X-MEN 97 Episode 1 + Episode 2 BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed!

X-Men ‘97 Episode 1 & Episode 2 Breakdown by New Rockstars’ Erik Voss! “To Me, My X-Men” and “Mutant Liberation Begins” explained! Let our sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit betterhelp.com/newrockstars and enjoy a special discount on your first month.
Erik Voss breaks down X-Men 97 Episode 1 “To Me My X-Men” and Episode 2 “Mutant Liberation Begins,” for all the details and Marvel Easter Eggs you missed! Magneto takes over leadership of the X-Men, while Storm loses her powers after destroying Sentinels, and Jean Grey is revealed to be Madelyne Pryor!
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Marvel Animation Logo
2:42 - X-Men 97 Intro Theme Song
4:02 - Opening Credits
6:57 - Episode 1: To Me, My X-Men
7:19 - Times Square Easter Eggs
9:05 - Season 5 Finale Recap
9:47 - Friends of Humanity
10:59 - X-Men Save Roberto
12:15 - Daily Bugle
13:38 - Gambit and Beast
15:36 - Danger Room
16:39 - Charles Xavier Dead?
19:38 - Henry Gyrich and Bolivar Trask
22:09 - To Me, My X-Men
23:30 - Sponsor
24:20 - Master Mold Battle
26:41 - Voice Cast
27:25 - Episode 2 Opening Credits
28:13 - Magneto’s Heroic Deeds
29:58 - Genosha
31:08 - Marvel Girl Uniform
32:34 - Rogue and Magneto
33:57 - Trial of Magneto at the UN
37:09 - Rogue Absorbs Doctor’s Memory
37:56 - X-Cutioner Shoots Storm
39:48 - Magneto’s Speech
40:32 - Nathan Summers
42:05 - Storm Leaves the X-Men
44:44 - A Second Jean Grey
45:08 - POTENTIAL SPOILERS!
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[@NewRockstars]

Do you think Magneto knew what was going to happen to Storm?

[@drive-byswithchriscastro7331]

Nah!!! I don’t think he’s that foul. Magneto is comic book Malcolm X and Br. Shabazz was never one to sacrifice his own kind at all yet alone for personal gain.

[@_CPerk]

He was a little too calculated when Storm got hit and just a little too prepared for that speech to the UN judges at the end 🤔

[@abivalentin8331]

Absolutely not. Magneto is capable of terrible things but NEVER against his own kind.

[@TheAngrybird27]

What!?! No way he knew

[@jasonmarbach7800]

No. Not at all.

[@maxfreer6455]

Storm turning the sand into glass was *chef’s kiss*

[@thatonechannel7045]

I ran that part bacc like 10 times

[@turkishdelight6032]

That part was incredible

[@archietal]

💯

[@cliffpics247]

Now that's how you enter the battle, and shut it down!!

[@chrisgotaguntime2386]

Omega level mutant detected

[@thepubknight6144]

Love the updated and homage to the OG intro ❤

[@Thatmoonnamedjune]

*omega level badass

[@pepe2548]

Well not anymore it seems...

[@maxshpilman5172]

Where?! Who?! Apocalypse?!

[@edwardwebber9156]

Yes so glad they said it idk why but as soon as they said omega level mutant detected and storm started wrecking ya goosebumps

[@MinuteMon]

I love that Morph is the one to open the door to see Jean Grey, signaling to the viewers that it isn’t Morph in disguise

[@blowc1612]

Also because it has hints of Sinister behind it all as he is very connected to Sinister as an experiment and was taken and later returned.

[@cybervenom2001]

I spit my tea at the "Who?! Apocalypse!" and Jean being all "Really?!"

[@kiteparker4310]

shx was hilarious

[@KingTwonB23]

Wolverine stay ready for action 😂😂

[@FoTheHoe]

I laughed for like 5 minutes straight🤣🤣

[@KierGomes]

SECONDED!

[@traceyke]

I was DEAD ON ARRIVAL when that happened 😂😂😂😂😂

[@anenbyapparition5650]

magneto's monologues in episode two gave me chills. they were so well written and Matthew Waterson's delivery of the lines were incredible!!!

[@thepubknight6144]

I suggest everyone listen to his speech and understand we all do what hes saying Pastor Martin's quote is so powerful and still stands true sadly

[@majinsole8554]

This right here. ~_~

[@dangerfly]

Did his women's evening gloves also give you chills?

[@IAteFire]

@@dangerfly of course, they’re sexy

[@majinsole8554]

@@dangerfly Eh, was more of an interesting throwback for longtime X-Men fans as it was the design straight out of the comics from that era so long ago. ~_~

[@sophisticatedknuckledragge650]

I love that morph is that one friend for wolverine to call him out while simultaneously talking shit

[@aureliocam6308]

I wish he did his signature laugh in the episodes.

