Oh No It, It . . . IRTS!
(It'll Ruin The Show)

by RosIOW


Season Six is now upon us and in view of some very nasty rumours circulating, is it not time to ask ourselves what we really want?

Shippers just do not understand that a romance between Mulder and Scully will ruin the show. Ask yourselves people, is this the sort of thing you really want to see in your very own X Files? Be careful what you wish for. You could end up watching scenes that go something like this:

* A very protective Mulder towards Scully.

* A very protective Scully towards Mulder.

* Sick Scully. Could result in tender little Mulder touches, kisses and hair stroking. A really sick Scully might mean all of this with the addition of Mulder tears and arm eating!

* Sick Mulder. Could result in little Scully touches and hair stroking. Dr. Scully might get really shirty with the Docs and insist on caring for her man herself. Even worse, a recovering Mulder might end up with a Scully smile and arm rubbing!

* Injured/Hurt Scully/Mulder. When he/she is at deaths door the person responsible might be visited by angry Mulder/Scully. Then we will have to endure all manner of rash emotional scenes, tantrums and protestations of "If he/she dies because of what you've done I am going to kill you, you son of a B****h." Yadda, Yadda, Yadda.

* Mulder in big time trouble. Be prepared for a Scully who will lay everything on the line for him. An "In Love" Scully might offer to take the rap for the dead guys in his apartment, or even lie for him. What if she ends up in prison rather than divulge his whereabouts? From here it is but a small step to worst case scenario, Scully pulling naked Mulder out of the bath after one of his regressive hypno sprees and administering HUGE doses of TLC... It could happen.

* Intimate little Scully/Mulder gestures - a real danger this one. Just consider some examples of the sort of soppy stuff you might be forced to watch. Scully straightening Mulder's tie, packing his skiddies at the end of a case, making little circular movements on his leg with her fingers. Mulder sobs on Scully's shoulder complete with hair stroking. Hand holding - ugh! Worst case again - dancing Mulder and Scully and long adoring Mulder looks. You don't want to go there people.

* Flirty Scully! I'm warning you, she'll be in his motel room, quicker than you can say No Romance. We'll have to watch a Scully clutching little bottles of wine, making teasing little remarks about fraternisation between partners and improper suggestions concerning sleeping bags.

* Blatant Scully. Next time Mulder takes a little holiday in Russia be prepared for the embarrassment of seeing Scully hurl herself across a crowded courtroom and into his arms the minute she claps eyes on him. She won't give a monkey's what Skinner or the other VIPS think, so great will be her joy at lover boy's return.

* Absent Scully. If she goes off on a little visit somewhere without him, Mulder will take the opportunity to catch up on his phone calls. He will call Scully first, and then second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth etc. etc.

* Moonstruck Mulder. OK so I could be exaggerating a bit here. But what if an absent Scully really affects our hero. I would hate to see him so lost without her for a weekend that he could not boldly rush forth to solve another X File. A mooning Mulder could end up doing nothing more than hanging around in his underwear, dribbling a basketball and sharpening pencils. No? Oh alright then, I suppose that is a bit far fetched.

* Orgasmic Scully. Just a bit of hand holding with Mulder on the couch may well bring cries of Oh My God, Oh My God, from a besotted Scully so worst case scenario here is something I can't bring myself to think about.

* Jealous Mulder, Jealous Scully. You just wait to see what will happen if they try to introduce another male/female reasonably attractive character. If this character has a past with, or shows the slightest interest in either of them there will be hell to pay. Even the most hunky male, only there for a guest appearance, will be forced to wear false buck teeth for the duration of the episode. Any new female character who poses the merest hint of a threat to the lovebirds will be required to be perennially pained with a wonky mouth.

* Passionate Mulder. What if Scully decides to give up the day job? I can see "In Love" Mulder now. You've saved me, blah blah, whole person, blah blah, I owe you everything, blah blah, can't go on without you. Blah, Blah Blah. Yuck!

* Frozen Naked Scully. All ready to be thawed out by Mulder love, little white socks and an anorak. If this romance rubbish isn't halted we might end up with stuff like this on the big screen.

* Hallways. You'll never be able to trust either of them in one of these again. A dimly lit hallway will bring out the very worst in both of them. Trust me on this, I have inside information.

You have been warned! Be afraid, be very afraid. If the shippers get their way then be prepared for a bad case of IRTS.


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