High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Mind`s Eye" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on April 19, 1998 on the Fox network. It was written by Tim Minear and directed by Kim Manners. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week"" story, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series` wider mythology. "Mind`s Eye" received a Nielsen household rating of 10.4 and was watched by 16.53 million viewers. The episode received moderately positive reviews, with many critics praising Taylor`s performance as Glenn.