Shipperfic and season one -- X-Philes World-Shipperville

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, [2], 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 07:51:21 12/30/04 Thu
Author: Islandgirl
Subject:

Shipperfic and season one

It seems like I've recently come across a lot of shipperfic that's set during, or just after, the events of season one. That made me wonder about a couple of questions:
1.) If Mulder and Scully hadn't been bound by the "rules" of TV romances (i.e. drag out the UST as long as possible) when do you think they would have gotten together??
IMHO, it would have been early in season two. I can't really see them jumping each other's bodies in season one, tempted though they might have been to do so, for several reasons. One, of course, is that they worked together. Another, is that, at least in season one, there was a hint of Scully actually working *for* Mulder, rather than as his partner (in the pilot ep, she introduced herself by saying "I've been sent to assist you". . .which sort of implies that, at least in the early months, she might have kinda/sorta regarded him as her boss). Finally, there were simply issues of trust and getting to know each other. By early in the second season, however, they'd know each other an entire year and -- this would, especially for Scully, probably be an important point -- they weren't officially working together any more. The only thing keeping them apart at that point was Chris Carter!
2.) If you worked with, and had developed a deep platonic friendship with, a person you were attracted to, how long would you hang around hoping to ignite the spark of romance?
It's hard to answer this question unless you've actually been in the situation, of course, but personally I doubt I'd hang around for six years!

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Re: Shipperfic and season one -- DBTL, 19:07:28 02/07/05 Mon
- Wow, somebody answered!! -- Islandgirl, 09:43:20 02/08/05 Tue
  - I think you are right -- CW, 12:56:40 02/09/05 Wed
    - Re: I think you are right -- DBTL, 16:43:55 02/11/05 Fri
      - This is a classic theme -- CW, 06:36:26 02/14/05 Mon
        Re: This is a classic theme -- Islandgirl, 08:11:28 02/14/05 Mon
        A happy ever after story would not have worked with S&M -- kenamom, 12:05:22 02/14/05 Mon
        yes it was -- CW, 08:00:38 02/21/05 Mon