 " Our Town " is the twenty @-@ fourth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X @-@ Files . It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on May 12 , 1995 . It was written by Frank Spotnitz and directed by Rob Bowman . The episode is a " Monster @-@ of @-@ the @-@ Week " story , unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . " Our Town " received a Nielsen rating of 9 @.@ 4 and was watched by 9 @.@ 0 million households . The episode received mixed reviews from critics . 
