You found this story more satisfying than "Inventing the Mulders"? Wow. I admit I am surprised. As explained above, I found this a pretty unsatisfying ending, even for one that was tacked on for posting amnesty. No, it was not the fruit that bothered me. But then I liked Richard's restaurant and his lovely pears and his bossy sister. I thought he had plenty of charisma. Au contraire, I felt the ending was ragged because it didn't explain or resolve anything. It just drove the plot off a cliff.
We *know* that Mulder and Scully disagree and will continue to, but we shippers are easy to figure out. We contend that they are in love and will end up together. And so far as I can see, Punk gives us that option.
Oh really? I don't see any evidence of a happily-ever-after ending in the making here.
So Scully leaves her boyfriend because Mulder has charisma? Everything is jolly except Scully feels guilty and why shouldn't she? She is cruel. That sounds like your ending. Not Punk's. The problem with her ending is we don't really know what happened. All we can do is guess. It's like an XF fanfiction Rorshach test.
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
I think have the same problem with her Mulder/Skinner story, by the way.
I like Punk, too, but...
We *know* that Mulder and Scully disagree and will continue to, but we shippers are easy to figure out. We contend that they are in love and will end up together. And so far as I can see, Punk gives us that option.
Oh really? I don't see any evidence of a happily-ever-after ending in the making here.
So Scully leaves her boyfriend because Mulder has charisma? Everything is jolly except Scully feels guilty and why shouldn't she? She is cruel. That sounds like your ending. Not Punk's. The problem with her ending is we don't really know what happened. All we can do is guess. It's like an XF fanfiction Rorshach test.
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
I think have the same problem with her Mulder/Skinner story, by the way.