Season Guide
X-Men ’97 Season 1
Season 1 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
X-Men ’97 picks up several months after the events of X-Men and sees the X-Men questioning their future after an increase of sympathy towards mutants after the attempt on Xavier’s life, with Cyclops and Storm wanting to continue on Xavier’s dream and others such as Jean Grey wanting to create new lives for themselves, while Magneto is moved by the growing mutant sympathy and wants to follow in Xavier’s footsteps as the team’s leader.
Episodes
1
Summary Cyclops races to find the source of new anti mutant technology. Our Take A confident return that picks up the 90s series without missing a beat. The action lands…
2
Summary When Magneto is forced by the UN to stand trial, a group of anti mutant rioters test his resolve. Our Take This is a surprisingly thoughtful hour that lets…
3
SummaryThe team is propelled into a tragic confrontation with an immortal mad scientist.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak X-Men '97.
4
SummaryJubilee must relive the X-Men's greatest adventures when she's transported into a 16-bit video game.Our TakeA sturdy episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
5
SummaryTeam members hit Genosha as UN honorees while a press event risks exposing the team's dirty laundry.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that…
6
SummaryStorm is forced to face her worst fears in order to free herself.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak X-Men '97.
7
SummaryThe X-Men finds Sentinel inventor Bolivar Trask, realizing they've been played by a mastermind.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak X-Men…
8
SummaryThe X-Men must unite to face a new threat.Our TakeThis one earns its reputation: tight writing, real stakes, and a payoff that lands. Peak X-Men '97.
9
Summary The X-Men work to settle the score before it is too late. Our Take This is the show going full blockbuster, and it mostly earns it. The Magneto and…
10
SummaryThe X-Men's dream is put to the test as mutant human relations reach a tipping point.Our TakeAn all time great. If you sample one episode of X-Men '97, make it…