TV REVIEW: X-Men (1.7) – Slave Island
Being enslaved wasn’t on the X-Men’s vacation itinerary. Plus, Storm and Gambit enact terrible plans, Cyclops is done talking shit now that Wolverine is back, and a badass mercenary wages a one-man war.
Being enslaved wasn’t on the X-Men’s vacation itinerary. Plus, Storm and Gambit enact terrible plans, Cyclops is done talking shit now that Wolverine is back, and a badass mercenary wages a one-man war.
Lovesick Wolverine flees to Canada and finds momentary peace. Plus, Cyclops is salty, Sabretooth is hellbent on revenge, and Gambit thinks they’ve found mutants’ paradise.
The team heads underground to battle a group of weirdos. Plus, Storm confronts her claustrophobia, Wolverine ogles a picture, and Cyclops is a coveted sperm donor.
Professor X probes deep in Sabretooth’s tormented mind, with mixed results. Plus, an anti-mutant extremist announces his candidacy for president, Magneto’s weaknesses are exploited, and Jubilee should never be left in charge.
Comparison is the thief of joy—and it’s making the queen psychotic. Plus, a spell is cast, an apple is poisoned, and a premature burial is planned. It’s dark days for Snow White.
Magneto has entered the fray, and he’s not messing around. Plus, Wolverine calls out the professor, a badass villain is defanged, and Beast has time to catch up on his Dostoevsky.
An X-Man falls, but do we need to care? Plus, Beast is caged, Wolverine pouts, and a threat emerges from the shadows.
Anti-mutant hysteria runs rampant, and the Mutant Control Agency takes advantage. Plus, the X-Men can’t keep tabs on a teenager, Sentinels are kinda funny, and who the eff is Morph?
Littlefoot faces tragedy while trying to avoid starvation. Plus, three horns never play with long necks, Spike just eats and sleeps, and Cera makes a strong case for most annoying kids’ character ever.
It’s Three Men and a Baby with prehistoric mammals. Plus, herds stick together, Diego plays a terrifying version of peekaboo, and we should all hope to have someone look at us the way Scrat looks at that acorn.