The Post-Modern Prometheus
One of the best episodes of TV (and X-files) ever.
shareThis is one of my personal favourites. The black and white is spellbinding, especially so in this episode where the Vancouver rain and mist and breath-vapour clings to the imagery. And both leads look great throughout, their faces timeless. The ending is the sweetest ending The X-Files ever had, it's a joyous fan-moment, a celebration of The X-Files, of Mulder 'n' Scully, of all the sojourns in all the strange places, the endless running in the dark after their bizarre quarry.
Buuuuuut. This is not an episode that fares well when one actually contemplates the plot and the depredations of the monster. It doesn't sit well when there's so much sentiment attached to a story that involves a serial rapist. But in saying all that I still invariably fall under its spell. I'm not a fan of Carter's script but I do like his direction and all the Cher-infused moments are choreographed beautifully. This is often cited as one of Duchovny's all-time favourites and unsurprisingly Carter's, too.
Duchovny is solid when rating things but Chris Carter is way too generous.
shareThe "monster" is not a "serial rapist". It's explained in the episode that the grandfather was artificially inseminating the women.
shareI'm pretty sure drugging and impregnating women without consent constitutes rape. In his monologue at the end he clearly states that what they did was wrong and that he was complicit in the crimes, hence why he's going to jail. Carter of course paints all this in such a sentimental light that the townspeople, rather condescendingly, seem willing to forgive these "trespasses" Mutato spoke of.
shareThis conversation has occurred many times with others making the same mistake you did, where you clearly suggested the monster was raping the women...which he wasn't.
THAT is what I referred to, nothing else.
I think I already explained that the monster, or Mutato if you will, was complicit in the crimes and that said crimes constitute rape. Anything beyond that is merely inference on your part. Nowhere in my original post did I describe the mechanics of rape or who did what.
shareWhich is just further proof that you and others still don't put enough thought into your own initial comments to make such distinctions clear, or into my comments that have been made on this message board regarding the episode/subject.
shareI'm pretty sure drugging and impregnating women without consent constitutes rape.
Yes, it does. I find it disturbing that some people don't seem to see this. share
I still find it disturbing that some people will voice opinions as disturbing as they can without qualifying them with the distinctions to make the accusations they're making absolutely clear, and when called on their unclear comments, continue to double-down rather than admit that they should have made themselves clearer from the very beginning.
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