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Fox Mulder and Dana Scully were brilliantly crafted characters, says Garcia of why the show spoke to her.
They were both flawed and made mistakes.
Credit: Ed Araquel/Fox
They felt like real people.
It was more like the way a novel is written.
I found it absolutely compelling.
However, there are a few obstacles both authors had to face.
They mention a couple of times in the series that she had visions.
Scully is always willing to believe, but she really does need that proof.
Its never a comfortable acceptance.
At the core, Mulder is incredibly loyal and earnest, but also very stubborn and impulsive.
These books had to function on two levels.
One way to do that was to base both mysteries in reality.
There was a thing called MKUltra, or the Monarch Project.
They used it as part of the backstory forStranger Things, explains Maberry.
Thats in my bookandthe TV show as thats what the Syndicate was using to develop super soldiers and spies.
BothThe X-Files: Originsbooks,Devils AdvocateandAgent of Chaos, are available now.
