X-MEN 97 Episode 1 BREAKDOWN - Marvel EASTER EGGS and Ending Explained!

[@ScreenCrush]

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[@theeddytor3490]

not even wiki page hasn't filled it's info about this show yet and you are already out to break this show. i mean break down the episode.

[@fritztopher]

cyclops beam are kenitiic enegy they not hot

[@Iamdirty_2023]

No arch angel no iceman no colossus & why storm didn’t save the morlocks & how come wolverine couldn’t smell that it wasn’t the real Jean

[@tap3stry931]

Why is no one commenting about the removal of the bell sound from the opening right before X-Men and villains charge at each other? :( Petition to being back the bell!

[@francczuba5386]

@@fritztopher true, the blasts themselves are concussive. But whatever he's shooting repeatedly over and over again DOES generate a ton of friction. This was a callback to Cyke's origin where he fell out of the plane. And Cyke definitely softened the ground in his origin, the balloons in the comic says it right here, I'm looking at the comic right now.

[@mattpaull4657]

I was hooked as soon as Scott started using his blast to slide himself across the floor

[@ryanguerra5910]

Me as well my friend

[@cthomas025]

So happy to see him get a badass moment right off the bat. Hopeful we see a great representation of Scott the rest of the way and then in the MCU proper. Fox absolutely ruined him.

[@nailinthefashion]

I literally said “oh yeah” out loud like the Kool Aid guy

[@andrewkeller2842]

Yup… so bad ass

[@dangerfly]

Can't believe they double downed on "Cyclop's real power is his neck muscles" haha.

[@MatthewFutrell]

One correction: Scott didn't soften the ground, he used his concussive blast to slow his descent.

[@rashadlewis8345]

Surprised he didn't snap his neck

[@M32Mirach]

Confused me as to why he thinks it would have turned the sand to glass.

[@RandomNPC001]

@@M32MirachA lot of people still think his optic blast are hot like lasers, but in reality it`s like being hit with a sledgehammer or wrecking ball (depending on how much energy Cyclops is using). Then again The pressure from the blast would create friction, creating heat and heat melting the sand into glass. That would be my guess for his reasoning!!

[@HasBruce]

It's the same as when cyclops was using his blasts to move around while saving the kid.

[@adammcbroom6670]

In the comics he got hurt pretty bad the first time he did this out of desperation. This moment shows that he has achieved a genuine mastery of his powers and has confidence in that mastery. His arc from the original animated series is therefore resolved, and his uncertainty about his role as an X-Man replaces it entirely. @@rashadlewis8345

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Absolutely love seeing the xmen fight as a team. The wolverine, gambit, morph mutant circuit was neat.

[@chinortega3]

Bruh this right here had me feeling like I was little kid lol

[@nailinthefashion]

“Belly up!” Had me smiling ear to ear, that action is literally ideal

[@luisdiazdetuesta9200]

I'm 39 yrs old an I teared😢 up after seeing cyclops land from falling from the sky like wow it just brought me back to times that were so good this x men 97 is pure gold to all us that grew up in that era

[@neodelrio]

I got chills, it was perfect!

[@THEENEMY5GATEISDOWN]

Samesies

[@gjcart26]

It was do dope...

[@rocketosborne3017]

i teared up tooo.. but can't remember when i think it was during Storm's exit speech and all the exit scenes

[@klyles70]

You made it further than me, I teared during the opening theme. Such a nostalgic wave rushed over me of watching this on Saturday mornings. It was old to feel that nostalgia but new so it was like watching a new episode instead of just repeats.

[@tigerfaync]

15:25 the character on the poster is a morlock Marrow. She was briefly on the team

[@willbeaty6892]

And less than briefly playable in Marvel v Capcom 2.

[@kennethchia4194]

​@@willbeaty6892And now I can't get "I'm gonna take you for a ride" out of my head

[@HustlevaniaEnt]

definitely marrow

[@wells5150]

1st seen in Cable #15 1994, animated in Wolverine and the X-Men with Tara Strong. Tara Strong! Awesome character.

