1 | Written by: Robert N. Skir, Martin Isenberg, and Eric Lewald |
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3 | Cyclops and Jean go out on a date, only to see a young mutant boy being chased by a mob. Attempting to rescue him, they flee into the subway system and get captured by the Morlocks. A group of homeless mutants living underground, they are led by a woman named Callisto who plans on taking Cyclops as her mate. |
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5 | Jean manages to get a message to Professor Xavier, and he assembles the X-men to rescue her. Storm, while designated as the group's leader, struggles during the mission due to her claustrophobia. |
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7 | In the end, Storm challenges Callisto to a hand-to-hand fight and gains leadership of the Morlocks, freeing Jean and Scott. |
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9 | "Captive Hearts" provides examples of |
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12 | * AdaptationDeviation: In the comics, Callisto wanted Angel as her mate. Here, it's Cyclops, since Angel hasn't appeared in the series yet. |
13 | * AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: |
14 | ** Leech is depicted as possessing telekinetic powers besides those of his comic books counterpart. |
15 | ** Annalee's powers are more hypnotic here than those of her comic books counterpart. |
16 | * AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Callisto takes Scott prisoner with the intention of forcing him to be her mate and providing her with an heir. |
17 | * BeneathTheEarth: The Morlocks are an underground community of homeless mutants, many of which can't pass off as regular humans due to their physical mutations. |
18 | * BroughtDownToNormal: Leech suppresses Scott's powers so he can't just rescue himself. |
19 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Wolverine's unrequited feelings for Jean cause him to act this way towards Cyclops. Exploited by Annalee to turn Wolverine against Cyclops for a moment. |
20 | * LoveTriangle: Two that overlap: Wolverine's feelings for Jean are key to the story, and Callisto takes an interest in Cyclops, but it's Cyclops and Jean that are together. |
21 | * MindOverMatter: Leech is capable of using telekinesis as well as draining other mutants' powers. |
22 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: He doesn't go through with it, but when Wolverine discovers the real Cyclops, he muses he "could make a couple women real sad right now." |
23 | * StabThePicture: Wolverine stabs Cyclops in a picture of him and Jean. (Yes, [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/wolverine-crush that picture]].) At the end of the episode, the picture is seen in Wolverine's room, and in addition to being stabbed it's been ripped in half between the two. |
24 | * StalkerWithATestTube: Callisto abducts Cyclops so he can, ah, give her an heir. |
25 | * TrialByCombat: Callisto and Storm battle for leadership of the Morlocks this way. |
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