Shadows is the first of several first season episodes that deals with a deceased person assisting a living person from beyond the grave. Being that this the first episode to explore this concept, the idea is not as old. Lauren Kyte is being protected by a mysterious force that Mulder at first believes to be psychokinesis. The upside of this episode is the dialogue between Mulder and Scully. They exchange several witty one-liners that make this enjoyable to watch. In this episode Scully has another "inconvenience" which prevents her from witnessing paranormal phenomena. This becomes a recurring theme throughout the X-Files. Later, Scully will start to see the paranormal phenomena but will just explain it away. Besides the witty dialogue I thought this episode had some good special effects. Overall, Shadows is a solid, first season episode.