User blog comment:Queen Misery/PE Proposal: Mister Chuckle Teeth/@comment-28775608-20190718044836/@comment-2059440-20190718061746

Chuckle Teeth's aftermath is shown, which is more than they get away with in 90s because that had stricter censorship - the moral agency thing has been addressed for years with X-Files as I explained, remember they had countless episodes concerning demons and in each one demons are treated as human-level in terms of what they view the world : Chuckle Teeth is a demon, yes? well then, it clearly knows enough to take on a form that will allow easier access to victims and he twisted the curse for his own benefit.

this is also judging things by the revival series - which was goofy until Chuckle Teeth showed up, which shifted the tone back to the X-Files proper (the previous episodes had been goofy, wacky or retconning things (such as claiming aliens were a hoax).).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_(The_X-Files)

the episode guide on wikipedia also shows the cunning levels found, even for an X-Files antagonist, also he commits a lot of on-screen villainy too.

he's no Cigarette Smoking Man but CSM has had literally decades to perfect PE, Chuckle Teeth is a monster of the week and as for standing out - he is the most iconic of the revival series monsters.. especially since Band-Aid Nose Man can't qualify as PE.

either way, it's your choice but there's more evidence than not that Chuckle Teeth acts on its own whims, even if it is naturally evil it goes an extra mile in doing evil.