Arcadia

Okay, *all* the shippers I have talked to over the past year use Arcadia as "proof" of Mulder and Scully's "passionate love" ::gags:: for each other. One of the many scenes in question is most frequently used as proof. It is the scene in the bedroom, where Mulder is lying on the bed and Scully walks in wearing the facial mask and robe. As shippers say, Scully appeared like that in front of Mulder, because she fesls *really* comfortable being around him. I agree with that.....But, they also feel that she does it because she is in love with him. I thought about that a lot, and I can see how it makes sense to them. I've heard of some women in a long term romantic relationship who are afraid to let their boyfriends see them wax their upper lip! Sure, Scully is comfortable and relaxed around Mulder, her *friend*. However, I believe it is for another reason. The way she behaved in that situation (especially throwing him the shirt) reminded me of a brother in his sister's bedroom.....with *no* sexual tension! As for the facial mask, I know I wash my face and put goop on it in front of my family (including my dad) *all* the time! It is no big deal! Scully's action there shows how she thinks of Mulder as family, like a brother, and not in a "ooh baby I want you bad" kind of way.....If she *did* feel that way, her behavior as "Laura Petrie" would have been *much* different, IMNO.

JillyBee