High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Shadows" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on October 22, 1993. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, directed by Michael Lange, and featured guest appearances by Barry Primus and Lisa Waltz. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story, unconnected to the series` wider mythology. "Shadows" earned a Nielsen household rating of 5.9, being watched by 5.6 million people in its initial broadcast. The episode was not well-received by the production staff, and received mixed reviews from critics.