X-Men '97 1x5 "Remember It" - Reaction & Review

First time watching X-Men '97.
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Original Series: X-Men '97 (2024)

[@headoverheels88]

To give more context regarding Magneto's motivation: canonically he was the lone survivor of the holocaust in his family (hence his German before he perished and the camps in his PTSD flashbacks). This is why he's largely been one of the most aggressive advocates - if not down right supremacist - for mutants. His time with the X-Men was actually some of the most muted Magneto we've seen.

[@samalthus]

imo this was one of the rare times a love triangle makes sense. Usually is is just the person in the middle can't decide. But in Rogue's case there is a real choice between the one she loves and the one she can touch. And Scott has a triangle between two women who were essentially the same person until recently, with one being the original and the other being the mother of his child.

[@evaserration6223]

Head writer Beau DeMayo said this episode was the centerpiece of his pitch to Marvel. He wanted to evoke modern horrors like 9/11 and specifically the shooting of the Pulse nightclub in Orlando where a minority community have what is supposed to be a separate but safe space which became anything but, because someone decided 'no, you can't even have that!' (as indirectly foreshadowed in ep2 where the Friends Of Humanity even deny the Morlocks the indignity of living in the sewers) And I dunno about you but watching a small nation with a displaced population being systematically wiped out by a technologically. superior power in front of our eyes hits differently these days.

[@Zofield9]

Magneto's flashback to the holocaust is what frst set me off and then it was just emotional gut punch after emotional gut punch.

[@Matisaro]

@@Zofield9 Then a holocaust survivor used a train to fight genocide....poetry.

[@TheRatsCast]

I've watched and rewatched this episode a number of times with so many reaction channels. And every time, Rogue's final line gets me every time😢

[@dewaynewayne5435]

Same😂😂😂😂

[@askani21]

The first second I saw Rogue holding Remy in her arms, touching his skin... 😭😭😭

[@airs1234]

That “I can’t feel you” at the end in darkness gets me every time. I think I’ve seen this episode 5 times now.

[@stephenoliveau]

I've seen it about 10 times and watched 20+ reactions to it... I still cry every time.

[@airs1234]

@@stephenoliveau it’s a beautiful episode.

[@dm_dude]

Actually Magneto was right existed before Thanos was right. It’s a comic thing.

[@askani21]

Yeah, the "Thanos was right" is a ripoff from the old Magneto line! Although I still believe Magneto is wrong. I'm on Team Xavier 🤓

[@Antares_451]

​@@askani21True but Magneto is right.

[@askani21]

​@@Antares_451 Ah, I see the players have chosen their teams. **Charges a pack of cards** **Battle music starts playing**

[@Antares_451]

@@askani21 You see what happened when they came @ Magneto on Asteroid M right??.

[@askani21]

​@@Antares_451 Mouhahaha! Magneto cannot win! For we are equipped with wooden guns! 😂

[@kcha237]

FYI, Happy Nation is an Ace of Base song

[@ChaoticButterfly]

Thank you! Now, to add it to my playlists. >_>

[@tbirdguy1]

If you are a millennial, the end of this episode feels startlingly real. We all lived through 9/11, or Columbine, or The Pulse Night Club shooting, all things the show runner references in his inspiration. The tragedy, the pain, the incredible feeling of shock and loss... it's all there. This episode is the epitome of what good tv writing should be... it makes you feel something... and that's the best type of entertainment.

[@Matisaro]

For me the feeling which really hits in later episodes is "no one was surprised"...that is the realest part.

[@corrosivedevourer]

Not only that, but the genocide going on in Palestine right now

[@askani21]

I've cried for a while after watching "Remember It". The characters are so moving, the story so beautifully tragic. But beyond it all, it's the real life relevance that's so powerful. Ignorance, bigotry and discrimination against mutants is deeply rooted in real life prejudice against LGBTQ+ people, black people, and everyone who's different. Hatred towards minorities is sadly very real. This episode is art in its purest form. Just a few colors, drawn lines and sounds mixed up together on a flat screen, yet somehow it feels more real than life itself. And it broke me. Thank you for your heartfelt, genuine reaction video! Oh and, um, welcome to the therapy group 🥹

[@amyloucurtis]

Wow, I’m surprised how much I enjoyed watching you and listening to your thoughts afterwards. I appreciate your empathy and heart. Can’t wait to see more

[@Keybolt2005]

You are one of only a few reviewers I have seen who heard the somber theme, thanks for mentioning it. I feel people miss out on it.

