"1994-05-06Z"^^ . . . . "Roland"@en . "23"^^ . . . . . "1"^^ . "\"Roland\" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on May 6, 1994. It was written by Chris Ruppenthal and directed by David Nutter. The episode featured guest appearances by \u017Deljko Ivanek, James Sloyan and Kerry Sandomirsky. The episode is a \"Monster-of-the-Week\" story, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' wider mythology."@en . .