Episode
The X-Files: Soft Light
Overview
An experiment in dark matter accidentally turns a scientist's shadow into a deadly weapon that can unzip a person's molecules if they are touched by it.
Details
- Series
- The X-Files
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1995-05-05
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Soft Light is Episode 23 in Season 2 of The X-Files. It aired on 1995-05-05. The runtime is 45 min.
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