X-Files Book Club

Scully was originally put in this difficult, disadvantaged position by a bunch of male superiors, and she is held in that position by them and their expectations; then Mulder comes along and starts pulling her into difficult positions from the other side, like a tug-of-war, and even though none of what's done to her is really his fault, he can be rather unaware of Scully's difficulties sometimes - of how difficult it is for her to do the right thing in her position - and I find it difficult not to accuse him of negligence. Basically, the whole situation raises my feminist hackles a bit - whether that's justified or it isn't - and KvsS7 raises them more than the series does, because it puts Scully in an even more vulnerable position.

I completely agree with this statement. Canon!Mulder can be pretty clueless. And Scully always loses more, no matter who is writing the story. It's hard to write a Scully that's consistent with canon without acknowledging the breadth and depth of her losses. I think Khyber's approach takes this reality and runs with it. I do think Khyber's Mulder gets it eventually, he just doesn't know what to do, or how to fix what's broken in their relationship. He's scared. She's so angry, justifiably so, and he reeks of need, especially by season seven.