Gender Bender
| The X-Files episode | |
|---|---|
| “The Jersey Devil” | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 14 |
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| Original airdate | Jan. 21, 1994 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "Beyond the Sea" | "Lazarus" |
"Gender Bender" is the fourteenth episode of The X-Files (the thirteenth regular episode, not counting the pilot). The story focuses on an unexplained series of mysterious deaths, that appear to be connected with an Amish-like religious group in the northeast.
Gender commentary
The murderer turns out to be one of the people from the Amish-like sect or cult. All of them apparently change gender periodically. They can also exude a powerful amount of pheromone, which can effectively act as a rape drug. Their hapless victims die after having sex with the person. (Of course, they are all aliens.)