Today I Learned That:

Today I learned that:

Not only was David Duchovny the one who continually got his friends and collaborators hired on The X-Files,

Not only was David Duchovny responsible (in part) for the Mulder family's ties to the Conspiracy,

Not only was David Duchovny an active collaborator for the mytharc,

Not only was David Duchovny the one who suggested Skinner get his own episodes (Avatar and Deadalive, etc.),

Not only was David Duchovny the one who pushed for CSM to be Mulder's father,

Not only was David Duchovny the one who thought up a "Sophie's Choice" for Tena Mulder,

Not only was David Duchovny the one who applied pressure publicly to get he and Gillian Anderson back to California (where they both wanted to show to be),

Not only was David Duchovny the one who wrote three pivotal scenes progressing Mulder's character arc (The Unnatural, Amor Fati, Hollywood A.D.),

Not only was David Duchovny the one who pushed for the three on-screen kisses in the original show (Millennium, Existence, and The Truth),

Not only was David Duchovny the one who acted Closure's ending with relief instead of sorrow,

Not only was David Duchovny the one who (alongside Shiban and Gillian Anderson) advocated for William not to be adopted,

Not only was David Duchovny the one who convinced Nic Lea to return for Season 9,

But he was also the one who inspired Wong and Morgan to write One Breath:

Glenn Morgan: "Duchovny challenged us to do a "Beyond the Sea" for him. The show had been so dark and bleak, and Jim and I feel that there is a side to the paranormal that's very hopeful. We wanted to do that side of it. I thought it would be a great opportunity for Duchovny, but then the situation came up with Gillian's pregnancy. We needed to get her off her feet anyway.