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gracemarkss · 11 months ago

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this exchange goes crazy...dana "i worship the sea he sailed on" "i did it because i knew if he found out he would kill me" "part of me likes it, needs it, wants the approval" " along the way there are other fathers" "i thought you'd be pleased" "he was my instructor at the academy" "he must have been a wonderful teacher...yes, he's remarkable man" "your fear of failing him?" scully would know a thing or two about THAT...

#trying to gather my Thoughts on the different ways mulder and scully approach authority...#scully essentially lays out her entire deal in never again between craving the approval and attention of an authority figure #only to eventually chafe under the weight of their expectation; the constraints of cooperation and submission #she likes being 'chosen' so to speak - by jack; by daniel - it means she's special. she glows under their approval; it means something to #have their favor #it validates her - she is smart she is capable she is exceptional #(something something sainthood something something being chosen by god for great works something something if you genuflect and pray and do #all the rituals just right something something catholicism)#mulder on the other hand i have a harder time getting into his head re: authority #people like phoebe and diana hold a level of control over him but this isn't an exact superior/subordinate relationship #does he ever really express a real desire to please skinner? he seems to have always been disdainful of patterson #i will have to think on it more.......#the x files

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