Originally Posted by
Grinning Soul
Scott is *not* a monster at all. It's absurd to even suggest that.
And yes. Scott and Jean are absolutely important to each other. As a fan, a person may not like their relationship, that's cool. But they should be able to understand why the characters do and they should be upset when the writers ignore or attack this relationship *because* it is such an important part of both characters.
And you know what? I'd even risk saying that most people who don't like the relationship either don't like it because they'd prefer the characters to be with someone else and/or because they're stuck in those echo chambers.
. "She was always cheating on him" - 4 (?) kisses to which she did not give her consent.
. "She was not a good girlfriend/wife" - ignores countless of scenes of her being supportive.
. "He was not a good boyfriend/husband" - ignore several scenes of his being supportive.
. "Jean is more attracted to Logan than Scott" - ignores the countless of steaming hot, passionate kisses (including in public) and the fact they can't keep their hands off each other, even after 10+ years of marriage and 20 years as a couple!!!
. "Scott is boring, Logan would be a better match" - ignores scenes in which Scott and Jean are happy, having fun, like the snowball fight in Central Park.
. "He cheated on her" - he rejected having a physical affair with a woman he was attracted to and ended up having a psychic affair with said woman, after his mind was sequestered without his consent and he expresses repeatedly that he did not want a psychic intervention or feels safe in it. 2 of the 3 after scenes happens while he is piloting, with other people around (which certainly plays a role in his ability to resist it). He expresses regret for the betrayal in all the scenes and has to be pushed into it. Also, the affair is so emotional for him that when he sees Emma holding the body of her dead daughter(!), he doesn't offer a single word of comfort for her. Yeah, he loved Emma all right.
. "He never had a choice of another girlfriend" - the other 3 boys had girlfriends back in the O5 days.
. "Jean made him wimpy and weak" - she helped him overcome his fear of being intimate with someone, she helped him transition from a shy, awkward teenager boy to a confident man, she helped him navigate the thin line between being a compassionate leader and making the hard choices, she helped him truly connect and express feelings instead of compartmentalise and bottle up everything at the price of slowly losing himself. It was when he couldn't connect with her anymore (Morrison's run) that he was at his lowest, most weakened state. And what came after was only illusion of strength because when one doesn’t allow themselves to second-guess themselves, when they always assume they’re right, they don’t learn from mistakes and, at best, they become stagnant.
I could go on and on just showing that those things people often give as arguments are simply not factual. It's fine that a fan doesn't like them together. But they should understand it's a matter of personal taste. And that's okay that they feel this way, but it doesn't mean the characters would.