This discussion is hilarious! One thing to consider: as FBI agents, they have to keep their identities and personal lives fairly secret. I always got the impression they both had their separate lives and activities off-screen and kept them personal. Plus, as agents, they were both extremely devoted to their work. One…

That’s an interesting theory. It could be true... but I think Mulder is too obsessed with his work. His only pleasures are reading magazines and watching porn. He wouldn’t need that if he had Scully... Maurice Fletcher cleans up his room in Dreamland (s6) and all the magazines fall and he says: “This guy hasn’t been…

Exactly. FBIAwB.

I remember this exact scene, and even in my childish innocence, I ALWAYS figured that they were “Investigating the X Files” in their private time. If you rewatch the show, they have a LOT of moments where they give each other ‘the look.’ And honestly, the only explanation for her putting up with his shit is, “Damn…

I’m pretty sure Scully went on dates with other people throughout the show, and her demeanor didn’t really change, so I kind of doubt they were hooking up. Plus they made a really big deal out of almost kisses and declarations of love, like the Christmas ghost episode, so I really don’t buy it.

Yeah, no. I love the idea, these two are obviously meant to be together, but I just watched the “tail” episode (guy can change his face to look like other people, all his babies have tails), and Scully is ALMOST seduced by fake Mulder, and it’s pretty obvious that would have been the first time. The scene is…

There seems to be an assumption that since Scully is a doctor (i.e. “good girl”) that she wouldn’t have casual sex. We know next to nothing about Scully’s sexual history, so why assume that she wouldn’t?

I don’t think that having sex with someone and being a cool, loyal person who gets to do awesome science are mutually exclusive! I’m not saying Scully was motivated to stay on the X-Files because they were sleeping together. I’m saying that she was more forgiving of Mulder’s obnoxious behavior because they were…

And this is what happens when people stop watching the show before getting to the end of the series (and I guess skipped the movies). At the point of Ice (the episode with Fox looking for the bite) they were still colleagues. This was a scene which was important because it intimated their explicit trust for one…

Because the only reason to have compassion for someone is that you’re having sex with them.

“Ugh you’re annoying the shit out of me right now but that D was so good last night that I’m just going to shake my head and let it go.”

these two attractive, single adults who spent all their time together and obviously had chemistry from day one

I’d say no.

Not to be overly serious, but this seems to seriously undercut the idea that Scully was a cool, loyal person who got to do awesome science by working on the X-Files.

This theory amounts to “I would’ve so they must’ve”- I need more than this to buy in...