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Who was the better FBI agent - Mulder or Scully?
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GoldenEye Samurai
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Mulder was a genius, but Scully was the better agent. She was more grounded. I liked Mulder better, though.
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VGEsoterica
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Scully was the better agent, but they made each other better together. Had Scully been solo she’d have been better than a solo Mulder
cryptoadam
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What about Robert Patrick? Why isn't he one of my choices?
JareBear: Remastered
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X-Files hot right now on GAF
I go with Scully but they complement each other perfectly
Is the whole series on Prime?
I go with Scully but they complement each other perfectly
Is the whole series on Prime?
Majima Everywhere System
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I never made it far in my rewatch, but doesn’t Mulder get the business a little better?
He’s has some span of control, even if it’s a supply closet and choosing cases. Scully is the audience, so by virtue of that, I’m not good at being an FBI agent.
This could all just be what stood out early because it recontextualized what I gathered from episodes in syndication, but that could switch up when viewing the whole series.
He’s has some span of control, even if it’s a supply closet and choosing cases. Scully is the audience, so by virtue of that, I’m not good at being an FBI agent.
This could all just be what stood out early because it recontextualized what I gathered from episodes in syndication, but that could switch up when viewing the whole series.
triplestation
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mulder is just eddie bravo in work clothes lol but thats why we love him
scully was the better agent only because she was conventional, and therefore more practical
they do work beautifully together
she keeps things on the ground and he brings in outside the box perspectives
scully was the better agent only because she was conventional, and therefore more practical
they do work beautifully together
she keeps things on the ground and he brings in outside the box perspectives
#Phonepunk#
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Scully far and away. Mulder is like Ringo in the Beatles tho, he is an essential ingredient to the magic formula, even if he may be bad at his job when compared to his peers.
Nymphae
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Mulder had the intuition, the encyclopedic knowledge, the professional connections, the drive to investigate beyond the surface, Scully was better in the sense that she was a more by the book agent I guess. For the first few seasons though people in the bureau talk about Mulder as some kind of wunderkind who was wasting his potential on shit they didn't believe in. It's an interesting question.
Texas Pride
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Scully was by the book and Mulder let his instincts drive him. I'll take instincts over procedure all day.
Stilton Disco
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Mulder was brilliant, possibly unmatched in the Bureau, but about as stable as a sack of frogs on the point of a pyramid.
While Scully was 'just' a well above average agent she had an incredibly disciplined mind and perfect consistency in her exacting standards and work ethic.
They obviously worked better together, where Mulder's emotions were tempered by Scully's logic, but, when seperated, Scully would continue to be an excellent agent while Mulder tended to go off the rails and burn out.
Conversely, as undeniably handsome as Mulder was, Scully was ridiculously hot.
While Scully was 'just' a well above average agent she had an incredibly disciplined mind and perfect consistency in her exacting standards and work ethic.
They obviously worked better together, where Mulder's emotions were tempered by Scully's logic, but, when seperated, Scully would continue to be an excellent agent while Mulder tended to go off the rails and burn out.
Conversely, as undeniably handsome as Mulder was, Scully was ridiculously hot.
DetectiveBananas
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It’s a tie....but Scully was more attractive (Season 4, Especially).
But to be honest they both would be dead without each other saving one another multiple times. I guess that’s why the dynamic worked so well. Scully was just as badass when it came to shoot outs (I think more so). She didn’t play around, emptying her clip into multiple bad guys.
But to be honest they both would be dead without each other saving one another multiple times. I guess that’s why the dynamic worked so well. Scully was just as badass when it came to shoot outs (I think more so). She didn’t play around, emptying her clip into multiple bad guys.
