Originally Posted by
Omega Alpha
And here's why I strongly disagree with the idea some have that their problems, and Scott eventually getting closer and falling for Emma, were out of character. They were facing problems before, but the difference is that Scott's PTSD was even worse than what he had faced before, so he was more resistant than ever, while Jean was dealing with her own issues with the Phoenix rising again, so she had less incentive try to connect with him.
And at the same time Emma was the one making that push to connect with him (even if her motives weren't to help Jean at all), and it would make sense for him to open to her because not only she was the only one pushing it, would be hard for Scott to talk about marital and sexual issues about Jean when literally everyone on the team has wanted to sleep with Jean at some point- Beast, Logan, Xavier, throw Warren in there too, if you like. Emma was the one person that liked Scott, and only him, while everyone else, if push comes to shove, probably liked her more.