[@NathanielWhitehead-vg3lc]

11:30 In the comics (when Rogue was still a villain), she permanently stole super strength and flight from Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel in the MCU, but calling herself Ms. Marvel in the comics). This left Carol in a coma, with her mind locked inside of Rogue's head. The 2 personalities kept fighting for control of Rogue's body, driving her crazy. Out of desperation, Rogue went to Xavier for help, even though the X-Men were the enemy. Charles eventually made Rogue an X-Man. The team did not like the decision. Over time, Rogue slowly gained their trust. The main reason that Rogue didn't have Captain Marvel’s powers in the X-Men films is because FOX (the studio that owned the film rights to the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and all related characters) didn't have the rights to use Avengers characters (still owned by Marvel). In recent years, Disney (the owner of Marvel) purchased FOX. So now Marvel has aquired the film rights to almost all of their characters either by Disney buying the studios that own them, or by making deals with the studios to "borrow" them. If I remember correctly, Universal still owns the Hulk, and Sony owns Spider-Man. This is just for the film rights; Marvel still has the rights to every other form of usage of these characters, like video games and merchandise.

[@miked2445]

This episode allows everyone a clean reset on their expectations. 😎

[@boxerjeep]

Great video. Pretty insightful reactions to several parts. I hope you keep making videos. Have a great day.

[@TheDCbiz]

Jean went by the superhero name "Marvel Girl" in the late 60's/early 70's. The xmen back then wereaaked superheroes with secret identities. But since the 80's that was dropped and now people know Scoot Summers is Cyclops and all the other official xmen. Some mutants might have secret identifies but not Xavier's xmen

[@shadowlazers]

I've watched a few reactions of this episode in the previous ones it was obvious that the previous creators had already seen the episode and we're trying to recreate the emotion of what happened but you seem genuine and sincere in your first watching and I like that because the only proper initial reaction is to be confused at what you just saw and be a little emotionally invested and what you saw

[@aidenhallowell3819]

I was dreading this episode, The Mass Murder/Genocide of the Genoshains, Magnus and Gambit's Death, Rogue's last after finally being able to touch Gambit because he's dead all of this BROKE ME, this whole episode BROKE ME and almost made me stop watching it. I was crying, disoriented and shaking for hours.

[@laura_gieger]

At this point, your reactions are the only thing keeping me going after the season ended 😅 as for the episode... it was probably when we realized just how far they were willing to go. I think I sat there with my mouth open the whole time. And then they hit us with the "I can't feel you" line... and the song choice. The bittersweet irony of Genosha's song being "Happy Nation" ... it's all so good but all so heartbreaking.

[@aidenhallowell3819]

Great reaction, to the saddest episode💔

[@Pinkielover]

Rogues evil mother is Mystique.. shes definitely that blonde woman that keeps asking questions on the human side... She's definitely showing genuine concern for rouge... Look up Ace of Base that's who sings that song. It's a ninetys song. I personally like there few other songs better they were more popular..

[@loner1878]

The song is by Ace of Base. Doesn't get more 90's than that lol I've always liked Remy/Rogue, but Rogue and Magneto have a genuine relationship as well.

[@NathanielWhitehead-vg3lc]

I don't know if you've watched Marvel's 'What If...?' Series yet, but a very important character from that series can be seen in the background during the scene with the fireworks...

[@coreyschleder8418]

Was waiting for you to get here. The rest of the season is a wild ride, but this was such a perfectly done and painful episode. If you get a chance, you should check out the lyrics to the song playing at the gala. Ace of Base - Happy Nation. It really was the perfect song for this.

[@loner1878]

Ace of Base

[@coreyschleder8418]

@@loner1878 Ah, man. I knew that looked off. Thank you for the correction.

