TV REVIEW: X-Men ’97 (Season 1)
A scary new villain brings Earth to its knees while a valuable leader lives his best life off-world. Plus, Cyclops is cool, Genosha is mutant utopia, and Magneto was right.
A scary new villain brings Earth to its knees while a valuable leader lives his best life off-world. Plus, Cyclops is cool, Genosha is mutant utopia, and Magneto was right.
Professor X commits a violation and races the clock to save a friend. Plus, a cosmic entity reemerges, President Kelly debates executing the Magneto Protocols, and Bastion is “the future incarnate.”
Professor X and Magneto are back to square one, but the stakes are higher than ever. Plus, betrayals, turncoats, and the violent end to a feud.
All the Prime Sentinels are activated, and they are EVERYWHERE! Plus, Bastion has some weird DNA, Cyclops plays the overprotective dad, and Magneto proves why he’s an omega-level mutant.
Gambit is laid to rest while Rogue is out wreaking havoc. Plus, Roberto has a surprising conversation, all-out war simmers just below the surface, and an evil worse than Sinister is revealed.
Genosha is set to join the U.N., but someone is dead set on stopping it, and they pack the heavy artillery. Plus, Rogue makes her choice, Scott and Jean can’t find common ground, and Ace of Base is a harbinger of doom.
The mystery of the two Jeans comes to a violent head. Plus, a mad scientist returns, the X-Mansion becomes a house of horrors, and Rogue trains her stamina with the new boss.
Magneto stands trial for crimes against humanity. Plus, Storm faces an uncertain future, Rogue has a major skeleton in her closet, and Wolverine threatens to give an uncooperative doctor a C-section.
Human-mutant relations have improved in the wake of Professor X’s “death”—but is it real, or just on the surface? Plus, Scott and Jean decide on their future, Bolivar Trask has been busy, and Jubilee crushes on a yuppie.
An 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.