One of the things I like so much about this AU is that Scully is so strong and competent and independent. She carried on their work on her own, and she's done a good job. But with Mulder she's 'timid damsel Scully' more than 'dauntless agent Scully'. It's a shame, because it would only take changing maybe five short lines in the whole fic and I don't think there'd be a problem.
Yes. She undermines Scully at every turn as soon as Mulder comes back into the picture. She's a wonderful investigator and a strong presence, until he shows up. I don't know that it's Jordan worshiping Mulder or if she's just writing what she thought the readers had asked for in as annoying a manner as possible. Skinner is her favorite. She wrote Mulder out of every story except this one to pair her up with Skinner, didn't she? To me, it's more like she's parodying Mulder worship and Mulder-centric MSR. That cucumber--I mean I can't be expected to take a sex scene seriously that features any mention of penis-shaped vegetables. That had to be deliberate.
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Re: 2/3
Date: 2011-11-05 11:57 pm (UTC)Yes. She undermines Scully at every turn as soon as Mulder comes back into the picture. She's a wonderful investigator and a strong presence, until he shows up. I don't know that it's Jordan worshiping Mulder or if she's just writing what she thought the readers had asked for in as annoying a manner as possible. Skinner is her favorite. She wrote Mulder out of every story except this one to pair her up with Skinner, didn't she? To me, it's more like she's parodying Mulder worship and Mulder-centric MSR. That cucumber--I mean I can't be expected to take a sex scene seriously that features any mention of penis-shaped vegetables. That had to be deliberate.