[@reynaldolorenzo8409]

Rogue can fly because, before joining the X-Men, when she was a villain, she fought Captain Marvel and permanently stole her powers, putting Carol in a coma. That's why she has superhuman strength and durability, can survive in space, and can fly. Episodes 4 and 6 are the weakest of the show, but this episode was perfect-10/10; the dialogue, plot, action, voice acting, score-everything about it was perfect. If it weren't for episodes 4 and 6, this show would be a 10/10, but it's still a 9/10 and the second best MCU project behind Daredevil for me. Something I love about this show is how well and accurately everything is. These storylines are almost copy-and-paste from the comics, only changed a bit for originality and how respectful these creators are to these characters. Fox films did most characters so dirty just to push Wolverine up, and he isn't even a top 5 X-Men member in my opinion, and he is my second favorite Marvel character, but he doesn't join the team till years are created, and the others have so many moments and are more important to the team. Cyclops is my favorite X-Men; he is the first X-Men and the leader of the team, and in the film, he was a joke; this show made him Justice. Storm in here is an omega level, and in the films she wasn't even that powerful; Rogue in here is so accurate, but in the films it's not accurate to her character at all; Gambit, etc.; the only ones that were done well were Wolverine, Magneto, and Professor X.

[@jaynecobb8356]

Rogue cannot survive in space, cause Carol hadn't the powers of Captain Marvel back then, when Rogue absorbed her powers. Back then, Carol went by the Name Ms. Marvel and wasn't that strong, as she is as Captain Marvel.

[@reynaldolorenzo8409]

@@jaynecobb8356 Rogue can definitely survive in space for a while, and I know she didn't steal Captain Marvel powers because it was still Mar-Vell, and it was Ms. Marvel who she stole the powers and memories, but because now she is commonly known as Captain Marvel, I found it best to call her that so those that don’t read the comics gets confused by Kamala, and Rogue is still super strong, like depending the version and the writer she can lift 50 to 100 plus tons.

[@drunknmasta90]

I feel like ep4 and ep6 being less eventful was intentional. If everything was 10/10 then ep5 wouldn’t hit the same. In saying that I wouldn’t watch ep4 again.

[@bobsavage3317]

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[@TheDCbiz]

A problem with rogue/magneto is he did groom her. He is her boss or supervisor. And when he eas his teacher he tried dating her. He is also much much older. Magneto in the setting of 1997 is about 30-40 years older than rogue. So the age gap mixed with him being her teacher and then boss/emoloyer/team leader its got a messed up powwr dynamic

[@askani21]

It is exactly in the image of both Magnus and Rogue: messed up, sus and tragic 😂 PS: Have you read Age of Apocalypse? [Comics Spoilers] Magneto and Rogue are a couple and have a child together in that timeline. What's even more messed up, is that this variant of Rogue never absorbed Captain Marvel... She absorbed Polaris, the DAUGHTER of Magneto! Polaris is trapped inside Rogue's mind! It's messed up all the way through 😂😂😂

[@loner1878]

Nah. Both Rogue and Magneto are adults in this series and she was in her 20's when she met him. Their relationship is genuine on both sides.

[@7MonarC]

That apple would be $31.67 in today’s money.

[@askani21]

After this episode, it's been reported that Genosha no longer has inflation, and the housing prices have been significantly cut down!

[@7MonarC]

@@askani21 it’s as if the country ceased to exist 😂

[@askani21]

@@7MonarC Lolll 😂 Is it too soon? **Looks at the pile of still-warm dead bodies** I feel it's too soon.

[@Pinkielover]

Rogue isn't such a good character she stole her powers from captain marvel.. Who is probably still in coma... All coverd in the original show

[@Noct31]

This episode is legit traumatizing.

[@jaspershattered]

Do not compare thanos to Magento

[@SaintsMadness]

lol you Dont know the X-men? Why you reacting to them then. I was curious for your reaction but your way behind

[@escajunkie]

Gambit saves the Morlocks with X-men theme: “Now there is a hero” Yes. Yes he is.🫡