Never said they did, broseph.
X-Men '97 - continuation of 1992 Animated Series
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Anyone else a little miffed that they didn't setup Strife?
I still see him being possible, maybe as part of Apocalypse's grand plans.
Episode 5:
I'll be blunt, I didn't like this episode.
First off, I really don't like Maverick and Kane being reduced to Hi-then-Die characters as glorified cameos. Like, I don't care about either character, but I still feel like they deserved more respect then what they got. Second, I really don't like the Brood, I've never encountered a story that I felt was made better by there existence. Third, I really really don't like that this episode was basically just an excuse to give wolverine back his adamantium so soon when they really didn't do anything with him without it. Wolverine's admission at the end feels like the writers admitting they don't know what to do with him without the claws. Fourth; I'm not sure this episode really does Morph any favors either. He's kinda just a whiny bitch through out, and while there are a few nice moments that might be good fo his character... they still feel kinda lacking to me. Fifth; Sorta tied to the second, but I also feel like they didnt really do anything with the Weapon X/+ stuff beyond "heres a few easter eggs for the comic nerds to geek out over" rather then them dealing with actual stuff tied to the program and its just surprise, Brood!
This is probably the first episode of the 97 series that I feel is bad on almost every level.
Woot! New episode!
Wasn't Stryfe in the 92' series as a cameo? I could swear I remember him.
Comic Origins for Stryfe
When baby Nate Summers goes to the future after being affected by the virus, the Askani don't think that they can keep the virus from killing him. So they make a clone without the virus, but then they are raided by Apocalypse's forces, which steal the clone not knowing it was a clone. the clone gets named Strife and raised by Apocalypse. Apocalypse wanted to use him for a host body, but when he tried to do so, discovered that Styfe was a clone and could not be used.
One of the many psychics Apocalypse had tubed in the Beyond Good and Evil arc. Rachel in her Phoenix hound attire and Psylocke were there too among others.
To be fair, the original series had its share of clunkers, probably more than people tend to remember. In fairness, even a "mediocre" episode is going to come off worst than it is, simply because the average for X-Men 97 has just been THAT good.
I enjoyed it, even if it DID skew a bit gratutious in its violence and gore (gotta love that increased content rating!
). This felt a bit like the Jubilee episode last season, where it felt like the production team put something together to "decompress" and have a touch of fun. Plus do a soft "reset" of the status quo, as you tend to need with cartoons every now and then. And I think it WAS fun! We FINALLY got that Aliens/Thing homage were couldn't get in the 90s with more laxer content restrictions. And I commend the fact that Disney/Marvel was able to keep the episode's big "twist" out of the all the previews.I don't think it's as overtly fun as the Jubilee episode, nor do I feel it stands with the best we've seen...but it DID feel like a "fan" episode, with all the Easter eggs, cameos and finally seeing the Brood get done, and done well, in any media outside of comics. Sometimes, especially after such a "heavy" episode as last week? That's not a bad thing.
I think I mentioned in discussions of last season, but I LOVE how powerful Storm has been portrayed as in 97. In the original series they talked about her being powerful, but then she would summon a storm or something, and then I always remember her falling out of the sky from exhaustion.
I think not wanting to kill him was fine. After all they literally have a reformed horseman on the team, and Jubilee and Sunspot are still kids.
I've really enjoyed Morph for most of this series, and this episode was no exception. This was one of those dump out the toy box and smash all the figures together in a fight episode, and those are fun everyonce in awhile.
Man, I really liked episode 5. Loved the Wolverine cover moment and every single Aliens reference that was packed in there. Hate that they killed of two of the team. I also loved seeing Sabertooth portrayed right and everyone surprised that he knew technology.
Morph continues to be awesome!
Morph continues to be awesome!
That's part of the reason I hope they DON'T revive Magneto going forward. Combined with the original series, they've written the best possible arc you could do with Magneto. Even with his gruesome death, it fit his character and moves everyone around him forward, narratively. There isn't much to be gained bringing him back.
Only saw the first two eps but I'll catch up.
Was Askani shown in the original toon too? It looked like she used her power to pull the X-Men through time but ep2 ended with Nathan doing a machine thing. Did she use a machine?
Wasn't Iceman in this toon version of X-Factor? From that one shot episode.
They really tried to make Jubilee cool here, with all her action stuff.
I remember Cable having that cube thing on his armor. Is that Ship? I know the term bodyslide so I wonder if he'll use it.
Was Askani shown in the original toon too? It looked like she used her power to pull the X-Men through time but ep2 ended with Nathan doing a machine thing. Did she use a machine?
Wasn't Iceman in this toon version of X-Factor? From that one shot episode.
They really tried to make Jubilee cool here, with all her action stuff.
I remember Cable having that cube thing on his armor. Is that Ship? I know the term bodyslide so I wonder if he'll use it.
Unfortunately this season seems to be on reverse course as of episode 5.
Watch episode 6. Again, episode 5 feels like a “decompression” episode to do something different and fun with characters out of the main arc. And restore the Wolverine status quo like they would have done in the 90s
She did not. That is Rachael Summers, and she doesn't need a machine. Cable did use a machine once he got it.
Iceman was not in that version of X Factor. It is a government agency and Iceman was hunting them down because he thought that they killed his fiancé. In reality she wanted to go back to the super hero life and faked her own disappearance to avoid having a conversation with Bobby about it. When Iceman finds out, she is already dating Havok, so Iceman just leaves in disgust.
She has been getting a lot better treatment in Xmen 97 overall, letting her grow both her powers and her personality.
I know in the comics it originally was something related to the gray station/computer network, which was a time traveling space station that Cable used as his base in orbit. It's AI is called "Professor".
Confirmed at SDCC is that Season 3 is complete and will air in 2027, while Season 4 is well into production with 4 scripts already finished.
Loved the Polaris episode, and I am totally seeing the onslaught build up that they are doing.
Onslaught definitely feels like something that's on the table, but I hope they hold off on doing anything with that storyline until Season 3. Maybe have Joseph show up towards the end of the season as a tease, but save Onslaught's storyline until next season.
One major bad guy at a time, please.
The tease should be Juggernuat landing in their front yard.