I find it impossible to believe with Mulder having gone to Antarctica and back for her, that there could be any doubt in Scully's mind how he feels about her. And I dislike the series once the show moves to LA so I have no problem using this as my emotional canon.
I have my issues with S6 and S7, but one thing I've always loved about S6 in particular is that after such a dramatic and harrowing summer, they grab onto plausible deniability and smooth it over the summer with amazing efficiency. I sure would have liked if the FTF mytharc stuff had been dealt with in S6, but I loved that the emotional implications of the movie were utterly ignored. To me, that's the just so Mulder and Scully. It's ridiculous - so crazy you either have to laugh or cry - but it's also how they work with each other, par excellence.
As to Scully knowing or not knowing how Mulder feels, I can absolutely believe she wouldn't know. He's just told her he needs her in order to continue his work. She also knows that he has some serious PTSD issues when it comes to losing the female members of his life (obviously, since he sits by her bed day and night). Both of those are major reasons for him to go to Antarctica to get her back that don't involve him loving her. Even if Scully does suspect Mulder loves her, she may well presume he loves her as a friend, or even simply as a protector. The ambiguity of their feelings for each other mirrors the ambiguity that permeates the rest of their lives, and I love that. I love that it's a more charged ambiguity than ever at the close of FTF.
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I have my issues with S6 and S7, but one thing I've always loved about S6 in particular is that after such a dramatic and harrowing summer, they grab onto plausible deniability and smooth it over the summer with amazing efficiency. I sure would have liked if the FTF mytharc stuff had been dealt with in S6, but I loved that the emotional implications of the movie were utterly ignored. To me, that's the just so Mulder and Scully. It's ridiculous - so crazy you either have to laugh or cry - but it's also how they work with each other, par excellence.
As to Scully knowing or not knowing how Mulder feels, I can absolutely believe she wouldn't know. He's just told her he needs her in order to continue his work. She also knows that he has some serious PTSD issues when it comes to losing the female members of his life (obviously, since he sits by her bed day and night). Both of those are major reasons for him to go to Antarctica to get her back that don't involve him loving her. Even if Scully does suspect Mulder loves her, she may well presume he loves her as a friend, or even simply as a protector. The ambiguity of their feelings for each other mirrors the ambiguity that permeates the rest of their lives, and I love that. I love that it's a more charged ambiguity than ever at the close of FTF.