Valentine's Day Countdown: I Want to Believe in Love

I chose to feature them because Mulder and Scully was my first foray into manic shipperdom.  I became obsessed with them. I delved deeply into fan fiction because of them and was even inspired to write some of my own. They could say so much to each other without words. Their relationship was built slowly with a glance here or a touch there, every one of which was examined and cataloged by my discerning eye. Shared suffering and the nature of their work bonded them together in a unique and indefinable way. They understood each other, knew each’s strengths and weaknesses, they made each other better then they ever could have been on their own. When one or the other was hurt, you could see the pain reflected. Neither could stand for the other to be away for any length of time. Mulder especially was lost without his Scully. She brought him peace and he brought her a sense of purpose. There are so many scenes over the course of this show, moments both big and small, that I could use for this installment. It was really hard for me to chose just one. I started to ship them in the first season but it was cemented for me in Season 2 with an episode entitled One Breath.

#5 Mulder keeps watch over Scully as she struggles to live after being abducted and experimented on.

Scully had been abducted and was now returned. She was in a coma in the hospital and they were going to pull the plug on her. Mulder is an absolute mess and is given the choice to confront the person who did this to her or see Scully before she is taken off of life support. Basically, to see her before she dies, as that was the outcome that they were expecting.  He comes and sits by her bedside. You can see how he is suffering. There is not much dialogue. It is done mostly with expression but he does tell her:

Mulder: I feel, Scully... that you believe... you're not ready to go. And you've always had the strength of your beliefs. I don't know if my being here... will help bring you back. But I'm here.

He takes her hand and gives her his strength. He leaves her and goes back to find his apartment trashed and he just breaks down in the most heartbreaking manner and from that moment on, they enter the pantheon of greatest TV couples ever. 

I could not find any video for this scene, I’m sorry about that. I almost didn't include it for that reason, but they deserve a place here.