Talk:Baby William

I was under the impression that her implant had impregnated her. 65.93.150.125

it is speculated that her implant allowed her to become pregnant, but never confirmed. In the Season 7 DVD commentary, they confirmed that she and Mulder started sleeping together, and S8 flashback episodes prove she went through IVF. Either way, she was actively *trying* to become pregnant, so it wasn't just spontaneous. Marikology 19:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

It is also speculated but never confirmed that Mulder was the father of this baby. It was directly stated by one character, however, that the implant made her pregnant. In any case, if neither scenario has been confirmed, neither should be stated definitively in the article. --James26 (talk) 15:36, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

It was never stated that the implant made her pregnant. It has, however, been stated by director Kim Manners that the baby is called William Mulder (on the DVD commentary track for the episode "Existence"); executive producer Frank Spotnitz discusses whether Mulder is the father or just being a good friend on the DVD commentary track for "Alone", and states that in the end we did find out it was "something more". Mulder refers to William as "my son" in "The Truth"; Scully as "our son" when talking to him. Frank Spotnitz has this to say on his blog:

As usual on "The X-Files," the answer is purposefully cloaked in ambiguity. We intended for the audience to be uncertain (and continue to harbor doubts) about how William came to be. But for me, the 8th season finale, "Existence," suggests that Mulder and Scully, at least, believe the baby was conceived by them. Both because Scully chooses to name him William (after Mulder's father) and because when Scully raises the question of his conception, Mulder says, "I think what we feared were the possibilities. The truth, we both knew."

Whether you think that Mulder is the biological father of William or not, I think it's safe to say that the characters consider him the father, and the baby's name is given, on the "Existence" DVD commentary, as William Mulder. Now I'm curious as to which character states that Scully was impregnanted by the chip and when? 213.114.176.232 (talk) 00:04, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to discuss this.

Regarding the claim that comments were made on a DVD commentary, we need to refer to this link: Wikipedia:Citing sources. Simply claiming that someone said something doesn't equal verification.

The answer to whether or not the baby is both agents' son is, by the creator's own admission in the blog, "cloaked in ambiguity," meaning that nothing has been verified one way or another. Encyclopedic content must be verifiable. It's a Wikipedia policy, meaning that it's not appropriate to state something conclusively in an article without proof.

On the other hand, if you want to say that both agents "consider" him their son, that's one thing; if you want to say that he is their son, that's against policy unless there's a verifiable source that proves it, rather than suggesting it. Also, these claims of "perhaps" (as in "Perhaps Mulder gave his power to his son") are also speculative and inappropriate for inclusion. Thanks. --James26 (talk) 10:44, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

In the panel at New York Comic Con 2008 Frank Spotnitz flat out said that Mulder was the father of Baby William.