"2000-12-17Z"^^ . . . . . . "8"^^ . . "7"^^ . . . . "\"Via Negativa\" is the seventh episode of the eighth season and the 168th episode overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2000 on Fox and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom. It was written by executive producer Frank Spotnitz and directed by Tony Wharmby. It is a Monster-of-the-Week episode, unconnected to the series' wider mythology."@en . . . "Via Negativa"@en . . . . .