"The Unicorn Tamed" is similar to the author's other
story "Taming The Unicorn". Both stories contain the same theme, both dealing
with one of the main characters still being a virgin. In this fan fiction it is
Mulder's turn.
However, this piece of work is, compared to
"Taming The Unicorn" rather good. Yet, it is not one of the pieces I would
select as a 'classic'. Although, it holds the interest of the reader in a
better way than it's twin. For one it contains some Mulder torture and angst,
yet not too much of it to sent the reader running for the hills. Therefore,
the reader, in a way at least, *wants* to know how it will happen for Mulder
and how he will overcome the obstacles in his journey there.
Despite that, there will be arising many questions
along the way, additional to the fact that in some scenes the characters are
all but 'in character'.
One question is, in one of the latter parts, how it can
be that one guy is screwing so many women and none of them gets pregnant _and_
not even once there is a mention of him practicing safer sex.
Another one is, how one can be so forgiving as Scully is. Surely, it is not
only the love for him that lets her act the way she does. A deeper
characterization of her after the incident would have been nice too. On the
contrary, Mulder running away and doing just what she told him to do?!
Well, he is a rather intelligent person, although in this story there is
given an explanation for his alien behavior.
However, I would have ended the story right after he
finally archieved his goal. Although, the story itself follows the original
drama scheme. Still, it is a too mechanical way to do so. Because the fanfic
already achieved it's end in part 7 - 'Culmination', only to be resurrected
for the demanded impeding moment by this very scheme. However, this moment is
suppossed to be placed within the actual story (or did I miss out on one major
aspect of it within my literature classes?! - Would be awful considering I'm
going to take my exam in this subject....), rather then to be put to it
as an afterthought.
Altogether, I would put this story in the category of being as entertaining as
a bad blockbuster. One endures it only because the ticket was paid for, yet it
is not boring enough to go back to the counter to asked the money back.
Good enough, for a quicky, yet nothing too consuming and if there ever
something important comes along the way it can be easily left without any
second thoughts and regrets.
