"[It's] strange to be back here. This is a lot of flashbacks, a lot of deja vu, a lot of remembering dynamics - and it's... a thicker substance to wade through than I'd thought... It feels like it's been a long time since I've played her. I can't remember what year the movie was, but it felt like [Scully] was further away from me than I'd thought she would be. But I've also worked really hard at putting her entirely to sleep, so that was successful; she's just taken longer to wake up."
She went on to reveal that she had read the scripts for the miniseries' first two episodes, and described the season premiere as "Slow. Intense. And it's setting groundwork, so it's got a particular role to play. It does exactly what it needs to do. What's a single word for fulfilling that requirement? Functional? Appropriate? Functional works. Slow, intense and functional."
I thought X-Files had always been slow and intense. Part of what made the series great was the show's tendency to build suspense while Mulder and Scully try to unravel the mysteries they investigate.
X-Files will return on TV on January 2016. Are you excited to see this miniseries?
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