[@adammcbroom6670]

It does look like Marrow, but sources close to the production have confirmed that its your mom.

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

Cyclops is 100% more badass than ever before.

[@rocketosborne3017]

Loving Cyclops x 1000000! so bad ass

[@Bman32x]

He was always the best version of Cyclops.

[@Mannyr-bu7qv]

Thats the first thing g I thought after episode...cyclops is a beast

[@Thefredzilla]

Cyclops has only been badass in one publication ever

[@JoelSharpton]

The credits!!! They did the credits!!! The level of love and fan appreciation that that alone shows makes me know this show is gonna SLAP from top to bottom.

[@FuzzyOnTheDetails]

One small thing you missed - Wolverine says "Jeez, DAD" to Cyclops in the Blackbird, instead of "Jeez, bub" like he did in the trailers. Small change, but so much more sarcastic and condescending considering Wolverine is generations older than Cyclops. Loved it.

[@RandomNPC001]

It makes sense when you remember that Cyclops just took over for Xavier who was the father figure of the group. Also Wolverine does not remember his past at this point, so to him he`s about (feels like) the same age as Cyclops.

[@FuzzyOnTheDetails]

Wolverine had a whole episode in which he remembered fighting alongside Captain America in WWII (they actually save a young Magneto). He remembered Alpha Flight and his time in Department H as well. Yeah, he questioned some of his memories (as seen in the Weapon-X Lies and Videotape episode), but he definitely remembers, at minimum, large chunks of his past going back decades before Scott was born.

[@marissashantez6051]

Wow. OK, we are easy to please. I just thought Id hop on here to check if this thing was political, after I found out the show runner was agay man with an Only fans page. Whats Im seeing is people so desperate to like the show, Im not going to find out here.

[@josephmandato8647]

This is a really insightful comment... NOT!

[@xNewSidx]

Scott jumping out of the Blackbird was extra badass because he first got his powers and the injury that made him unable to control his optic blasts in a plane crash.

[@intothefrayyo]

Yeah so bad ass 🫥

[@xNewSidx]

@@intothefrayyo have fun with that

[@exiledcrashnburn2033]

Cyclops's optic blasts are concussive blasts, not laser beams. That is why he used it to slow his fall, just like how Iron Man's repulsors are used for flight. This is something "Hollywood" always gets wrong about Cyclops. They always show his blasts setting stuff on fire and it annoys me that the writers / vfx guys haven't done their homework.

[@RandomNPC001]

It drives me up the wall as well!

[@Ottophil]

I don’t mind

[@Bman32x]

Just show them the picture of Cyclops exploding Magneto’s head.

[@christiangarcia5924]

Haha lasers go brrrr

[@anodracr]

There was a meta Easter egg you missed. In the opening scene, there was a shot of a shutdown store, Crazy Eddie. Back in the 80’s and maybe early 90’s, there was an electronics store called Crazy Eddie’s, that was based in New York. There were even these commercials that had an outlandish character that said, “Tell them Crazy Eddie sent you!”

[@MagicCityMayhem]

Here to mention this. His prices were….INSANE!! Johnny 5 also references this store in Short Circuit 2.

[@anodracr]

@@MagicCityMayhem You’re right! I almost forgot about that. Good movie. I suppose we’re showing how old we are, lol!

[@robbiemartin9158]

😅😅😅

[@yusefflowers6260]

I realized that too and I'm not even from New York

[@gavino299]

This is what I came here to say originally! I grew up on Long Island, I remember those commercials. 😂

[@SHAKHIR2Super]

The character in the missing poster is Marrow.

[@kaboomdinamita]

That's right ✨

[@banjopiggottwright1802]

Whilst, I didn't grow up with the original X-Men animated series, watching the first two episodes of this revival (which were both incredible, by the way) made me realise why so many people highly regard the original show. I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest of the season plays out.

[@RandomNPC001]

Those were the days! I'm from Brazil and during the 80's and 90's I believe growing up there I had the best of both worlds. I grew up with all the same heros that American children did from the likes of Space Ghost, Herculoids, Super Friends, Thunder Cats, Silver Hawks, GI Joe, Ghost Busters (both versions) and so many others. But we also had Japanese animes and Tokusatsus to watch, even before they became a thing in America. Good times!

