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The X-Files episode Never Again first aired on Febuary 2, 1997. The episode was the last scripted for the series by Glen Morgan and James Wong until the revival and only the second episode to show Scully going on a date with someone. Jodie Foster provided a voice for the episode. Foster played Clarice Starling in the movie adaptation of Silence of the Lambs, which played a role in inspiring the creation of Dana Scully. The episode was filmed before the episode Leonard Betts, which revealed Scully had cancer, but aired after it. Actress Gillian Anderson has stated that she would have played the episode differently had she known her character knew she was facing cancer. The episode pointed out how Mulder-centric the X-Files had been and how restless Scully had become with her life. After a dangerous affair and poisoned tattoo had risked her life on a lame assignment Mulder had put her on while he was at Graceland on a forced vacation, a confused Mulder asked if this was all because she didn't have a desk? Scully tells him seriously, "Not everything is about you, Mulder. This is my life." ("Never Again", X-Files, TV Event)

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1997 GA: Scully's Love Life, Rodney and Clyde, and DD/Tea's Recent Vows

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October 1997:

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US: Why is Scully such a failure when it comes to affairs of the heart?

GILLIAN: That's not true. She had one date in the first season. [pauses] and another last year.

US: My point exactly. Do you have any tips you'd want to offer her?

GILLIAN: I'd like to say to her, "Loosen up. Just be yourself." Wait. That's not true. She is herself, but her life is about her work and not about personal relationships. When she's put into those intimate situations she's a bit stiff. Last season there was this episode where Scully gets a tattoo. And this guy that she's attraced to is standing right over her, staring right into her eyes. And how does she react? Her reactions are all about the pain of and fear of getting a tattoo. Now, somebody else--like me, for example--would have really played up the erotic possibilities of the situation. I would have taken advantage of looking into his eyes and playing up the pain and sensuality.

US: What exactly are we talking about here? Wasn't Scully's beautifully cheekboned companion played by your boyfriend, Rodney Rowland?

GILLIAN: [laughs]

Well, we didn't start going out until months later. At the time, neither of us was in the right place to be in a relationship. We were just friends and would talk on the phone now and again. Eventually, we went out with some mutual friends for dinner and then...[trails off]

US: Wait a second. Technically, you're still married right?

GILLIAN: We're separated. But by the time this come out we may be divorced. You know, I believe people are in our lives for a reason. We're here to learn from each other. And sometimes things change. Um, things change.

US: Did you marriage turn you off to whirlwind courtships?

GILLIAN: At the time, everybody said, "It's not long enough" and "You guys should date for a while." Now I honestly have to say--although I don't think it's a mistake, because he's great person and we have Piper--but if I ever get married again, it will be after knowing someone for a long time first.

US: Describe the past three years.

GILLIAN: You mean, like, marriage, pregnancy, divorce, the series? There were times when I thought my heart was going to just stop and I'd keel over. I didn't think I could stand any more stress and live. Or be sane.

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US: Does anyone have a pet nickname for you?

GILLIAN: My grandmother called me Gilly, but that's the extent of it. Name diminuizations--is that a word?--haven't been something that's been a part of my family or my life. {Pause} [Rod] has a funny name for me. It's cute. But it's not endearing. He's one of those people who have to abbreviate everything. You know, sushi is "soosh." So he calls me Gla. Those are my intitials: G.L.A. Gillian Leigh Anderson.

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BONUS

A brief sighting of David Duchovny:

It's anyone's guess if Anderson's co-workers have spotted her, across the pool, protecting her pale skin from the blazing Bakersfield sun under a wooden lanai. To be certain, no one's waving at her or calling out hello, and she's not flagging them down either. After 15 hours together, you guess, you'd probably feel comfortable ignoring your co-workers, too....

GILLIAN: [Discussing what bothers her conscience] If I say something mean to somebody. When I was growing up, I was the brunt of that--and I really dished it out, too. My sarcastic wit was just a part of who I was. I would say things to people out of the blue that could just tear them down, and then I'd just walk away. I was so bad. But today I wll do anything in my power not to say those things. And if something slips out, I'll use the first chance I get to apologize to them. To me, that's what it means to take advantage of an opportunity to change. [Suddenly swings around and fixes her gaze on a lanky, shirtless man with quite well-defined abdominals as he slumps into a lounge chair by the pool] Hey, you get to see David Duchovny in shorts. {laughs happily}

US: David and Tea Leoni recently got married. Were you surprised?

GILLIAN: I was and I wasn't. At that point, I'd met Tea once and I knew just by the way they were together that there was something different about the relationship than there'd been with the previous girlfriend. So when I heard, I wasn't surprised they got married. But I was sort of surprised that he didn't tell me first. But I don't tell him stuff, either. I mean, he's a friend, and I care about him. And once in a while we share initimate information. Basically, we just work together. What I also didn't expect is that he called me from New York when he was making his "I'm sorry I didn't tell you" calls.

US: How many calls do you think he made before he got around to you?

GILLIAN: I wouldn't venture to guess. [laughs]

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The X Files 4x13: Never Again (Rob Bowman, 1997).

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This week on Space: Above and Beyond they just casually give an unnamed one off character a meaty conversations that perfectly encapsulates the ideas and themes this series was going for.

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i was today years old when i realized this was the guy who played ed jerse 🥲🙃