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Here is my full reaction to X-Men '97 S1 E1-3!

The first episode was a great introduction to this world but episodes two and three really took off! With such a fantastic start to this season, I'm really psyched to see what happens next.

Watched on: Disney+ / Runtime: E1 - 1:32:30 / E2 - 2:32:39 / E3 - 3:32:18

Hope you enjoy! ❤️

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(Full Reaction) X-Men '97 S1 E1-3

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Dio_j

YESSSS!!!!

Aldo Gonzales

Hey, Jax. You know what, this is perfect timing because earlier today they just released the official trailer for the next season. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, July 1st. You don’t have to worry about watching the original five seasons of X-Men: The Animated Series. I’ll gladly tell you bits and pieces about what happened back then as we go along. Still, with that acknowledged you should know that officially speaking this is the sixth season of the hit 90’s cartoon. Some of the original voice actors from back in the day returned, but only a few of them actually reprise their roles while others voice new characters this time around. Among the few who kept their roles, we have Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, Lenore Zann as Rogue, Cal Dodd as Wolverine, and George Buza as Beast. This first episode summarizes some key events from Jubilee’s rescue and recruitment in the two-parter season 1 premiere to the destruction of the Sentinel factory, but the most impacting moment is the passing of Charles Xavier. In the finale of the original cartoon, Scott, Jean, and Logan reached out to Magneto just before he and his brotherhood were about to launch an attack on humanity. They convinced him to help save his longtime friend. Magneto wasn’t able to, but his powers still allowed him to revive Charles long enough to say goodbye. He had some very sweet things to say to the X-Men. Now for the second episode. The Friends of Humanity are a hate group that targets mutants. The Morlocks are a group of mutants who live in the sewers because most of them like Leech aren’t able to appear human. By the way, we also met a live-action variant of Leech also named Jimmy in X-Men 3: The Last Stand films. His DNA was the source of the concoction they created to suppress the mutant gene. And while this version of Callisto acts as the leader of the Morlocks, we saw her live-action variant lead the Omegas and work with Magneto to eliminate Jimmy. The Phoenix is a cosmic entity of fire that took over Jean in season 3. They fought side by side to defeat a deadly foe, but then the Phoenix had a selfish desire and it was taking a toll on Jean. The entity became Dark Phoenix, but the X-Men managed to make her realize the error of her ways and she finally decided to let Jean go. Asteroid M was a space sanctuary that Magneto built on an asteroid for mutants. For the most part it was actually a good plan, but one of the mutants he took in double-crossed him when their ideals collided. Let’s just say Magneto was more pacific by comparison. And finally, episode 3. Early into season 1, the X-Men were confronted by Sentinels. The team were led to believe that Morph (birth name Kevin Sydney) was killed by the robots when they took a hit for Wolverine. However, it turns out that Morph did survive but they were taken by Nathaniel Essex better known as Mr. Sinister. The second to last episode of the original cartoon was a flashback episode that showcased how Nathaniel became Sinister. Like Morph explained, he was a brilliant scientist in the 1800’s before eventually going mad. Long story short, the whole thing started when he was trying to find a cure for his ill wife. Sinister’s original voice actor Chris Britton returned for the role. Sinister messed with Morph’s mind and turned them into his puppet. It wasn’t until the end of season 2 when they were finally able to break free from his control, but they still had a long road to recovery. Once they woke up in season 4, they teamed up with Wolverine to destroy Master Mold (who had survived the destruction of the Sentinel factory but was now just a head). The mission was a success, but Morph decided they weren’t ready to rejoin the team full time and ventured out on their own. At least they left on better terms than before. Morph didn’t appear in many episodes of the original show, but they appeared in the season five finale to attend Charles’ farewell. They were the first member of the team that Charles said goodbye to. He told them it was nice to see them home and how they had solidified themself as a true X-Man by facing their fear.

Bryan

ep 1 : with just his eyes? oh yes 😏🔥 the movies unfortunately butchered the character of cyclops, he’s just as cool of a character including the way he’s able to use his powers

Andrew Polinski

Welcome to the world of our X-Men and how they should have been in the movies, not that butchered crap from Brian Singer.

Phillip Arthur

Let's go I'm so excited!!! You took my advice you will not be disappointed Jax!!! Season 2 releases July 1st so you're just in time oh my God my favorite X-Men is also Wolverine so we're so in tune with each other for real Jax let's do this. This is so exciting I've been waiting for this Madelyne Pryor is in fact a clone of Jean Grey and the mother of Nathan Summers who will eventually be the mutant fighter known as Cable, we saw him in live action in Deadpool 2 portrayed by Josh Brolin who also is known throughout the MCU as Thanos. The intros music it's so catchy and upbeat yet so nostalgic you can't help but groove to it, so yeah you're not alone with that Jax I'm so excited you're loving this I already knew you would. And it's funny to get even crazier and better. Can't wait for the next episodes. Technically and sadly this show isn't MCU canon IMO it should be since we do have the X-Men in the MCU now. ♥️♥️

Andrew Polinski

Rogue in this was the foster daughter of Mystique, Mystique tricks Rogue into steeling Ms. Marvel's powers (she went by Ms. Marvel at this time.), nearly killing Carol Danvers in the process, permanently taking on her powers and psyche so she has beyond superhuman strength, the power of flight and near invulnerability.

