Fans aren't happy about Gillian Anderson's X-Files exit - neither is she

Gillian Anderson has bowed out of The X-Files for the final time - and even the star isn't happy about how she exited the show.

Anderson plays FBI agent Dana Scully in the cult 90s show, which just finished airing it's 11th season to rave reviews by fans and critics.

• Warning: Spoilers follow ...

But the final episode saw Anderson's character bow out with several revelatons being made, including that the father of her son William was Cigarette Smoking Man, that William was still alive, and that Scully was pregnant again - this time to Mulder.

Fans were not happy - and that's an understatement.

Jesus, the X-Files season 11 finale is absolute bollocks. What a bloody mess.

— Lee Grice 🐲 (@LovelyLee_G) March 27, 2018

Scully is pregnant and The X-Files office is closed. Oh wait, isn’t this 2001?

— TVORE (@tvorecom) March 22, 2018

the x files is ending. we will not get closure. egotistical chris carter thinks there will be another season. there won't be. nothing will ever be resolved. the man had a full quarter century to wrap up loose ends and still couldn't do it. thanks.

— ⋆ liz (@fIcrence) March 21, 2018

when chris carter keeps bragging about how he can carry on the x files without you pic.twitter.com/qU6K1P6wXU

— mia (@gllians) March 19, 2018

By the way, the mythology episodes absolutely suck, especially the finale. Painful to watch. But, the monster of the week episodes are great and should do more of those. But just stick a fork in it, X-Files is done. No wonder Gillian Anderson quit.

— ... silent echo ... (@SilentEchoSeven) March 27, 2018

I guess even Gillian Anderson hated the X-Files finale.

— Ross Dudle (@RDudle) March 27, 2018

The X-Files finale was so horrible I completely understand why Gillian Anderson isn't coming back https://t.co/NqVlMPjG8U pic.twitter.com/og6FtJv7kn

— io9 (@io9) March 25, 2018

Anderson appeared to agree with fans, tweeting: "Oh boy oh boy do I ever hear you."

Oh boy oh boy do I ever hear you. pic.twitter.com/8aiFXfrX1V

— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) March 23, 2018

Ever the show's creator Chris Carter admitted that the episode was likely to confuse viewers.

"People will either love me or hate me," Carter told TVLine. "I think they'll have reasons for both.

"It certainly is one of the most interesting cliffhangers that the show has ever had."

As for Scully's exit, Carter warned: "Hard-core X-Files fans know there have been no real endings on the show."