In the spring of 2000, after the seventh season of "The X-Files" was aired, the performance contract between the actor David William Duchovny and 20th Century Fox just expired. Will he renew his contract with the production company to continue to star in the eighth season? The show integrates the focus of attention of all audiences. His stay for a while determines the survival of the entire series, because even the screenwriter and director Chris Carter also said that if Duchovny quits, he has to choose.
As a result, fortunately, Duchovny agreed to perform in the eighth season for half of the season, keeping the golden crew of "The X-Files". But he only appeared as a supporting role . Robert Patrick , who played the liquid metal man in " Terminator 2: Judgment Day ", replaced Duchovny as the actor in the eighth season. His role as John Dougert was responsible for finding The mission of Mod, who was missing in one season.
Although David William Duchovny did not completely leave "The X-Files", the eighth season of the show was hit hard: its ratings dropped drastically, and it encountered an unprecedented coldness. Even Gillian Leigh Anderson could not recover this. Kind of decline. This is arguably the darkest moment in the history of "The X-Files".
