The Rise and Fall of the X-men Franchise

[@LordVolkov]

The tragedy of Eric being tormented by Shaw so badly that Eric becomes a mutant supremacist and mirrors his abuser right down to the helmet 😭

[@kaili5050]

💔

[@brandontrammel4581]

Facts

[@PrettyMuchIt]

“Jennifer if you didn’t wanna do more movies you coulda just said that” 😂

[@attabooii]

Trin you are actually RIGHT on the money when it comes to Mystique and her relationship with gender. In the comics, she isn't Nightcrawler's mother, she's his FATHER. Nightcrawler was the product of Mystique (transformed as a man) and her longtime lover, Destiny. They tried to change it where Azazel and Mystique were his parents, but the original plan was Mystique and Destiny but it was considered too crazy at the time. But modern comics have retconned it where Mystique IS Nightcrawler's father and she finally marries Destiny!

[@VDOTU5]

No. Azazel is still the father of Nightcrawler. Raven transformed into Azazel after, of course, intimate contact with his DNA. Kurt technically has 3 biological parents.

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

:0

[@fashionkilla00]

nah azazel's still the father, she had to shapeshift into him and impregnate destiny with his DNA, also mystique being the father wasn't even cockrum and wein's original plan, since the inception it was to nightmare be the father and mystique be the mother but editorial rejected because nightmare shenanigans

[@wael629]

this is about to be the best 1 hour and 16 minutes of my life

[@richborn6700]

My *body* is ready

[@McKaRm3L]

Right 😂

[@Spiderboyish]

Can confirm

[@HR824_]

and I stood upon the sand of the sea

[@HR824_]

and I saw a beast rise up out of the sea

[@emmahardin9255]

Them creating the sentinels to adapt to any mutation, making them unkillable, is quite literally darwin’s ability yet they still found a way to kill him off 😝

[@trinitykatdlg1069]

My favorite part about Dark Phoenix is that at the end, Charles has a framed picture of Mystique on his desk, and it’s literally a set photo of Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in the scene she dies in. Like the X-men photographer was waiting outside the X jet and was like, hey queen you’re dying in this scene, gotta snap a pic real quick so you can be remembered 😂😂

[@strawberrymilk1267]

my least favorite part of dark phoenix is that magneto loses his mind over mystique dying and tries to kill jean as if he literally didn’t try to kill mystique himself two movies ago

[@honeysugar906]

Ik, and it's not like they all knew that's its that jean control fully control her powers yet

[@solarvoid777]

The scene of angel trying to cut off his wings in X3 is burned into my brain forever. It always makes me cry. It is easily one of the most intense and heartbreaking scenes in the entire franchise

[@rosemarysettles6273]

Trin talking about x-men first class is the best thing anyone could ever ask for

[@mintyglitches]

dark phoenix feels very much like someones first fanfiction where theyve done a self insert character (jean) and they thought of a few cool moments and then haphazardly built everything else around them to justify those moments existing

[@ticomat]

So fun fact about Quicksilver: In the comics, he's much more serious and brooding, and really a bit of an asshole. He HATES Magneto, and really, always was his least favorite child, behind Wanda and Lorna/Polaris. And in the movies, they gave him a bit of the personality of one of Wanda's children, Tommy, who is also a speedster, and is a little more lighthearted and goofier, while still cocky and irreverent.

[@TrentvsTheWorld]

And I WISHED marvel knew what to do with Tommy because he has so much potential

[@juniorairen7889]

You’re so right about Darwin in one of the comics he literally turned into a god of death so Hela couldn’t kill him, if the movies couldn’t use his powers right they should’ve used another character.

[@darwincox8475]

I personally enjoyed the recap style- it’s like rewatching the film without dedicating 2+ hours

[@kaxidoscope]

I agree, but I also feel that way about the commentaries. But sometimes commentaries lack context because it’s just the highlights. I’m torn 😭

[@sunflower2187]

Me too!

[@coolkidkidcool1212]

no literally! like that was one of my fav videos in a while omg i thought it was great 😭

[@bbhdotin]

the resurgence of cherik!! my parents oh we love youuuu. (fr none of the deliberate canon ships even come close to the tragedy and epic that these 2 are)

[@CorinneOliv]

“Couldn’t even kill off Moira?” 😂😂😂 “I still don’t know why she comes to these things” 💀 I love it here.

