TV REVIEW: X-Men (Season 5)
Tim MatassaAn old friendship helps the series stick the landing. Plus, the classic intro gets knocked off, the final multi-part arc is a dud, and Magneto makes everything better.
Tag: Beast
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.10) – Graduation Day
The series finale is here, and the fate of the world hinges on… Magneto! Plus, the Shi’ar’s advanced tech comes to the rescue again, Professor X says goodbye, and Duluth, Minnesota, is a hotbed of mutant resistance.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.8) – Hidden Agendas
A shady military operative turns a small Kentucky town against a 16-year-old mutant hero. Plus, Beast and the Professor are celebrities, and Rogue needs a vacation from Gambit.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.5) – The Fifth Horseman
Jubilee and Beast stumble on an ancient temple that means bad news. Plus, an old nemesis returns serving a new master, a Morlock has nifty new powers, and a god needs a new body.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.4) – Storm Front – Part II
Storm’s wedding looms, but her fiancé isn’t all he’s cracked up to be. Plus, Wolverine is raring for a fight, and thank goodness for friends with common sense.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.3) – Storm Front – Part I
An alien from another dimension endangers millions to get to Storm. Plus, a flight from Hell, an indecent proposal, and four X-Men step into the unknown.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.2) – The Phalanx Covenant – Part II
The Phalanx aim to “cleanse” the universe in favor of perfect sameness. Plus, an old adversary returns in a much different form, the rebels travel from Muir Island to the Arctic Circle to find allies, and Cyclops almost blows it.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.1) – Phalanx Covenant – Part One
The Phalanx have arrived and want to subsume all life on Earth. Plus, Wolverine gets left in the dark, Beast and Forge team with the unlikeliest of allies, and when did Professor X get so jacked?
TV REVIEW: X-Men (4.21) – Beyond Good and Evil – Part 4
Apocalypse’s deadly plan takes shape. Plus, Bishop defies the odds, Magneto takes a stand, and people get “blipped” out of existence.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (4.20) – Beyond Good and Evil – Part 3
Cable acts uncharacteristically foolish thanks to his obsession with Apocalypse. Plus, Beast muses about good, evil, and the fabric of existence, and everyone thinks Sabretooth is stupid.
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