I cringe when Diana is onscreen. Not because I believe Mulder should have no romantic past, but because I think the character was poorly written and ill-advised. She was a trope and thrown in to disrupt the partnership. Boring. I really disliked her, but I'm not adverse to a really well written fic in which she plays a staring role. Perhaps it is easier to take when we all now how it ultimately played out in canon.
This is a much more interesting back-story for her and it helps explain Mulder's trust in her and his deep sense of betrayal as well. That he is willing to side with Scully when he believes she may have shot Diana speaks to where the true loyalties lie.
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I cringe when Diana is onscreen. Not because I believe Mulder should have no romantic past, but because I think the character was poorly written and ill-advised. She was a trope and thrown in to disrupt the partnership. Boring. I really disliked her, but I'm not adverse to a really well written fic in which she plays a staring role. Perhaps it is easier to take when we all now how it ultimately played out in canon.
This is a much more interesting back-story for her and it helps explain Mulder's trust in her and his deep sense of betrayal as well. That he is willing to side with Scully when he believes she may have shot Diana speaks to where the true loyalties lie.