[@splashofmilk]

idk if it’s her makeup or haircut or something else but trin has just been looking so gorgeous and glowing in recent videos 😍

[@mchjsosde]

Her hair is ridiculously glossy, it's actually unfair she should save some for us.

[@splashofmilk]

@@mchjsosde like the shine, volume, length - if my hair looked like that nobody could tell me anythinggg

[@lauraj6694]

I can’t tell if Trin is wearing lipstick but if she is the colour suits her so much The bangs being longer and parted look fab too, most people it would look like the awkward growing out bangs phase, but looks so good on Trin, maybe because of the layered hair

[@Kat-pk9qh]

Agreed

[@sundropjm]

trin getting hate for her xmen videos is so ridiculous girl i’ve been eating these up we love u ty for all the hard work

[@nakhiahodges]

That "I can't feel my legs" scene lives in my head rent free

[@nakhiahodges]

The sheer emotion that michael fassbender puts into the HORRIFIC TRAUMA that erik CONSTANTLY goes through always astounds

[@barelygettingbye]

New drinking game: Take a shot everytime Trin says “….is one of my favorite mutants” love you girl. Been watching for years

[@xsanchezcx]

the sophie collection is adorable, made ugly cry, you'll be remembered princess sophie 🌠

[@marcstamos8973]

32:40 "It doesn't quite make sense" Is the perfect encapsulation of the X-Men movies

[@marcoegrazy]

I've been on an X-Men kick so man did you drop your video at the right time! Loving the comics, very excited to explore the movies and X-Men '97

[@marisalane3939]

you calling Hank annoying in First Class bc he hates his hand feet is so funny to me 😭😭

[@Tomyj9]

38:43 magneto believes that Charles “abandoned” Them bc he didn’t side with magneto. In magneto’s mind Charles choosing to coexist with humans is abandoning his own kind

[@trashcanstudios4084]

For context with the rogue thing: rogue’s power is not hurting people by touching them. She absorbs their abilities/memories through touch and the pain is a side effect. That’s why she touches wolverine to heal herself in an earlier movie and why she can use kitty’s powers

[@LeonardoKlotz]

What I like the most about the X-Men movies is the fact that they never tried to follow the MCU's formula or its tropes, especially after it became a trend They never relied on nostalgia, the tone always kept consistent, and they always focused on the present Even Dark Phoenix kept that way They kept their sense of individuality. Even the score was different in each movie

[@ShadowSonic2]

Eh, DOFP was heavy on fanservice and nostalgia. So was Apocalypse

[@scorpiOHscorpiHO]

​@ShadowSonic2 yeah... but the plot of DoFP actually sets that up, so it doesn't feel nostalgia batey - and it was more of a chapter close/soft reboot

[@rouenrobinson]

The Rogue Cut is an interesting version of Days Of Future Past and worth seeking out because it is a good watch. I think that Mystique saved him by fishing him out of the water, but was not able to stay and stop the actual bad guy from placing him in the Weapon X program.

[@kerry-j4m]

I bought the Rogue Cut from amazon and enjoyed it,very much.

[@adelinecarson4191]

don’t know who in their right mind was complaining about the first part, i really liked it😭 this one was also so great!! thanks for all the hard work you put into these

[@mysticalintelligence]

I'm so glad that someone else agrees with me about Darwin because that has pissed me off since I saw the movie for the first time. How are you going to have a character whose mutation is to adapt to anything and then a few minutes later give him something he can't adapt to? It completely goes against his mutation and its abilities.

[@dumbguy67514]

I love that you refer to Mystique as both Mystique and Raven. Often when I hear dialogue in reference to XMen, it’s always “Eric, Charles, and Mystique”. I don’t know if I have ever heard her referred to ask Raven in commentary around the XMen movies!!

[@muhammadrizaldhybakri5606]

I hate dark phoenix with my heart but that ending with charless and erik might be the best way to end a frenchise (new mutant doesn’t exist btw)

[@Dovahmanx]

YEAH with Erik sheepishly asking him to live with him is so good

[@altheamaeve]

X-Men First Class is the film that really convinced me to read the comics, mainly because of the Cherik fandom. Definitely subscribed

[@imeldakeza9509]

I think the rogue thing works because they’ve showed us before when she touches mutants she can temporarily take on their powers, she does this with Logan to heal herself, and when she’s stopping pyro in X2 she stops the fire.

[@xenomorphicproxy4605]

and the same power was used in the cartoons in the 90s

[@niallnochill]

You're such an icon queen!! Very excited to lie in bed, get cosy and watch this video high af!!

