Far more than mere substitutes for Mulder and Scully, John Doggett and Monica Reyes were fascinating characters whose time together as the FBI agents handling the X-Files was sadly cut short when the series ended.

Now, twenty years later, Annabeth Gish and Robert Patrick join writer-executive producer Frank Spotnitz in a no-holds-barred discussion on the creation of their characters, the challenges coming into an established show, the 2016 revival series, and what might have been for The X-Files.