[@thoomolong]

And transformed to Sabretooth as a joke while they're hanging out. One of these days, Wolverine is gonna have a PTSD flashback and take Morph out.

[@hafsaahmed7716]

​@@aureliocam6308 i thought he did it in episode one after he walked in as prof x

[@aureliocam6308]

@@hafsaahmed7716 it wasn't as mischievous as his original laugh.

[@EnzoPepsiCola]

​@@aureliocam6308different voice actor so it's probably not going to be the same

[@chrislee4740]

I love that Magneto basically tells all the humans he wants to kill them but Charles wouldnt like it

[@mhawang8204]

The ultimate power move, really. “I could’ve killed you like a big. But I’ll let you live…today. Try and push me.” 😏

[@Gaberille]

Storm and cyclops’s carried these 2 eps for me!!! Heavy on storm!😩😩

[@Neoxon619]

Both were cited as the main characters of the series, or at least this season. Makes sense that the two of them would carry the team on their backs.

[@stancinatti8198]

Facts

[@jiraiya0698]

Magneto was badass as well, he deserved no less.

[@thepubknight6144]

17:00 Iceman's look is awesome

[@Gaberille]

Damn where all these likes come from 💀💀💀

[@gamalieltorres7842]

Jean: have you ever not wanted to be discriminated Storm: ...

[@mxchic05]

😂😂 Right!

[@joeyteter9383]

“Omega level threat detected” was such a goosebumps moment. So cool

[@evflasevfla4147]

I agree with that.

[@thenaiam]

The way they kept pointing it out turned to be so much foreshadowing.

[@KiaraChanelArt]

I loved it.

[@samcoger]

Random Storm sound bites 😂😂😂

[@OYEntertainment]

I was like, “WTF was that?!?”😂

[@miraculousfun2570]

Omg i thought it was my airpods glitch lol

[@luisr6594]

40:23 I loved that word play too, “Do not make me let you down.”It’s a perfect metaphor as much as it is a threat. Not only is he talking about dropping them but He’s saying if they or someone else in power tries to force mutates back toward extinction we will undo all they good he’s willing make with them.

[@ToneDesh]

“Give’em the forecast!” They brought the classic back and made it even better.. 👌🏾

[@zetesta]

I've never thought that I would enjoy this episodes so much... With really deep themes that are always current... They were perfect

[@princessstreetmetal]

Seeing Hank Hill talk to the Silver Surfer will always be hilarious to me

[@starkillerbeats420]

Yup , mmmhmmm

[@BlackheArt-lo1up]

Magneto's tear is a sign of him trying so hard to hold himself back from destroying the humans in honor of his friend's wish.

[@logogl06]

They kept the dialogue stellar and made the animation so much more expressive, 10/10 so far

[@JustALittolBear]

I really love that Cyclop’s eye beams are shown as concussive, kinetic forceful blasts as they should be and not laser eye beams like so much X-Men media has done before. Having just finished your Snikkt Snikkt rewatch, it really draws attention to how misunderstood Cyclop’s optic blasts are by most directors.

[@J.O.R.D]

But what about when he slices the sentinel while falling? And you see scorch marks?

[@JustALittolBear]

@@J.O.R.D easy! The sentintel’s arms just did that

[@twincast2005]

​@@J.O.R.DFriction.

[@kh7688]

How powerful are his eye blasts supposed to be? If they're "concussive," I'm guessing not much.

[@JustALittolBear]

@@kh7688 his eyes are a portal to a realm of pure kinetic energy (not dissimilar to what Gambit does), and without his ruby quartz visor his eyes are an open channel to that realm.

[@Hamodey-vf4uq]

The writing of Storm and Magneto was the chef's kiss plus the nestolgia

[@MrCarlo2007]

I have been saying this since what if came out. Marvel needs to double, triple and quadruple down on animation. Xmen 97 is proving me beyond right.

[@Deafsun]

That entrance of Storm gave me some goosebumbs. Pure Excellence.

[@tyshawnsaunders3955]

Magnetism & electricity goes hand and hand which explains his respect for storm

[@charlescomer2692]

This is why I hope he truly didn't know what was going to happen. 😢 Love this so much so far!

[@thestank3]

holy shit. both those episodes were wild. Cyclops is a bad ass. Magneto is a bad ass. Storm was bad ass for an episode and a half. the Jean Clone. my nuts are moist.

[@seoul6327]

prove it

[@GenJuhru]

Morph is badass, Mr Cameo.

[@user-ct2my4tc4c]

proof?