[@Sams_I_Am]

That means a lot to me lol.. I’m a 90s kid

[@nailinthefashion]

I hope you’ve seen the original animation. It really holds up, like, insanely well lol

[@johngallagher72]

If you get a chance watch some of the original. The Days of Future Past episodes were really good.

[@Ray-c1r]

Original is better

[@Brook11223]

Yes we saw Psylocke, Lady Deathstrike, Colossus, The Blob, Sabertooth that Morph transforms to in these episodes.

[@duellegend71]

And angel

[@KenanMerciusAMPM]

This is mind blowing

[@danielpeter9308]

I love morph have a bigger role now. He was cut off from the team so early in the original and shortly made an appearance from here and there.

[@marissashantez6051]

Those aren't eastereggs, I was hoping those would be characters.

[@Brook11223]

@@marissashantez6051 They do name drops to Peter Parker and Eddie Brock.

[@killah_disciple1]

Fun fact: Valerie Cooper is the sister of FBI agent Dale Cooper from the TV show Twin Peaks. This is revealed in X-Factor #71.

[@dipperdandy]

But she clearly likes Tea over coffee. No matter how damn good.

[@roryscott2941]

Good news! That cartoon you like is coming back in style.

[@marissashantez6051]

So Dale Cooper....but female?

[@25Erix]

My 90's heart is living for this. The original was one of introductions to comic book superheroes. So I was stoked for this.

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

The first 2 episodes were incredible!!! I absolutely loved this season premiere kick-off! I wasn't born in the '90s but my father kept a bunch of VHS tapes with a lot of the old X-Men: The Animated Series episodes on them and I grew up rewatching those same episodes as a kid. The action was fantastic, and I'm really digging the new animation style for the show. I just binged the entire original series, and I gotta say that this is a significant step up in terms of animation quality, of course. All the characters are just as charismatic as they were in the previous series, if not even more so. Hearing some of the classic voices return for their roles in this Revival series is so heartwarming and nostalgic. I'm also really digging the new blood when it comes to the new additions to the voice cast. The new voices for Gambit, Scott Summers, and Jubilee specifically sound really great and worthy successors to the original voice actors. I'm really loving what they're setting up for the overarching story of the season. I can't wait to move on to the next batch of episodes as soon as they release. Everything feels like a significant step up to a lot of the great things from the original show and this is clear proof that the people who worked on the show are true X-Men fans in grew up watching the original animated series. Ultimately, though, this awesome premier batch of episodes really reminded me how much I missed the X-Men as a family. It's been awhile since I really delve into the world of the X-Men like this and honestly I'm glad the show came out to reunite the fire I have for the X-Men that's some of the old fox movies might have dampered a little bit. Marvel's/The MCU's first crack, the X-Men, was done masterfully, in my opinion, and I can't wait to see more! 10/10 Premiere for this show! 🎆✨️🙌

[@stringkill70]

Cool breakdown! Just one thing: Scott’s concussive optic blast buffered his descent, not soften the ground as Ryan said. Plus his blasts emit energy but not enough to build radiant heat that’d turn the sand into glass (that’d be a Human Torch goes supernova kind-of thing).

[@magnusmg1324]

So many people make that mistake with Scott’s optic blasts. Some artists have even drawn him with a residue energy/heat coming from his visor after he’s fired a blast. There’s no heat, just a blunt force.

[@dipperdandy]

Right? Concussive. It's right there in the name!

[@homermiyazaki]

Yeah, literally punch dimension lol@@dipperdandy

[@hrishikeshteni2286]

I loved the morph scene where he transforms into sabertooth to cheer up Wolverine In a way Loki and Magneto are both the same

[@___okami___]

*They

[@StewartFletcher]

​@___okami___ what is this supposed to be referring to?

[@HooDMayoR]

Bro how did you forget the classic “Crazy Eddie” Easter egg in the alley! That store had the funniest commercials.

