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During The X-Files Season 2, Gillian Anderson was pregnant. So, the series has Scully get kidnapped and abducted in the episode "Duane Barry." A few episodes later, she mysteriously.. The storylines were widely affected by the pregnancy of actress Gillian Anderson; it was decided that Scully would be kidnapped and abducted by aliens, explaining her absence and allowing her to appear comatose two episodes later, which ultimately added more intricacies to the mythology.

Gillian Anderson's pregnancy was the main feature of the first half of season two. As unplanned as this was, it was a tremendously good thing for the show as we saw an extended storyline for the first time.. During her appearance on Today on Wednesday, April 3, the actress, 55, spoke with Savannah Guthrie about returning to work on The X-Files just 10 days after welcoming her oldest child, daughter.