I can see that, to a degree. It just feels incredibly abrupt though, especially post-cancer arc. It's not like Scully to just... give up like that, so flatly and suddenly. One of the few things bardsmaid and I disagree on is the MSR and the partnership, but I have to say I can see what she means by seeing "a very strange and upsetting disconnect and shift in relationship" between them, post-Detour. It's never clearer to me than it is in FTF, I don't think.

After all they've weathered, I found it really hard to buy that something like this would be something that would really, truly threatened than big Mulder/Scully thing.
That's the thing, though; it never felt like anything near a true threat to me. And from what I'm seeing in all the reactions, most people didn't see that, either.

I can't imagine understanding and appreciating the wonderful things about this story from a non-fan perspective
Not at all? Wow, that surprises me. Especially considering that the general, majority consensus amongst non/casual-fans has always been that MotW trumps mytharc, generally by leaps and bounds. I may love the mytharc, but it's just not accessible, especially now.

In a weird way, I think Fight the Future stood alone better than this does.
I think most fans feel that way, but from what I remember, and when I go back and look, I think most non/casual-fans don't.