[@bensenzo]

Marvel moist😅

[@SwampTiGaH]

Magneto speech was so powerful. And Storm letter brought me to tears

[@Curt_Will_]

35:50 while Magneto is giving his speech to the UN, it shows Gambit and Jubilee behind bars with the collars around their necks. Which was an ode to the “Slave Island” episode from season 1

[@albumkosong]

Yeah when they go to Genosha

[@jevonniking4275]

9:03 … DID ANYONE ELSE JUST HEAR STORM?!?!

[@Gamerninja24]

9:03 Thanks for the reminder, Storm. They probably already know that there's an audio issue here, I just thought it was funny that Storm would randomly remind us who she is. 😅

[@johntheanimator4317]

💀

[@nastynac]

Storm being Storm A baddie

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Classic Storm, mistress of the elements.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I hope the writers of this write for the live action Xmen content in the MCU as they truly do seem to understand the dynamics. Skills tone/ mood ,and overall character of the Xmen.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Im glad they did cyclops the right way. He shows why hes the leader of the XMen so dope 🔥🔥🔥.

[@vikramkachroo8844]

As much as this is great nostalgia, the level of detail is what does it for me - Magneto's speech and the tear that rolled down his eye, the way Scott uses his powers to propel himself, the acknowledgement of Storm being Omega level - clearly made with love and bu fans

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Cant believe they are doing the jean storyline where jean is clone that is crazy 🤯.

[@sophiawilson8696]

What does means?.

[@TalesFromTheBooth]

Felt like they were aiming for it in the original but couldn’t squeeze it in 😅

[@borhanuddintv]

​@@sophiawilson8696that's how cable borns.

[@trevorhensley3185]

Ororo being a boss in the desert gave me CHILLS!

[@dayoolaleye1265]

Anyone else catch Cyclops' eyes visible behind his visors and uou cant track his emotions and leadership. In two episodes they really made him a strong and tragic leader who has to choose between continuing Xavier's legacy and starting his own family. They knocked this show's premier out of the park and im here for it

[@njmcmullen]

The absolute comedy at 36:50 where Jean telekintics the coat and keys on the freeze frame of Logan is *chef's kiss*🤌

[@KWHere2]

When Storm did the glass tornado my initial reaction was literally "I see Storm unlocked 9th level spells that's always fun."

[@wwholesome]

I noticed that Jubilee and Sunspot both have powers that glow in Kirby patterns. It's nice!

[@EdinburghPokemon]

"Helfire Gala" isn't just a reference to the Hellfire Club, but they are specific state diplomatic events during the Krakoa Era of the comics. During the second Hellfire Gala, the mutants terraformed Mars and psychically broadcasted it to the world!

[@unicornmanny562]

So the creepy lullaby in Jeans vision sequence is from Ace of base’s song “happy nation”. It doesn’t get more nineties than that.

[@unicornmanny562]

Awesomeness

[@staticplays1871]

they sold me on the animation style. ironically that makes it stand out more compered to newer shows by looking older.

[@JitteryJackanape]

"Give them the forecast!" Omg i was so hyped there.

[@gerardmaddy4706]

Cyclops got the awesome intro into battle he deserved

[@mandipandi303]

I freakin' loved the first 2 episodes. I literally got goosebumps- and I do mean that literally- during the "Omega level threat detected" moment of the pilot

[@JoshuaJones_solarisdevorak]

I found 0 issues with these EPS. Growing up watching this, I thank the creators for THIS continuation for us 🙏

[@delsem]

Nobody talking about how Cyclops was sliding with them beams. He got the DLC move update.

[@zeroechevarria-de3ly]

I love how executioner complains about mutants always whining as he whines to cyclops as cyclops is just quite

[@nav579]

yeah, it's very reflective of modern discourse about the same subject

[@blueorange6221]

Perfect representation of those type of people

[@isidroundercover]

Still very current

[@noealva]

Ugh I absolutely despise that character. I’m glad magneto quickly humbled him lmao

[@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 at the X-Men was done masterfully, in my opinion, and I can't wait to see more! 10/10 Premiere for this show! 🎆✨️🙌

[@gabrielmorse9306]

I enjoyed the first class movies for the most part. I watched the animated series with my best friend every Saturday morning even though we weren’t sitting together. Nothing will ever top the first time we saw Jackman on the screen. Both of us were low key giggling the whole time. It was great.

[@ericjharris1]

Rouge wit tha WWF moves

[@SailHatinSoap]

*Rogue. Rouge is a bat in Sonic games.

