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: Superheroes
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 (5.9) – Descent
We head to 19th Century Whitechapel for Marvel by Gaslight. Plus, Charles Darwin thinks Mister Sinister is a quack!
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 (5.7) – Old Soldiers
Wolverine goes to Paris to yell at the grave of a man who betrayed him during WWII. Plus, Captain America is more than a soldier, and Wolverine learns to love claws.
TV REVIEW: X-Men (5.6) – Jubilee’s Fairytale Theatre
Jubilee gets left behind—AGAIN—so she can handle babysitting detail. Plus, Magnus the Malevolent, Logan the right-hand troll, and are these caves we’ve never mentioned next to the monorail we never mentioned?
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.