[@FuzzyOnTheDetails]

R.I.P. Eddie. His savings, truly, were inssssssaaaaaaaaaane.

[@dantepayne8658]

I came just for this 😂😂 I figured most of the SC team are not from NY

[@matthewhostetter8974]

This was Perfect... I felt like I was 12 years old again. The music, the voices, the character designs. It kept everything that made the original X-Men 92 series so great with a slight modern twist. The original voices that returned haven't lost a step even after nearly 30 years. The new voices are also welcomed as well. I loved the Sentinel fight. The classic banter between Scott and Logan. The straight from issue 4 of the 90s Xmen comic looks of the team playing basketball, with the inclusion of Morph and Bishop. The moment that classic X-men theme hit I was all smiles. I am so excited for me. Bravo Marvel, you did it right.

[@andreanatsuminadeau5608]

Rewatching this episode after episode 5 and noticing that when Jean is having her apocalyptic vision a sample of Happy Nation opening can be heard linking the 2 episode

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Storm got so much hype in episode 1 with all the cool moments and the "give them the forecast" "omega level mutant approaching" lines just for her to be completely depowered in episode 2.

[@marcusmateo8890]

And she will go in an epic heroes journey and come back a monster and a goddess ⚡⚡⚡🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️

[@_CPerk]

Yeah the end of ep2 blew me, but we know she’ll be back!

[@rcokting]

We been knew the minute they gave her the mohawk

[@totesmagotes213]

She might get a cool side story episode while she’s trying to find herself. Old show did those for characters every so often. She will get her powers back for sure.

[@nailinthefashion]

Did you know that there’s often a brief moment of calm before the most intense storms? Time for mutants and magic to slay the day

[@courtney-ray]

Benetton and Crazy Eddie’s are peak 90s brands! Love those details!! 😊

[@AxelordSMIJES]

This may be the first time I've genuinely felt like a Marvel animation project could stand toe to toe with DC's animated projects. Holy shit, this premiere was absolutely incredible! I knew the Jean reveal was coming and STILL felt such shock and confusion when she showed up. I was literally tearing up when Storm took that blast for Magneto. The way they had Cyclops using his powers was SO good. Rogue!? Less vivacious or not, I absolutely did not see the twist with her and Erik coming. What an uncanny first two episodes!!! I was 6 or 7 when the original series came out and was glued to the television every week without fail. This brought me back to my childhood in a most unexpected and welcome way. Absolutely loved it!

[@AxelordSMIJES]

Omg, I almost forgot to mention how amazing it was to see Gambit, Wolverine, and Morph's combo move to decap Master Mold! What in the actual fuck!? The totally low-key reference to Fabio Medina? Hilarious. That and the fact that they mention the possibility of Genosha becoming a UN state makes me wonder if Genosha will be a stand-in for Krakoa. That would be so ridiculously cool!

[@killah_disciple1]

DC animation is so overrated and hasn't really been good since the mod 2010s. The last 5 DC movies were garbage.

[@nailinthefashion]

You’re sleeping on Marvel Rising bro. Major Justice League vibes. And the Future Avengers. There’s been a lot of fun projects people don’t talk about

[@nailinthefashion]

@@killah_disciple1especially the most recent crisis movie split into parts. I couldn’t get thru part 1 without skimming lol. Very far from how simple and bold it used to be

[@kristoff7049]

The did a great job making Scott more badass in this episode… and Saturday morning vibes all over. loved it!!

[@brysonwalker5465]

They should release new episodes on Saturday mornings for the nostalgia

[@johngallagher72]

11am or 1130am EST if memory serves 👍

[@Kajiggger]

Really loved the Kirby crackle in Jean's vision.

[@travischesney8898]

What did the video miss? - Morph's technical first appearance was as Changeling in the 1960's X-men comics. While the character's identity (Kevin Sydney) is the same for both Morph and Changeling, the creators of the animated show said that Morph was based on and essentially the same character. - The mutant on the MISSING poster is Marrow (note the spiky hair, green turtleneck, etc.) - Also on the mutant fashion show flyer is (or individuals dressed as) Sooraya Qadir, aka Dust, Japheth, aka Maggott, Alani Ryan, aka Loa, Stacey-X and Lin Li, aka Nature Girl Some additional notes on what is a fantastically in-depth video - great job!

