Will Mulder and Scully elude the government?
(The X-Files) Overextended storylines, cast changes, and unpredictable shifts in tone had eroded the quintessential ’90s TV phenomenon by the time of its 2002 finale. Erstwhile fans tuning in for closure found their frustration renewed by the two-parter “The Truth,” which largely focused on the imprisonment and kangaroo-court trail of a hallucinating Fox Mulder (David Duchovny, who sat out most of the final two seasons). The final sequence leaves Mulder and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) on the lam, and other major characters fates’ unresolved. Whether a forthcoming movie sequel will tie up any of these loose ends remains to be seen. 12. Will Benson be elected governor? (Benson) Has any TV character enjoyed such a steady rise in stature as Robert Guillaume’s Benson DuBois? Introduced on Soap, he’s first seen as a butler to Katherine Helmond. Then he spun off his own series, where he served as the head of household affairs for James Noble’s Governor Gatling. In later seasons, he became