[@judiciousjayel]

Hi King. Love your reactions!!

[@moorecatherg]

honestly trin i just love long form content and i support whatever u want to do

[@LovellTrin]

thank you so much❤️

[@allegra3500]

Mystique really is a genderfluid icon omfg, u totally opened my eyes 😭😭

[@tylerbrown7246]

In the beginning of Apocalypse and Days of Future Past Raven is saving mutants and then sends them on their way. At the end of DOFP I think she just saves Wolverine and then drops him off not knowing Striker was interested in him since she was half awake on the table when he was noticing Logan.

[@katherinesevilla7331]

No because you’re so right why was Erik mad at Charles for the deaths when it was on him? Mans was left paralyzed on a beach after a breakup, double homicide 😭💀

[@katherinesevilla7331]

“Get back in the damn wheelchair” 💀🪦

[@hylianrezzi]

I will NEVER not be mad about Darwin bro

[@damiyajohnson229]

Trin please keep making the content that YOU like to do. Don’t let hate comments or low views dictate what style you do. I love the recaps and I see lots of others commenting the same thing 💕

[@laloser_exe]

for your question of dofp of raven and magneto being together later on, i imagine (bc i havent read the comics either) that since raven got captured and experimented on to make the sentinels, the experience traumatized and hardened her, turning into the mystique we know, and probably also made her agree with erik's point of view. once she escaped she probably just went back to him

[@Angelsinverses]

I don’t really see how we can compare them all when they are all literally different timelines, different writers and visions for said projects. I’m honestly just glad they put in the effort because these are some of the greatest films of all time.

[@winterniyia9]

Please don't let the few comments who are ungrateful for the content deter you from having fun with these. There are so many people who genuinely enjoy your videos and your effort!!! In an era where every youtuber is either quitting, going on long ass breaks without a peep, or becoming pedos...... we thank you for everything loll

[@thefilipinonerd]

45:08 OOOOO YAY THINGS I CAN EXPLAIN. spoilers for dofp rogue cut bc it is slightly different from the theatrical cut okay so actually theres an extended cut of DoFP called the rogue cut where rogue actually plays a part in the damn movie (because it makes WAY more sense for the sentinels to be based off HER mutation vs solely mystique's, since they ADAPT to mutations and that is rogue's ENTIRE thing so i don't know WHY THE HELL THEY WOULD CUT HER OUT ENTIRELY.). I've only watched it through the deleted scenes bc D+ doesn't have the rogue cut and i don't wanna shell out the money to buy/rent it. rogue is able to take over kitty's position bc she absorbed some of kitty's powers while kitty was grieving over bobby's death (in the same way that bobby literally touched rogue's face while she was...unconscious? dead? idk but either way so she could absorb HIS powers and wake tf back up) and that's when we get the cute reunion between rogue and wolverine 🫶

[@laylamorrison9596]

Man, seeing the X-Men getting attention online post-Deadpool and Wolverine has been a HOOT!

[@arkilla312]

I love your style of videos. I like your reaction videos but I really appreciate your in-depth video essays. I see the work you put in for them. Everyone does movie reactions!!! Trin stands out!!

[@Intrusivemov]

I love these types of videos trin!! Long time viewer and while I do love commentary’s I’m mainly here for you!! You are what makes it interesting!! Keep it up

[@JoeAllenD]

Yessssss subscribed at the right time for X-Men love

[@LovellTrin]

xmen fans are the strongest out here

[@maryooowoahh]

THE NEW MERCH IS SO CUTE!! also yes sophie will forever be an icon and an unbothered queen! may her majesty rest in peace 😽👑

[@Jayla1312]

I'm not even a consistent viewer but you made me cry and sold me a shirt in 45 sec

[@LovellTrin]

thank you🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@baracupid]

Always down for a yap session of X MEN by Trin 😍

[@protectenergy]

god i love this video sm ‼️ gorgeous, funny, and so well made. i know it’s “just” a sit down commentary video but seriously it’s so well organized and i just love hearing your thoughts as well as jokes. the work you put in is felt. truly the humor makes my day. this felt like debriefing with a friend right after watching a movie together

[@meggieparlmer]

Yooooo I really liked the last vid! this one’s sick too, you’re doing the lords work

[@Thelastmoon_]

Ur merch is giving studio ghibli its so adorable im sure you friend would have loved it 🕊️

[@wade8506]

Trin, I just want you to know that whatever content you bless us with is great! The work you put into it is appreciated, and the positive outweighs the negative. Thank you for working so hard to put out content for us and for yourself!

