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So cheeky!! Didn't see that happen, but I will reiterate annoyance over whoever mentioned the girl who asked Gillian Anderson for a hug. It was cringeworthy to watch but Gillian handled it like a pro. Funnily enough, I was on tumblr and the very same hug-hungry fangirl smugly blogged about Gillian's offer of a virtual hug. I seriously felt like spamming her with boos for being in such poor taste. I also felt that the talks were a let down, for the most part. I am a fan of Gillian's work on the X-Files but I felt that she did not give the talk audience (mostly made up of X-Files/Scully fans) their money's worth. Fans will choose to see that Gillian was funny, giggly, cute etc. Truth is, I found her quite snide, smug, haughty and condescending when answering. She gave half-hearted, monotonous responses deliberately- practically eye-rolled at most questions and made it perfectly obvious that anything related to the X-Files was distasteful to discuss. On on-set practical jokes, best memories, favourite story arcs and a possible 3rd film, I found it painful to watch her feign enthusiasm and loyalty to the show. She clearly did not want to go there and was even a little snappy at the people asking. I know some of the reason was the idiocy of those who repeated questions. But the fact is, like it or not, she was at a sci-fic/ comic themed fan event, and thus should have not agreed to participate if she couldn't even muster a coherent answer without coming across so startlingly aloof. I do sympathise with what she was saying about people's adoration really being for Scully rather than her personally, or for her other work. I sensed her frustration. And I'm sure she was warm and bubbly in the photoshoots and signing, but honestly, I think she treated the talk audience like idiots. "Anyone want to help me out?" she answered after struggling to find one good memory of the show. "....I liked the funny episodes." she sighed redundantly; after reminding fans- once again- that she supposedly has no memory of any of the story arcs. Worst part was when she very flippantly stuttered through describing a nondescript scene in which Duchovny threw rice (fake maggots) at her as a practical joke. Her heart just wasn't in it. She has a firecracker personality when she's free to be herself and in these moments I was certainly as entertained as everybody else. But I can really see now why she's often described as being standoffish. Oh well. All disappointment (and our beloved Scully) aside, she is only human. And a very busy one, at that.

Wow, how disappointing! No wonder I couldn't find it. I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one though. I don't know if I ever saw Mulder in such a suit though... perhaps in Season 1 but I'm not entirely convinced it was Mulders!

Oh... thanks for confirming that No clue why I kept missing it; perhaps it just wasn't as big as I assumed it would be. Oh well.

Don't know if this has been posted before but I seriously could not find the X-Files area at the show on Saturday... Was it even there?! It was on the map but I walked in circles trying to locate it and ended up missing out. I feel like I'm on crazy pills!!