"Mulder typifies this to its fullest from the beginning and spends the rest of the series wading through the weeds of Scully’s acquired facts to find the most accurate conclusion–which is why he needs her Te data and she needs his Ti hero. A truly symbiotic relationship (+ another analysis in future~.)"
Wait, I don't think so. Huh.
*adding that to my expanding list of ideas*
But, in short: Ti is Thinking Introverted, so it digs deep to make sense of something unexplainable (or not yet explained.) It's an individual thought process divorced from relying on outside opinions, looking only to facts and data when their idea has been fully formulated and is ready to be tested, etc.
Te is Thinking Extroverted, meaning it outsources to others for data, facts, etc. They are the data crunchers, taking Ti Users ideas and churning through mounds and mounds of research (etc.) to support or debunk their theory.
They also compliment each others' weaknesses: Ti is so focused on internalized, personal thought that it can become stale and one-sided if it cuts out the bigger picture or broader scope others have to provide (i.e. Mulder wanting to run off into the woods after the Mothmen before Scully rationalizes to him about water and needing help.) Te is so focused on what is proven or, worse, what others have agreed is fact regardless of new and better ideas that it can get caught in intellectual bubbles where everyone only ever agrees with each other (the temptation of Squeeze, for instance.)
Further: Mulder's Hero is Ti (INTP) whereas Scully's Te isn't hers (it's in her second "Parent" slot); meaning, while Mulder is driven by his internalized "puzzle solving", Scully is not driven nor does she define herself by Te. She defines herself by Si (Sensing Introverted), which is all about duty, honor, tradition, etc. (her "Starbuck" side.) It gives both of them leeway to bat theories at each other without Scully feeling like SHE is being called into question instead of her ideas and without Mulder feeling like HE is being ridiculed for not being in agreement with everyone else.
As a side note: you know who IS Te Hero? Her father. And Scully's Si Hero naturally wants to make him proud, which is why, for so long, she fell into that Te role of "facts first! climb the ranks! medical school!" when the truth was, she wasn't made happy by advancement, achievement, etc. Sure, it made her feel like she made a difference (and tapped into her "VIP" aspect of being an ISTJ), but it wasn't her. That was her father.
Hope the grammar was alright, running on half capacity~. :DDD
