what if scully’s dad was still around when she was abducted? what would that have looked like?! would he have doubled down on his opinion of her becoming an fbi agent instead of taking a more typical route as a doctor?
i imagine him hating mulder, much like bill. but maggie still gravitates toward him. they still find a solace with each other and trying to keep hope. she can see his pain, how lost he is. but ahab just sees him as the cause for her kidnapping. i also feel like it would make more sense for him to be the one to move forward, assuming she is dead. it just doesn’t feel right to me that maggie did that or that melissa would stay quiet. but if it was their father, that makes way more sense to me.
maggie wouldn’t shy away from speaking up on dana’s behalf and even mulder’s. and ahab does heed what she says. i would have liked to see it. cuz maybe if bill had shown up that time, we would have gotten the first taste. but it coming from her dad would be different. yes, brothers can be protective & overbearing. but there are different expectations with a father. a brother doesn’t have the same ~authority.
and like maggie, i think ahab would see mulder’s feelings for their daughter. and the different reactions would be *priceless* especially once scully is returned. ahab seeing scully’s reaction when mulder visits? “i had the strength of your beliefs” when he realizes maggie let mulder hold onto her necklace?
honestly killing him the first episode he’s even in? why!! i would have liked to see more of scully’s relationship with him.