[@maychecksout]

ahrgirhgl the scene re-enactments had me crying! LOVE THE XMEN MOVIES SM but yeah, days of future past is just a great time and my favorite for the same reasons as you. love the merch and need the deets on your black top, it's so cute!

[@marianalopez-kh2mj]

IM SO EXCITED OMGGGG, also such cute merchhhh

[@LovellTrin]

THANK YOU SM❤️

[@iankadleck2238]

Also something I love is that at the end of The Wolverine, Logan’s claws are cut off and his bone claws come back out. In the DOFP future it’s back to his metal claws when he cuts kitty. Just very funny. In an interview with the director he said “well magneto was in the future with them so he probably pulled the metal back over his claws.” Which is kinda dumb but whatever. Still love all these movies! Love the video Trin❤

[@attabooii]

YES!!! So excited for modern era X-Men, it started off SO strong and really fell off the deep end 😭 also for the mystique going back and forth, her backstory with Charles was entirely made up for the first class movies. By Apocalypse, personality and motivation wise, she's practically an entirely different character

[@GD-1982]

Right.....idk why they didn't just follow the comics with first class with the original 5 accurate costumes throughout that 1st class franchise and with the sequels introduce new recruits each film.....definitely a missed.....that fact it took them 24yrs to put the mask and costume on wolverine 🤦‍♂️ keep bryan singer away from x-men movies

[@mushroomfairy333]

been here since your first video about dark phoenix five years ago

[@connerolmedo888]

This video reminds me how great the X-men films are, flaws and all! In terms of the comic inspo, the movies only really use the story name and themes alone (First Class doesnt involve young Charles and Erik , Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix are YEARS of story telling) The closest one is DOFP where Kitty Pryde from a distant future travels to the past (present 80’s) to stop Mystique and the brotherhood from killing Trask thus delaying the sentinels

[@ileolovestheinternet]

I watched your first video and loved it, went to search for this one and was highly surprised that people didn’t like it?? 😭 maybe because it felt like when you talk over movies and i love doing that

[@gabriela0315]

days of future past is peak i can’t

[@sophieelmslie7371]

I know apocalypse and dark phoenix are not the best but they rlly are my guilty pleasures bc I will always be seated for my queen Sophie Turner 😂

[@Aurem15]

Dark Phoenix definitely wasn't bad. I enjoyed it even with it's many flaws, and I blame the merge. It was supposed to be 2 movies to set the story

[@aaronmalachi]

the title is so chappel roan coded

[@JuLiane]

I have only ever watched the Rogue Cut of DOFP, where the deleted scenes of Rogue come from. I think it's a lot better than the cinema cut. Oh, and in Apocalypse, Alex (Havok) dies, too, not just Angel.

[@nakhiahodges]

10:52 there is no heterosexual explanation for this😭😭

[@DeathOfLadybugs]

The designs are so good!! Honestly the 'Im a star' Is makeing me think of pearl :) Which makes it kind of better since I started watching you because of your fear of scary movies.

[@rue...whenwasthis]

when Rogue drains a mutant of their life force, she also drains their powers to her temporarily, so they were gonna transfer kitty's powers to her so that kitty could rest and rogue could hold wolverine in the past as a last ditch before the sentinels came to buy more time

[@Winsancru]

I loved the recaps with personal commentary on it. That’s WHY I loved the video. It’s why I loved the greys anatomy video, because doing the recap makes the video accessible to people who haven’t seen the movie/show. It’s really sad to hear that Trin hates what she’s doing. The opening line of the video being “let’s try to have fun while filming a video bc that’s hard to do” was just so sad, made me want to click off the video, I don’t want to watch her suffering and struggling to do something she doesn’t even want to do. I kept watching because I was so excited for this video as a trin stan and a cherik girlie. I loved the merch drop but then she said everyone hated the last one and she was gonna change the whole format and I just-. I didn’t get that vibe at all from the comments, I thought everyone else was enjoying it as much as I did. Again, I wanted to click off, because I didn’t want to watch trin do something she doesn’t want to do, and I was waiting for the X-men first class movies be the same format bc I loved the last format. I kept watching bc i wanted to support. It was such a relief to get into the video and see it was still similar enough to the original format that I could still enjoy it. I love when she walks us through the movie. I love the way she does it, it feels like having a friend tell you all about their favorite thing step by step so you can understand it, see it the way they see it. That’s the best part of these types of videos. I love a commentary, but seeing her enjoy doing what she’s doing and talking up or down a show/movie, it just boosts the quality of a video for me. I watched and loved these movies (most of them) when they came out, bc I am a Cherik girlie ofc, and I love to see the movies through Trin’s eyes. I hope she makes the videos she enjoys making in the future, and sees that we watch for her.