[@Anthøween]

The Beast's introduction to Sunspot in this episode also reminds me of the post-credits scene from The Marvels! I really hope that in the future, these X-Men will be those of our MCU!

[@beccataylor2842]

I knew they were going to somehow screw gambits and rogues relationship, gambits hold his lucky card only to drop and apparently crying after seeing rogue leave magneto was heartbreaking

[@juana7885]

Dude I felt that also lol

[@goose5719]

Well at least it isn’t an ass pull and is canon. I get the feeing this will be a days of future past/age of apocalypse type timeline

[@God-k5b]

Rogue is Magnetos daughter, I called it. They are trying to red herring the whole situation to cause drama between gambit. Makes sense why they can touch. Remember mystiques her mom and magnetos old enough.

[@lwnasidh]

@@God-k5b I think it's a call back to a story from the comics where Rogue was trapped in the Savage Land for a while. In that story, she and Magneto had a romantic relationship because he could use his powers to suppress her inability to touch people. They called back to it several times over the years in the comics.

[@God-k5b]

@@lwnasidh I know. The writers know comic book nerds know this and are gonna switch it up.

[@jonathantash7596]

I found a fun Easter egg for you. The abandoned building that the FOH use when they first encounter the X-Men says "Hip Skate Party" on the outside. However, a number of the letters are dimmer, making it read with the only lit ones reading "Hate Party". You can see this at 15:23 in your video. Thanks for all that you do guys do!

[@johngallagher72]

Nice catch 👍

[@slavinicus]

ah you already got it!

[@skanndelus]

Scott's optic blasts are concussive not heat so it wouldn't have turned the sand to glass right?

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Well that much force causes a ton of friction which produces heat so while the blast itself may not be hot, the impact very much so can be

[@skanndelus]

@@The_Infamous_Boogyman I don't believe so or everyone and everything he blasts would melt it or catch fire

[@graydenday3760]

No, it was Storms lightning

[@intothefrayyo]

@@The_Infamous_Boogymanno

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

@@intothefrayyo yes. Study physics. Get back to yourself.

[@goylem91]

Somebody probably already said this, but the mix of hand to hand combat and optic blast of Cyclop make me think at his incarnation in Capcom's fighting franchise

[@troyfobbs]

I just made a post about this. The producers definitely played "MAAHHVELL" growing up. Lol. Team up attacks and all! I love it!

[@_melanie2501]

It seems a lot like Morph is crushing on Wolverine. Trying to distract him from Jean, and swoping in to pick him up even tho Logan would be fine from the fall etc

[@saliuarts]

they put ALOT of thought into this series. i so want to hug the creative behind this show for showing so much attention to detail

[@BeastGTS]

14:01 there is a billboard of Da Costa family, hinting Roberto's presence maybe?

[@troyfobbs]

We have to speak on Capcom's influence on this show! The Mega Optic Blast Cyclops uses to decend to the ground (not saying he didn't do this prior to save himself and little brother when their fathers plane was attacked) is very reminiscent of the VS series of fighting games with the size and girth (pause) of the beam while descending. This also includes the scene everyone seems to love with him using his Optic Blasts to slide around and maneuver better. He has Optic Sweep as well as wave dashing in the game. I feel they incorporated all those things in a seamless way in the warehouse fight scene as if he were fighting the way he would in a video game. Then the team up attacks like Wolverine and Gambit, or Cyclops and Bishop. All similar to what goes down in Marvel vs Capcom with duel supers and assists. The producers of the show definitely played a little "MAHHVVELL" growing up 😂. I'm just waiting to hear Scott say "Cyclone Kick" or Wolverine say "Berserker Barrage".😂 Peak 90s greatness! If you know, you know.... ❤

[@DJBRadd_work]

I'm a little sad you didn't mention Jubilee's line to Sunspot in the danger room when she's trying to figure out what his powers are. "So what can you do? Fly, teleport? Shoot gold balls from your body? That'd be weird." That little nod to Fabio Medina made me legit laugh out loud.

