But surely you do by the end? The ending is nothing less than transcendent.
The conflict between Mulder and Scully provides all of the comedy and the bulk of the plot, just as in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" with Benedict and Beatrice. Just as in Shakespeare's play, OMaN's Mulder and Scully come together by the end, and their true love for one another is revealed to all in the story's climax, in M&S's case, quite literally.
Mulder and Scully spar verbally on the show and we have fun watching the sparks fly. There are some occasional moments of tenderness but they're usually kind of sappy and badly written: "you are my touchstone," "and you are mine." Yawn. That doesn't even sound like them.
I think OMaN's Mulder and Scully are fun and entertaining, and pretty much resemble the ones I have running around in my head.
It may be that you are reading fanfic in search of that elusive something and this story isn't it, which is fine.
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The conflict between Mulder and Scully provides all of the comedy and the bulk of the plot, just as in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" with Benedict and Beatrice. Just as in Shakespeare's play, OMaN's Mulder and Scully come together by the end, and their true love for one another is revealed to all in the story's climax, in M&S's case, quite literally.
Mulder and Scully spar verbally on the show and we have fun watching the sparks fly. There are some occasional moments of tenderness but they're usually kind of sappy and badly written: "you are my touchstone," "and you are mine." Yawn. That doesn't even sound like them.
I think OMaN's Mulder and Scully are fun and entertaining, and pretty much resemble the ones I have running around in my head.
It may be that you are reading fanfic in search of that elusive something and this story isn't it, which is fine.