At a New York City event celebrating 30 years of The X-Files, Chris Carter commented on Gillian Anderson initially being one of the people displeased with how Scully was handled and his ending for the show.
“Gillian got very angry at me. And it’s like, I wasn’t sure why that was. But I actually welcomed the controversy, I thought that it was a good thing.” Carter’s statement sounded like he felt getting people talking was good regardless of the reason, but he did express confusion at some fan’s conclusions.