[@razzledazzyl]

11:04 I believe Morph’s title card in the opening credits is based on the title logo for the multiversal team of Marvel misfits known as the Exiles, of which Morph was a longtime member and where they also rocked the blank face look.

[@yusefflowers6260]

You're right. I thought it looked familiar but didn't put that together until your comment. 🎉👍👏

[@paulakers4318]

When Scott was in his basketball getup. He reminded me of vid kid from Burger King kids club lol

[@JonLutz]

The level of detail in these analyses is incredible! Thank you. Can tell you really care about this show!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Thank ryan for everything you do your breakdown, and video always a treats.

[@MagicCityMayhem]

30:04 there are cut outs featuring Magneto sans helmet at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. They’ve been there since the park opened stumping several guests of who it was.

[@ArthurTeixeira]

15:23 That's Marrow, the one who uses bones to fight

[@goose5719]

Wolverine?

[@stringkill70]

I’ve a feeling she’s going to show in another Morlocks episode, as she & Callisto had a brief “mother/daughter” relationship in the comics. Might even see a Storm/Marrow throw-down where the poor girl literally loses (a) heart lol

[@rodbrez6415]

At 14:44 the store is Crazy Eddies, that was a huge chain of electronic stores in the 80s in the New England area. As children, we must have been subjected to his commercials during every episode. nice meta nod i thought

[@singletona082]

Dear God.... it's awesome. Also it's hilarious FoH are using megaman busters. It's just... so goofy.

[@aaroncornish9955]

Read that as “magaman” blasters. And glad I did.

[@kyskys.]

animation has came so far. its so refreshing to actually see all the xmen use their abilities to their fullest potential. very sleek.

[@noahlandy4269]

Morph, under another name, actually debuted in the first run in the sixties under the name Changeling. Impersonated Xavier for a time before dying. His next appearance was AOA

[@fivestatedrive]

Correct. Changeling was the real first X-Men to die and Morph was based on him. Screencrush keeps mixing this up.

[@adammcbroom6670]

Your technicality is technically incorrect. Morph was loosely based on Changeling, but was created specifically to be legally distinct from that character so they didn't have to worry about rights issues. His first comics appearance was in AOA.

[@fivestatedrive]

@@adammcbroom6670 Wrong. Morph in the show only had his code name changed from Changeling because DC had a copyright on the character name Changeling. That was the only thing that needed to be different. The creators of the show are upfront he was adapted from Changeling.

[@adammcbroom6670]

Traditionally you do not provide context supporting someone's argument after you say they were wrong. You do you though.

[@fivestatedrive]

@@adammcbroom6670 or your point is non-existent, incoherent, or just wrong. He was adapted from Changeling from the X-Men comics. They didn't "create a new legally distinct character." Is there something else you're saying that I'm missing somehow?

[@willbeaty6892]

Ryan, I hope you get the chance to address the pronunciation of "Roberto Dacosta" in this series. The show does a great job of having Sunspot pronounce his name in a more accurate way, while also having the rest of the cast using the anglicized "Ro-Ber-to" pronunciation from classic comics. This is a change that was championed in recent Krakoa-era New Mutants by writer Vita Ayala, who has him using the more culturally accurate nickname "Beto" instead of the 80s Claremontian "Berto."

[@ScreenCrush]

What did you think of the first episode?

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

It was amazing love almost everything about it animation voice acting nostalgia hit me with a left hook ,and cyclops is a unit so happy my xmen are back.

[@HooDMayoR]

Great but you forgot the “Crazy Eddie” Easter egg.

[@GuillermoArellano]

Your Mom!

[@baddreams123451]

No one ever remembers X-men Adventures. I collected most of those comics because I loved the show so much.

[@luisreyes8903]

Both episodes were even better than the past ones combined and those were AWESOME!! More More MORE!!!

