X-Men '97 (Disney +): Continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series

Yeah, but they could go up to twelve episodes!

I wonder if the story of Nathan being sent to the future could have been done without the Madeline Pryor reveal

Yes. It could have happened the way it does in the comics, which doesn't involve Madelyne, or in various other ways. I knew from the moment Nathan was born that he'd be sent to the future but I didn't expect it would be so soon.

This episode was amazing. While it was a bit too fast-paced at times, I'm still in awe of the writers managing to speedrun Inferno while also combining it with another storyline and making it an enjoyable and coherent 30 minutes episode.

This ep felt two eps in one

Didn't expect a magical girl transformation but I'll take it!

Yeah that was weird but it was worth it because her Goblyn Queen outfit looks awesome.

We also get to see Jennifer Hale go full ham.

It could be the efects and/or the fact that Chris Britton is older, but when Sinister first spoke, it reminded me of someone else, then it hit me near the end. Maybe it's just me, but does Sinister now sound like Keith Silverstein (ironic, given Silverstein is younger than Britton) as Hawk Moth and Lex Luthor to anyone else?

Edited by Anicomicgeek on Mar 27th 2024 at 1:26:47 PM

x6 The writers are REALLY good at replicating the old show's method for keeping as faithful to the comics as possible while also allowing for changes that work out the kinks of the original version, not to mention the fairly great pacing of the old show.

This episode was indeed amazing. It crushed what few doubts may have remained for me by showing that the writers really understand what X-Men really is: a cyberpunk/biopunk Cosmic Horror Story that just happens to be about superheroes. I've said this before elsewhere, but imo, a true mark of good X-Men writers is when they understand that.

Just watched the last episode. Definitely next level, but how is it that Jean can't figure out even a rough idea of when she was swapped?

Maybe Sinister tampered with her memories somehow, to avoid giving away his location to the X-Men (or at least kick that can down the road as long as he can)?

The only way that would work is if he somehow took the clone's memories and periodically downloaded it into the real Jean's brain.

I think it's telling how much we live in the age of compressed storytelling and short seasons that everybody's reaction to the latest episode was "They did really good job compressing an entire arc-worth of content into one episode". Though I guess the original X-Men also occasionally compressed much longer sagas into one or two episodes.

Anyone else find it ironic that Jennifer Hale is voicing Jean and Maddie considering her most famous Marvel role is the blonde Felicia Hardy who is basically the Spider-Man equivalent of Emma Frost?

Also, if Maddie does have magic in this universe, how did she acquire it? Or is that proof she's the one who became Phoenix?

Maybe he somehow had Jean reading Madelyne's mind or something to keep them interchangable.

She doesn't seem to have magic, only Jean's Psychic Powers. All the demons and horror movie stuff were illusions.

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I don't know if that's her most famous role, she also voiced Carol Danvers and Silver Sable a lot.

So Jennifer Hale who plays Jean here actually did Jean before in Wolverine and X-Men?

Hopefully she’s in the superior product in the end.

I liked that show.

That show was at it's best when it wasn't about the guy who's name they put at top billing.

This is not me knocking the show. This is, unfortunately, just truth.

Wolverine and the X-Men is probably the second best X-Men adaptation after the 90s cartoon (and, by extension, this). But yeah, it was held back by going HARD on the Wolverine Publicity.

I kinda dislike that one.

Honestly found it dull

Edited by Augustus813 on Mar 29th 2024 at 6:49:48 AM

It's the logical conclusion of Wolverine's exposure.

Name the show after him, making him the leader, and spend all time sucking him off for it.

Including lacking the self-awareness to realize the hypocrisy to tell Cyclops to get over his personal problems while Wolverine regularly abandons the team so he can solve a problem from his past.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 29th 2024 at 7:04:03 AM

Yep. It's also a prime example of how that kind of favoritism can backfire; despite all the attention he got, that show's version of Logan is probably one of the worst ones out there thanks to stuff like mentions.

Though I did like that the series acknowledged that Logan was a shitty leader.

He himself knew it, though I don't think he ever really grew into the role, or had a chance to do.

I also liked Cyclop's trench coat.

Also, X-Men: Evolution is the second best X-men Adaptation. It was rough in season 1 and most of season 2, but that season 2 finale really elevated it.