My two cents on the William/Jackson paternity debate with receipts
Hi everyone, I know it's been a topic of debate for many years, but I gotta put my two cents in on the William/Jackson paternity debate. I believe that CSM lied about the paternity. Why? Because he's a known liar and manipulator for the entire course of the show (see every episode he's ever been in). Besides the cigarettes, it's his primary character trait. I mean, the man lied about Samantha being alive for like 30 years. He consistently inflates his power and position (see the episode "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" for example). In his "My Struggle" episode, he's clearly shown as an unreliable narrator (he says he faked the moon landing). I could go on...
Also, CSM claims to be everyone's father (including Mulder, Samantha, & Jeffrey) which might be true, but shows that he's obsessed with his own legacy and being a "god" or "creator" of sorts. (Didn't he also claim to be the father to some hybrid clones or something? Xf fans please fact check me on this).
Here's what I believe happened: CSM Reversed Scully's infertility in En Ami enabling her to get pregnant naturally a few episodes later in "all things." (This would track with the rules of the XF universe where experimentation on women's reproductive systems is unfortunately a common occurrence). Later, he did some messed up stuff to Jackson in a government lab (I've blocked out what he did because f**k CSM for experimenting on people). But enabling someone to get pregnant, and experimenting on her kid doesn't make you the daddy. That would be like a doctor who performed the IVF treatment and then tried to show up at the kid's graduation from Harvard saying "I did this! I'm the father." No one would buy it, and neither should we.
There are also plenty of clues that Mulder is William/Jackson's bio dad throughout season 11. Jackson's room has pictures of space, baseball, and other Mulder things. He's very brooding in a Mulderish way. He has Mulder's mannerisms, and looks, etc.
Listen, I know it's impossible to prove a negative, but we're dealing with a man who trades in lies and deception. A man who has made it his life mission to cause pain and suffering for Mulder and Scully. Claiming that he was the true father would be the ultimate heartbreak for them, and CSM absolutely delights in delivering that news.
So, right now you may be saying, "but Chris Carter said in interviews that CSM was the father! He said Jackson has three parents. That means it must be so." Respectfully, you can't trust what that man says about his own show either. Why? He also has a 30 year history of lying about plot points and trolling fans to get us riled up (source: me, a fan since 1997).
I think I've poked enough holes in his claims to at least get people to be skeptical, ya know? Sound off below.
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