I agree, I don't think you can do TXF without Scully, May.
But I think everyone involved said they're not gonna do it without Scully. As for this season, I did like two or three episodes in particular - Plus One, The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat, and Familiar. Those reminded me of classic X-Files episodes from the 90's.
I never thought I'd get nostalgic for that decade of hell when it came to all the stuff about my life that fell apart.
But Friends and The X-Files were two of the things that helped me get though that decade. I wish I had those shows in the 80's.