[@Ironvaliant_]

Deadpool and Wolverine is the reason why I started watching the x-men films. I am glad that I have caught up with the series. I am enjoying it so far

[@annagreenwood8426]

You look amazing in this Trin!! Love the outfit

[@juju-kn6rx]

if trin has a million fans i am one of them. if trin has ten fans i am one of them. if trin has one fan, that is me. if trin has no fans, that means i am dead. if the world is against trin, i am against the world. i love trin till my last breath... die hard fan of trin

[@bellawhit6757]

we have been BLESSED with this omg!!

[@BrianZatzke]

I was literally questioning why they chose Darwin. Like he actually teleports from the Hulk because of his powers. They could have chosen Havock since they let him die in an explosion like whatever. Love the vid!!! X Men forever.

[@pikablu9375]

seeing mother talk about x men movies takes me back to when she first covered them back like a couple years ago

[@PercabethLovernot]

queen is back with my fixation at the same time AND is a cherik truther. im eating good tonight

[@brycesangster922]

trin u ATEE with this one!!!! these movies were my teenage life and death

[@Sk8erchk4life]

It's been a long week. I needed every minute that this video was. Thank you, Trin🙏🏾

[@yourstruly5738]

The Xmen videos came right as my mid 20s nostalgia for those movies was hitting hard. Been playing the xmen expansion of a board game/reading the comics(never really have) with them in the background. So loving the content

[@itsLily00]

Yessss! I’m getting ready to go out so this is NEEDED

[@nailinthefashion]

I am crying, pithing, shidding, farding, etc for this extravagant dish.

[@VDOTU5]

Daaaaang! GO TAKE A LONG AHH SHOWER BRUH! 😷😆

[@cassandarthedestroyer1800]

Omg I'm in loveeee with the merch!!! So sweet!!!

[@LovellTrin]

thank you so much 🫶🏻

[@fluffy_magnus]

The only good thing abt Dark Phoenix is the last scene with Charles and Erik in Paris lol even tho i dont like apocalypse and dp i will sleep peacefully knowing they ended up together in that timeline. Doesnt even matter if romantically or not lol

[@tuz1551]

Your impressions KILLED me 😭😭😭😭

[@ScholarOfFlame]

Round of applause for the spot on X-Men impressions

[@lillyperez1594]

HEHEHEH I’m eating up this vid (I loved the last one too!!) X-men movies are so so so iconic and amazing especially X-men first class I love seeing them appreciated

[@baddiewise7650]

Never in my life have I been this early and I am living for it! Also the princess Sophie shirt is beautiful

[@Slayatron3000]

MOTHER IS BACK

[@zxnli]

an hour we are being fed

[@IAmNotCallie]

I love the style of this video, the only issue for me and the only reason I didn’t watch the other video is because I have not watched the x-men movies nor did I think I would tbh. I don’t think you should give up on this format, especially because it might just be the franchise that’s putting people off

[@tehsweetehmahn]

Watching your discussion vid actually got my butt in gear to watch all the X-men movies and shows I missed. DOFP especially! Thanks Trin!

[@mayamover]

i loveeee ur video essays!! I’ve been watching ur channel since 2018 and i love seeing u experiment and speaking ur thoughts, keep doing u!!!

[@fajartirta4934]

first class charles and magneto reminds me of gojo and geto. What a tragic breakup

[@deliamarkus52]

every pride month i rewatch x men first class

[@moondevell]

Having Mystique capture Logan is indeed a bit confusing, especially when we know what happens afterwards. One explanation is, whatever happens to the events of that movie, we actually got to see it. I believe that's another timeline when never got to see happen, 'cause we've never had a timeline when Mystique is in charge of any of those organizations for a long period of time.

[@valeriag9443]

I missed Sophie’s passing because I just went through so many of your videos. I’m so sorry for your loss. I always loved seeing her in the videos

[@senior_sakuga]

Looks like my endless watching of Deadpool and Wolverine reviews led me to you. Cute room btw, and subbed lol

[@christinevigliotti8154]

ugh i have to go babysit but know as soon as im done i will be tuning into this