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==Excerpts==

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{{Quotation| The most notorious X-Files conversation, and what can only be considered ground zero for the Mulder and Scully romance phenomenon, is a little snippet that has came to us via the first season episode *Tooms.

{{Quotation| The most notorious X-Files conversation, and what can only be considered ground zero for the [[MSR|Mulder and Scully romance]] phenomenon, is a little snippet that has came to us via the first season episode *Tooms.

Every shipper worth his or her money has memorized this particular scene--measuring a scanty three minutes in length--during which some rather memorable insight into each of the partner's character is displayed. For those of you without the benefit of the episode or a particularly fuzzy memory (guilty as charged) I have taken the time to highlight the lines for you (okay, I stole them off a script site):

Every [[shipper]] worth his or her money has memorized this particular scene--measuring a scanty three minutes in length--during which some rather memorable insight into each of the partner's character is displayed. For those of you without the benefit of the episode or a particularly fuzzy memory (guilty as charged) I have taken the time to highlight the lines for you (okay, I stole them off a script site):

(Surveillance vehicle outside of Toom's temporary residence)

(Surveillance vehicle outside of Toom's temporary residence)

MULDER: They're out to put an end to the X-Files, Scully. I don't know why, but any excuse will do. Now, I don't really care about my record, but you'd be in trouble just for sitting in this car and I'd hate to see you to carry an official reprimand in your file because of me. (Scully sighs.)

MULDER: They're out to put an end to the X-Files, [[Scully]]. I don't know why, but any excuse will do. Now, I don't really care about my record, but you'd be in trouble just for sitting in this car and I'd hate to see you to carry an official reprimand in your file because of me. (Scully sighs.)

SCULLY: Fox... (Mulder laughs. Scully looks at him.)

SCULLY: Fox... ([[Mulder]] laughs. Scully looks at him.)

MULDER: And I... I even made my parents call me Mulder. So... Mulder.

MULDER: And I... I even made my parents call me Mulder. So... Mulder.

MULDER: If there's an ice tea in that bag, could be love. (She takes out the drink.) SCULLY: Must be fate, Mulder. Root beer.

MULDER: If there's an ice tea in that bag, could be love. (She takes out the drink.) SCULLY: Must be fate, Mulder. Root beer.

You would be very uninspired to not see some very strong emotions at play here (especially from Mulder who was excellently portrayed by David Duchovny). And with the word 'love' mentioned it is not entirely difficult to come to the conclusion that there are all the elements of a quiet romance brewing between our protagonists.

You would be very uninspired to not see some very strong emotions at play here (especially from Mulder who was excellently portrayed by [[David Duchovny]]). And with the word 'love' mentioned it is not entirely difficult to come to the conclusion that there are all the elements of a quiet romance brewing between our protagonists.

Contrary to how we know the universe works, and especially The X-Files, the simplest answer does not seem to be the correct one. We are seeing very intense emotions at work, but most likely not in the direction of love or romance as we label it in society today. Mulder, for most of his life, has been alone. He has been so from his adolescence through his FBI career, whether self-imposed or enforced. Mulder's loner attitude still rears up it's head even in the sixth season whether it is going of on a tangent or keeping certain information privy only to himself. We've also come to discover as viewers that Mulder has been hurt very badly in the past when he has risked his trust, let alone his heart. It seems unlikely that he would be willing to risk either after [[Diana Fowley|Diane Fowley]] or [[Phoebe Green]]. It would come with more potential risks then benefits to him emotionally and to Scully physically with the conspiracy threat (One Breath is an excellent example of this).

Contrary to how we know the universe works, and especially The X-Files, the simplest answer does not seem to be the correct one. We are seeing very intense emotions at work, but most likely not in the direction of love or romance as we label it in society today. Mulder, for most of his life, has been alone. He has been so from his adolescence through his FBI career, whether self-imposed or enforced. Mulder's loner attitude still rears up it's head even in the sixth season whether it is going of on a tangent or keeping certain information privy only to himself. We've also come to discover as viewers that Mulder has been hurt very badly in the past when he has risked his trust, let alone his heart. It seems unlikely that he would be willing to risk either after [[Diana Fowley|Diane Fowley]] or [[Phoebe Green]]. It would come with more potential risks then benefits to him emotionally and to Scully physically with the conspiracy threat (One Breath is an excellent example of this).