X-Men ‘97 - Season 1

⭐ 10.0/10

(Originally written by Beans)

You guys know the saying “it had to be so over before we could be so back”? That’s exactly what’s happening here! It’s been a long 20 years of fox xmen movies. And I won’t say they’re all bad, I would say some are even really good! The standout being Logan of course. But those movies somehow always fell short. You have so much potential with such interesting characters and the movies never followed through. This show fixes all of that.

This show follows a small team of core xmen. They animation style is so fun yet so well done. They are so creative and show each character use their powers in never before seen ways. They spend significant time with each character that makes you feel invested in this whole team. I was about to say how they were all great but x character was my fave, but I don’t think I can cause I loved them all!

Cyclops FINALLY got his cool guy arc. His powers and leadership really stood out. Rogue and Gambit had this little romance going on while also being so bad ass and powerful. Magneto is unhinged in the best possible way and just shows the magnitude of his power. But ok ya Nightcrawler was the standout here. His powers are obviously so so cool and the animation around that was incredible. But his character as a person who consoles people, and prays, and has faith! He blew me away, I can’t stop thinking about him.

Of course a major theme of the xmen is their message of acceptance. That one hit pretty hard. They had a bunch of dialogue around what it meant to live in a world that hates them, and how magneto always says tolerance means extinction. Really powerful, topical stuff for today. Honestly, some episodes I was on Magneto’s side and the others I was with the Xmen.

This show is truly incredible and so far the best thing I’ve seen this year. There were minor qualms that I am choosing to overlook. You guys gotta check this one out, only 10 episodes at 30 minutes each.