[@kevinhallman2035]

Brings back the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons when i was a kid

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Im impressed with both episode it was fantastic cant wait for more! it feel like im remembered the original show back as kids so nostalgia the writing was better animation in this retro yet clean style fits incredible well while adding more maturity, and modernity 10/10 great premiere.

[@agiolagon]

my favorite scene too.. gambit riding at the back of wolverine, energizing his claws.. and jumped on Blob/Morph..

[@darthramious1639]

Morph was actually a reinterpretation of the villain-turned ally Changeling, from the original run of the 1960s. (Real name Kevn Sydney). He appeared as Morph in AoA due to his popularity in the animated series.

[@dannyblanco8544]

I just binged the original series and I really enjoyed it!

[@sjlooker]

The way Cyclops slowed his descent with his optic blasts is a callback to his origin story where he and his brother Alex/Havok were thrown out of their parents' crippled airplane. When their chute didn't open, Scott used his optic blasts to slow their descent and, as a consequence, lost his ability to control the blasts and needed his ruby-quartz visor from then on. Also, his optic blasts are concussive force so they would not melt glass. This is the nerdiest thing I have ever written on-line and I now feel awful.

[@martino087]

21:35 Val Cooper running on the treadmill during a meeting looks like a callback to the female US President working out on an exercise machine during a meeting where she orders to shut down the Sentinel program in “Night of the Sentinels”. That was such a random moment. 😂

[@splatbubble]

"Do they have good reason to be threatened?" ---while sounding like Julia Child...

[@acolytesounds]

I almost lost it when I heard "Omega Level Mutant Detected"

[@Jumpoable]

& then depowered the next episode Well, it's canon & they went there. I hope we see a super badass Storm who becomes a fierce martial artist & then regain her Omega level powers in the last 2-3 episodes.

[@acolytesounds]

@Jumpoable I'll be excited to ser take on Cyclops for leadership, and also wonder how Forge might tie in. Will the XMen "die" fighting the Adversary??

[@juancortes5274]

Omg I love the feeling of watching this show!!! It's so good and I feel like a 8yr kid again

[@___okami___]

Morph's pronouns are they them not He/his. Fun fact: most fans will get enraged about this, showing how they never really understood the message 😂

[@gavino299]

Scott's optic blast when he's falling from the sky isn't to soften the ground. He's using it to slow his fall so he can easily just drop to the ground. In his oner style fight earlier in the episode he used his blasts multiple times just to move around the room. The animation is so sick now. They absolutely nailed it

[@DivineGaming22]

It would be awesome if all the 90’s animation characters showed up at one point silver surfer,spider man,F4,and whoever else

[@dannyayala3462]

I was 17 years old this brought me back

[@CaptainBadNews]

I love Cyclops’s new “opti-walk”? “optic shuffle”? move where he’s flying and sliding all around the room by optic blasting the ground and moonwalking lol. Such a cool thing I’ve never seen Cyclops do anywhere else! It’s such a cool and unique way of having him move, making him so much faster and badass!

[@fracturedfingers]

They really knocked it out of the park with this! I did not expect to see X-Cutioner, and all the other little things, it's just *chef's kiss*

[@justouribe]

I've been Following the X-Men since I was about 14 y/o ... I'm turning 49 this year and I'm wearing a Tshirt with a HUGE Xavier School (for Gifted Youngsters) printed at the front... I've been YEARNING for this Series ever since I learned it would happen... the first 2 episodes were AWESOME !!! Hope they Don't Let Us Down !!!

[@shugskinner5201]

Brings back memories. I grew up on this type of cartoon. Also got fond memories of Spiderman and his amazing friends ( Firestar and Iceman were my favourites )

[@ameliaritter2975]

When scot says show them the forecast. That music building up while the sentinals say omega level mutant detected. GOOSEBUMPS! I watched that part 4 times already, man oh man perfect! !!!!!!!!

[@mightbearer]

One thing I noticed is that when Jean used Cerebro, they played the Cerebro theme that was first introduced when Professor Xavier hooked up Gambit to it in the season one finale, “The Decision”. Also, it’s another interesting thing is that Dr. Cooper is the original Jean Grey, so when she says that Cyclops sounded like Xavier, it was pretty cool.

