I felt a strong urge to create an IMDb account after reading several other reviews making claims that the element of sexual assault was overlooked in the episode. I am writing a submission of my own to exculpate the character of Mutato of any accusatory allegations. The users who refer to him as a rapist or sex offender are no better than the villagers bearing torches, who are blinded by their own ignorance. If they had paid closer attention to the scene in which Mutato reveals the truth behind the mysterious impregnations, he explains that it was his "father" Old Man Pollidori who had been inseminating the women of the town with mutated DNA that was fused by his own farm animals. That is why there are several clever hints distributed throughout the episode alluding to Mrs. Berkowitz's son Izzy as a pig and the reporter as a chicken.
Another fact to consider is that there were several mentions that Mrs. Berkowitz would not be able to get pregnant the "traditional" way, making the traditional form of rape also impossible. Mutato did act as an accomplice to the crimes the Old Man commit, but any charges against him would be dropped in American court by reason of mental disease or defect, being that he had spent his life in isolation and was psychologically impaired from making informed decisions.
It is my understanding that Mutato did not believe he was doing anything wrong. He was dancing along to Cher and eating the peanut butter of the houses that the Old Man broke into! He has the mind of a child and even made a statement of being incapable of wrongdoing. The Old Man received justice for unlawfully fertilizing these women against their knowledge with the capital punishment: death. Dr. Pollidori was arrested for killing his father. Mutato's dream of meeting Cher came true. Everyone got exactly what they deserved.
So let this episode be as intended, a wonderfully creative and anecdotal addition to the X- files. Enjoy it damn it! Good television is hard to come by these days.
Another fact to consider is that there were several mentions that Mrs. Berkowitz would not be able to get pregnant the "traditional" way, making the traditional form of rape also impossible. Mutato did act as an accomplice to the crimes the Old Man commit, but any charges against him would be dropped in American court by reason of mental disease or defect, being that he had spent his life in isolation and was psychologically impaired from making informed decisions.
It is my understanding that Mutato did not believe he was doing anything wrong. He was dancing along to Cher and eating the peanut butter of the houses that the Old Man broke into! He has the mind of a child and even made a statement of being incapable of wrongdoing. The Old Man received justice for unlawfully fertilizing these women against their knowledge with the capital punishment: death. Dr. Pollidori was arrested for killing his father. Mutato's dream of meeting Cher came true. Everyone got exactly what they deserved.
So let this episode be as intended, a wonderfully creative and anecdotal addition to the X- files. Enjoy it damn it! Good television is hard to come by these days.