Scully and Mulder from The X-Files
We knew these two were eventually going to get together, but it was so much fun getting strung along all those years. And that was before the relaunch. The X-Files may have provided plenty of bizarre and twisted cases for us to ponder, but who are we kidding? What really kept viewers riveted was the relationship between FBI agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder (David Duchovny). They’re one of TV’s best pairings, a duo who always had each other’s backs and balanced each other out even as they approached their investigations in drastically different ways. Scully was the skeptic who relied on science to guide her, while Mulder was a true believer in all things paranormal who followed his instincts. Their banter was as funny as it was charming, and the show constantly teased us with so many quiet, yet powerful moments when it became clear that the close friendship between the two was constantly on the verge of becoming something more. – Andrea Thompson
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