. . "Soft Light"@en . . . . . . "1995-05-05Z"^^ . . "23"^^ . . "2"^^ . "\"Soft Light\" is the twenty-third episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It originally aired on the Fox network on May 5, 1995. It was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by James A. Contner. The episode is a \"Monster-of-the-Week\" story, unconnected to the series' wider mythology, or overarching fictional history. \"Soft Light\" received a Nielsen rating of 8.5 and was watched by 8.1 million households."@en . . .