...is that Scully and Mulder aren't made for each other. The creators of the TV show resisted the impulse to get the two characters together for almost 8 years, and when they did, some of the creative sizzle went out of the show, and Duchovny left the show more or less completely. Scully and Mulder have a complicated relationship -- she's the skeptic to his believer, yes, but she's also his sounding board, his link to reality when he needs to be reined in, and his complementary partner in a need-based relationship. They aren't exactly codependent, but they need each other in a deep way. Mulder defines the boundaries for Scully in the TV series, so I was glad to see her push against the boundaries of the relationship in the movie I just watched. Mulder and Scully need some space and distance between them to make their relationship work. They aren't two halves of the same coin -- they are two individuals who work together and love each other.
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