The Watcher

X-Men ’97 is actually part of the Marvel Animated Universe (MAU) that originated in the 1990s, beginning with X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997). Virtually every major Marvel character or team exists within this shared universe: the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Defenders, Spider-Man, and more. Unlike the Marvel films, where characters were initially separated due to licensing issues and Marvel not owning all the rights at the time, the animated universe didn’t have this problem. Because of that, it was able to portray a far more interconnected Marvel world from the very beginning. There were also standalone animated series for Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, and the Silver Surfer as well, all loosely connected within the same continuity. Spider-Man: The Animated Series even featured crossover episodes with X-Men: The Animated Series. And across all these shows, there were frequent cameos and references to other heroes, villains, teams, and events from the wider Marvel universe. In many ways, it functioned as an early version of the MCU or perhaps what the MCU could have looked like if Marvel had owned all its character rights from the start. That’s something we’ve only recently started seeing in the MCU itself, with the introduction of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, who are slowly but surely being brought into the MCU nearly 20 years after it began with Iron Man (2008). But is X-Men ’97 actually part of the MCU? X-Men ’97 does exist within Marvel’s broader “Multiverse Saga,” but it is not part of the official MCU timeline. Earth-616 (also known as the Sacred Timeline) represents the main MCU continuity that began with Iron Man (2008), while X-Men ’97 is set on Earth-92131. However, ever since the Multiverse Saga began, the MCU has expanded beyond a single reality. Loki introduced the idea of branching timelines: alternate realities that split off from the main MCU at specific points of divergence. What If...? then explored many of these alternate timelines directly, showing how different choices or events could reshape familiar MCU history. You can think of these timelines as branches growing from the same tree. These universes make sense as being “part” of the MCU because they are timelines born from the Sacred Timeline itself, featuring versions of characters connected to MCU history, often voiced or portrayed by the same actors. But later, Marvel began introducing completely separate universes that are not connected to the MCU’s history or branching timelines at all. For example, Earth-828 from Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) has its own entirely distinct history. Alongside that is Earth-10005, the universe of the Fox X-Men and Deadpool films. Rather than branches growing from the MCU’s tree, these are entirely separate trees existing within the same multiverse. Yet both of them still connect to the MCU through the wider multiverse and are expected to play important roles moving into Avengers: Doomsday (2026). X-Men ’97 falls into this latter category. It’s a separate continuity inspired more directly by the comics than the MCU. Because of this, X-Men ’97 is not included as part of the official MCU phase slate. It has no direct narrative link to the MCU, unlike the other universes. That said, X-Men ’97 still exists under Marvel Studios’ broader multiverse umbrella, with shared creative talent and occasional crossover elements linking it to Marvel’s wider interconnected storytelling. At the moment, its only direct connection to the MCU comes through What If...? Season 3, which featured a variant of Storm voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith, the same actress who voices Storm in both X-Men ’97 and X-Men: The Animated Series. The episode even included musical cues from X-Men ’97. While What If...? primarily explores branching MCU timelines, this version of Storm appears to come from a completely separate universe rather than an MCU branch, especially since the X-Men do not yet properly exist within the main MCU timeline. So fans interpret her as a variant of the X-Men ’97 version of Storm, fighting alongside variants of MCU characters like Captain Carter. The “sister” dynamic between Carter and Storm also subtly mirrors Jean Grey and Storm’s relationship in X-Men ’97. It’s not a direct connection to the mainline MCU, but it is a variant of Storm fighting alongside variants of MCU characters. So it’s close enough. Movie Comparisons: X-Men '97 (2024) is a much more accurate depiction of the X-Men than the movies, so expect a good amount of whiplash going from the films to X-Men '97 because it’s such a different experience. Rogue, for example, throws a lot of movie fans for a loop because she’s so different from how she was portrayed in the films. Rogue is a Southern belle who is romantically involved with Gambit. She even has the abilities of flight and super strength, which she permanently absorbed from Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) after putting her into a coma. Rogue was also originally a “villain” before joining the X-Men. So like Magneto, she has a complex past, unlike her movie counterpart. None of this ever made its way into the movies. They tried giving her a Southern accent in the first film, but dropped it in the rest. Gambit was never part of the main X-Men movies, so Rogue and Gambit were never a thing. And she never gained flight and super strength, so movie Rogue is very different. The original X-Men are also different from the movies. The First Class of X-Men, introduced in X-Men #1 (1963), were Cyclops, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Angel, Iceman, and Beast, who you can all see in the picture frame in Xavier’s office, rocking their original ’60s outfits alongside a non-furry Beast. Cyclops is also finally done justice and is properly showcased as the team leader. I cannot tell you how much X-Men '97 has done for the reputations of Cyclops, Storm, and most of the X-Men among casual audiences. It’s finally allowed people to see these characters done right. And this has carried over into other media as well, mostly games. Marvel Rivals Season 8 dropped a trailer a week or two ago featuring Cyclops, and it’s amazing. He’s voiced by the same actor from X-Men '97, and there are shots of him absolutely blasting away with his optic beams. So he's going to the game soon, not released yet. The same thing happened with X-Men: Cosmic Invasion. They added Cyclops not long after, and once again he’s voiced by his X-Men '97 voice actor. So we’re kind of in a redemption phase for Cyclops at the moment, and I love it, because he really is the Captain America/Superman of the group. There’s also one other major project (not a game or animated) involving Cyclops, but I can’t reveal it for spoiler reasons. From what I’ve seen from the teaser though, it looks like it’ll be following this trend as well, doing him justice.

Connor Vide

Great reaction! This is my favourite x-men property I like it better than all the movies and better than the original five season show from the 90s

Lyndon Foster

love this show, wish someone would have told you to at least watch a recap of the original show, there are some good 30min or so recaps on youtube. but regardless its pretty easy to catch on without it.

Joe Blankenship

It's been a while since I watched this last. It really is a good show. It looks just like the show we all watched on Saturday morning in the 90s, but it's targeted to an older audience so it can get darker and more complex.