1. Monica Reyes was conceived to eventually replace Dana Scully as the series' female lead, with Anderson having expressed interest in leaving at the conclusion of the eighth season.
25 Facts About Monica Reyes
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Spotnitz considered Monica Reyes to be like Mulder in her optimism, faith and enjoyment of being open to beliefs, while still being somewhat different as she was more spiritual and subscribed to a more New Age-like view than Mulder had.
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Monica Reyes was seen as different from both Mulder and the other main characters as she was somewhat more neurotic, scattered, and quirky.
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However, Follmer's unresolved relationship with Monica Reyes served to heighten the conflict between Doggett and Follmer, as both men had feelings for her.
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The ninth-season episode "Hellbound", in which Monica Reyes discovers that she was apparently reincarnated, began as an effort to give Monica Reyes or Doggett a "drive" or sense of motivation, as they were seen by the writers as the successors to Mulder and Scully.
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Monica Reyes was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, and speaks fluent Spanish.
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Monica Reyes studied folklore and mythology at Brown University, and has a master's degree in Religious Studies.
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In 1990, Monica Reyes enrolled in the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Quantico, Virginia.
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Monica Reyes then served in the New York City field office, where she became romantically involved with special agent Brad Follmer despite the FBI's strict anti-fraternization rules.
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Monica Reyes was the head investigator in the kidnapping of 7 year-old Luke Doggett, son of then NYPD officer John Doggett.
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In 1999, Monica Reyes transferred to the New Orleans field office.
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Sometime after 2002, Monica Reyes departed from the FBI in a hurry and elected to work for The Smoking Man as a double agent.
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In 2001, Monica Reyes was contacted by Doggett, now an FBI agent assigned to X-Files department, to assist on a case involving the disappearances of several individuals who claimed to be alien abductees, as well as the disappearance of fellow agent Fox Mulder.
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Monica Reyes stayed with the case until after Mulder was returned by his abductors, but returned to her field office soon after.
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Monica Reyes later contacted Mulder, who was back to full health at the time, seeking help on a case she suspected had some link to the murder of Doggett's son.
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Monica Reyes remained with the New Orleans field office until she was called upon to protect agent Dana Scully in May 2001, driving her out to a remote location in Georgia so that the pregnant Scully might deliver her child out of harm's way.
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Monica Reyes helped deliver the child, and made a permanent move soon afterwards, becoming Doggett's partner on The X-Files.
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Season nine sees Monica Reyes join the X-Files on a permanent basis, working with both John Doggett and Dana Scully.
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The X-Files office was closed shortly after the involvement of Walter Skinner and Alvin Kersh in Mulder's escape was revealed; Monica Reyes still stayed with the FBI in some capacity for a time afterwards.
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Shortly after the closure of the X-Files, Monica Reyes was contacted by the Smoking Man who had somehow survived his apparent death in "The Truth", albeit at the cost of suffering devastating injuries.
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Shortly thereafter, Monica Reyes departed from her career at the FBI, electing to take the Smoking Man's offer.
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Monica Reyes reluctantly spent the following decade aiding him in his cause with the Conspiracy of Men to develop a scheme to depopulate the planet, scheduled to begin in 2012.
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Monica Reyes revealed that as a result of her abduction experience in 1994, Scully would be granted immunity from the Spartan virus.
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Monica Reyes later appears at the crime scene where William was last seen, and later takes The Smoking Man to Norfolk, Virginia where they have located him.
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The character of Monica Reyes has attracted mixed reviews from critics.