X-Men '97

[Destor]

I'll keep this brief in hopes to up this before the forum poofs out. 3 eps in and its outstanding. I think it goes beyond memberberries in the sense that its not cheap nostalgia ploys.

Its very much simply new stories. Effectively its Newstalgia. It delivers as long as youre a fan of X-Men in general. You dont really need to have seen the 90s run at all.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Dale Newstalgia

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I saw episode one and gotta admit it didn’t land for me. Veers too much on the side of “for kids” instead of being for adults and their children. Too on the nose, which I’m assuming is the point but that just doesn’t do it for me.

[Destor]

Ep 101 is 100% membererries. Its best for best night of the sentinel from the 92 run. Thankfully they dropped 2 eps on day 1 otherwise id probably agree with. (Though being TV Y is what it should be.)

[M-A-G]

The third episode is pretty dark.

[Lock Jaw]

I could see it just fine

[Seanny One Ball]

That’s because of your little Chinese eyes

[Lock Jaw]

My main/only gripe now is the intro and how they put Magneto first... they should have just put him where they had Professor X in the first episode....

Ruins the "visual flow" of the intro to not see Cyclops blasting right after that explosion.... was already thrown off a little bit by the inclusion of Morph, making the music cues for Beast and especially Jubilee a bit off... but I could live with it... until they put Magneto at the start which not only ruined the visual flow of the intro but further ruined the audio cues....

[Destor]

Well if thats your gripe then its safe to say its a home run

[Frank Drebin]

Lock Jaw is livid!

[Lock Jaw]

Well if thats your gripe then its safe to say its a home run

Yeah, it's been great. Rewatched the original series and ended right in time to just roll right into this one, and it is pretty seamless.

[Lock Jaw]

Lock Jaw is livid!

The Livid Legend, Larry Zlockjaw

[M-A-G]

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[Destor]

The third episode is pretty dark.it was. To be critical i found that ep hyper rushed but from the enjoyment stand point i was hyped the whole time. It felt like a roller coaster.

[Lock Jaw]

Already renewed for a season 3

[Destor]

I'll take season 75 but its worth noting they terminated the show runner

[Fignuts]

What's most impressive to me is how how they've weaving multiple stories from the comics together without it feeling messy or bloated.

[Destor]

It still early but i agree.


Also shout out to this being the coolest Cyclops has ever been portrayed. He's my favorite X-man and im very happy about it

[drave]

It still early but i agree.


Also shout out to this being the coolest Cyclops has ever been portrayed. He's my favorite X-man and im very happy about it

This is one of the biggest aspects that's different, but in a great way. He doesn't seem like a whiney bitch anymore.

Also, landing on the ground by using the optic blast into the ground in Episode 2 was perfect.

He's been a real highlight of the revival, IMO.

[Lock Jaw]

That episode 5 tho

[weather vane]

showsndeadly

[Destor]

That episode 5 thowas the genosha? If so WOAH

[drave]

So wait...


Professor X faked his own death to go marry someone and "live his life"?

If that's right, that's kinda wank

[Destor]

So wait...


Professor X faked his own death to go marry someone and "live his life"?

If that's right, that's kinda wankno at the end of the original run the shiar showed up and charles was unconscious dying. They told magneto they could save him but the tech was at home so magneto let them take him

[drave]

Yeah, I did some light reading after that post. Makes sense now.... but still don't understand the whole orchestration of his death certificate, etc.


Seems very uncharacteristic of him to just never return..... I dunno. I'm FAR from a superfan or anything like that.

[Destor]

Its a plot contrivance especially as presented in the new series. The idea in my mind is he would have required on going medical treatment that could only be done there so he would have to stay to live. What we got was he seems all better now and has no reaspn not to return other than to fuck his bae.

[Destor]

I dont mind that mind you. Magneto leading the X-Men is interesting and worth exploring.

[drave]

100% Magneto leading is definitely interesting.

Just felt kinda..... I struggle to find the correct word to apply. Disappointing perhaps. Just seemed outta sorts and also maybe cheap?

[weather vane]

This is how you do a reboot.

[Destor]

I know what youre saying but its worth noting this isnt a reboot. Its a revival. Its the same continuity. I agree with the spirit of what youre saying though.

[weather vane]

Thanks for clarifying. It definitely needed it.

[Destor]

Well...it probably didnt. But terms matter.

[weather vane]

I knew I was potentially wrong when I wrote it. Almost Googled it but thought “who gives a fuck?”. Destor gives a fuck.

[Destor]

Im happy to replace google and ill do it for pennies on the dollar

[M-A-G]

Yeah, I did some light reading after that post. Makes sense now.... but still don't understand the whole orchestration of his death certificate, etc.


Seems very uncharacteristic of him to just never return..... I dunno. I'm FAR from a superfan or anything like that.

From what the X-Men understood based on what they were told at the end of the last series, Xavier would likely never return anyway. Even if you weren't going to go the route of faking his death, at some point, legally, he would be declared dead anyway.

[weather vane]

Finale gonna be wild.

[Lock Jaw]

Another hot episode... finally got the moment I've been waiting for at the end of the last episode...

[Destor]

Penultimate ep was fucking wild and i cant believe they did that. Bonkers

[Destor]

Gotta say though i prefer the 90s outfits to the 80s outfits

[Lock Jaw]

Gotta say though i prefer the 90s outfits to the 80s outfits

Same.

[Optimus Bone 69]

love it hopefully bring back spiderman too

[Destor]

SHOCKER!!!!!

[Lock Jaw]

YOU can't ESCAPE me

[M-A-G]

Gotta say though i prefer the 90s outfits to the 80s outfits

I'm mostly indifferent, but I've never liked Cyclops's old costume, pre-X-Factor. I don't know why they busted any of them out for this.

[Destor]

Its a cool moment. New looks definitely add to the hype. That said 90s cyclops is the only cyclops look ive ever liked. Hes my favorite of the X-Men but aestheticly most of his outfits are trash.

[Destor]

This run was fucking outstanding

[Destor]

Gambit coming back as the horseman of death is HYPE

[Helmsphere]

Why did I laugh so hard at Cable getting smacked around with his own arm?