[@JanvanEs]

BIG FAN of the original series, and I LOVED EPS 1 & 2 of this new series. I just rang that bell so I’ll get every juicy video from you now.

[@time2rowco999]

I absolutely loved how Cyclops used his optic beams to "skate" across the battlefield to dodge and put himself in better positions to fight.

[@RyanHaney55]

I had such a big grin on my face watching that intro again. Then I went on and enjoyed the episode. My favorite part was the team fighting the sentinels. I watched that Silver Surfer show on Disney Plus. I was surprised how many cosmic MCU characters I recognized. 7:35 beautifully done.

[@connoravila]

Yes such a badass fight w the animation, the team up f8ght scebes, and the music this whole fight scene was mmm chef kiss

[@xNewSidx]

The Morph font is the font from Exiles, which is the series he appeared in the most.

[@razzledazzyl]

*they

[@anonymousvagrant]

"TO ME, MY X-MEN" -Cyclops. Right after tearing the ground landing from the Blackbird. Goosebumps reigning all over me!

[@Ryuujin1078]

X-Men: Children of the Atom… love that fighting game!

[@respect_the_curv]

When I heard Scott say that line I almost passed out. Too epic

[@mrnic4787]

So well done! It was awesome! Great video

[@raistlinmajere5550]

I almost cried when i watched the intro just do the old one and add to it = PERFECTION, AND they made Cyclops cool for the first time ever

[@daprovocateur]

Good balance of nostalgia, today’s tech, good story and characters.

[@francczuba5386]

How did everyone miss the callbacks to Cyke's origin story combined with his super move from Marvel vs Capcom Children of the Atom? Yes his descent was slowed, and yes he softened the ground. It was both. Crazy.

[@troyfobbs]

Definitely MVC and Vs Series influenced. Shout out to Capacom. We going to get one good "Cyclone Kick" before the season ends. 😂

[@tanman99]

Don’t know if anyone mentioned it yet but at the very beginning the FOH base is a building with the title “Hip Skate Party” with the letters ip sk missing so it spells H ate Party. Clever.

[@justintorres502]

I AM STILL PLUGGED IN!

[@Neo_G]

Cyclops firing blasts on the sand when he “freefalls” would not make sand into glass because his beams don’t release heat.. they are concussive in nature

[@graydenday3760]

Do you know what could turn sand into glass? Lightning.

[@diegoluna2549]

A curiosity that could be with Jubilee. It's just that she wasn't originally the plan to introduce her to Marvel, but her popularity made her stay. And he still rocks his classic nineties look.😘

[@LordofSyn]

27:33 Cyclop's beam is a concussive force beam. It is not a heat beam and therefore wouldn't cause enough or any heat to turn sand or silicates to glass.

[@time2rowco999]

"Don't make me let you down" Best line of the whole show other than, " He's here. Who? Apocalypse?"

[@EduardRitok]

I got goosebumps so many times watching these new episodes , I even lost the count ..either animation or.plot twists .. yeah! hyoed for the next episode! can't wait!

[@Shiznaft1]

12:08 Morph becomes Mimic for a brief moment in that scene. A very meta easter egg.

[@raxxie]

I loved the second half of ep1... there was SO much exposition in the first half

[@isidroundercover]

I'm in love with this show already can't wait for the next episode

[@cheswyneyman5480]

It is not just the bigger budget that makes animation better but also technology today. Sofware and Drawing tablets that speed things up.

[@evanlevine5337]

Props for Ryan on the wrestling terminology. “Face turn”

[@Matthew-lm6yc]

At length, it's been stated that Cyclops' blasts are concussive. It's basically a laser punch. The only heat would come from friction

[@thegoose8663]

I was never a huge fan of the X-men, I only remember some fragments of Wolverine and the X-Men show, but in a single warehouse scene Cyclops is already one of my favorite characters.

[@WonkoTheSaneUK]

There was also a big "Da Costa" ad in the Times Square scene, showing where Roberto's wealth comes from.