[@_unclecharles_]

RKO outta nowhere lol

[@BhocolateBhipBookies_]

Storm , what are you doing here 😂 9:03

[@dondunning5296]

It seemed to me that when the X-men are fighting the sentinels, it looks like Rogue does a stone cold stunner on one of them and then tossed the head at another sentinel. It would make sense as he started using the stunner mid 96 and started hitting his peak popularity around 97.

[@SWOTHDRA]

An RKO outta nowhere

[@acf5980]

I love the Jean and Storm friendship they are true bffs

[@mythicbias2992]

I’m not sure if it was on purpose, but when Nathan is born and Scott sits down, he blocks out Nathan’s left eye, which would be the eye effected by the techno-virus

[@Rejectedscooper]

They stayed true to the source material

[@Trayton]

I feel like the first image we get of baby Nathan in the crib was a bit of an homage of his powers since we see the items from the mobil floating above him but dont see theyre actually part of a physical mobil till it changes to an angle from below. Nate Summers' powers are the same as Jean's but taken to the extreme. His only drawback is that after contracting the Techno Organic Virus in the future, his abilities are near constantly taxed or in use due to holding back the infection, which is why Cable rarely if ever uses his mutant abilities, rather relying on tech and fighting talent.

[@jflores85]

"I cannot feel the breeze." Damn that hit hard, he basicly paralyzed Storm I did not think until I saw this video that Magneto could have known about the shot due to a secret agenda to either make the x-men and the world believe his turn or to sway the x-men to his views.

[@bigd4998]

Love these two episodes ❤️❤️ The intro brought me back!! Hope Feige does the justice in the MCU

[@StridentCandy35]

I need to take my meds I keep hearing storm threatening me during this video

[@wRICKyRIZZ]

as a father myself we knew who was gonna deliver our baby, but maybe wolverine had no idea and just drove to the closest hospital

[@EdinburghPokemon]

Cyclops was saying "To me, my X-Men!" long before the Krakoa Era!

[@zom8680]

Jubilee dancing with Sunspot immediately reminds me of the X Men Evolution scene where Shadowcat and Rogue were dancing. The animation was so very fluid for such a simple scene

[@BJPeters]

These were deasly episodes!!. I can't wait to see how they work Storms powers back in

[@WilliamHaywardPainter]

Ron Wasserman wasn't credited on Dr. Strange 2 either, just Saban and Levy, so that crediting will likely prevail in other projects should Wasserman's theme be used again, which is likely. This isn't fair of course and you'd hope it would change

[@occultprophecies]

Yet no one mentions that Madelyne Pryor has to be the one who is pregnant rather than Jean Grey? Cable is the son of Scott Summers (Cyclops) and Madelyne Pryor, not Jean Grey. So that has to be Madelyne Pryor. Can't wait for the Inferno storyline.

[@uncannydcmarvelous5732]

I take it that with some deviations from the comics the 90s series did, Jean being Cable's birth mother wouldn't be so odd.

[@occultprophecies]

@@uncannydcmarvelous5732 Then please explain to me Mr. Sinister's purpose in the series (because he will appear) without Madelyne Pryor being Cable's birth mother.

[@ZDogg89]

I loved it. Brings back memories. I love how they are diving into the Madeline Pryor storyline. Great cliff hanger.

[@tyiv8188]

I wished all the marvel shows would be this good

[@DemzWonMusic]

Those blast slides across the room cyclops was doing were sick. Along with the landing out the plane.

[@michaelrogers6008]

"Do NOT MAKE ME LET YOU DOWN" Was bad to the bone

[@fromhaash]

I cannot believe we got all of that in just the first two episodes! My mind is blown!

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

I was waiting for this

[@JediKnightHylian]

Same lol

[@thisguy1390]

Same

[@DisfattBedge]

Me too

[@Laceface080880]

For years.

[@REVEALZ13]

This was waiting for you

[@J.O.R.D]

43:08 one of my favourite moments 😂 seeing Morph wholesomely smile as Sabretooth knowing he’s got through to Logan that way

[@chrishamilton1132]

You didn't mention how the theme song itself is different. In the original animated series, there was something that sounded like a church bell going off at the end of each "verse". That was absent in the themes of the first two episodes of '97

[@darnelmarsh12989]

I’ve been looking forward this breakdown all day!! I love New Rockstars!!!

[@phartzalotte]

21:15 that lullaby is from the song "Happy Nation" by Ace of Base

[@reallynow5357]

so 90s, I saw the sign 😆

[@benbeaty3745]

I knew I recognized it 😆

[@killagates186]

Damn rogue had some yams in the 90's😂😂😂

[@bethb4432]

I enjoyed these episodes so much more than I expected to.

[@ryanmonsuland282]

26:00 Something, a very small detail that I noticed, was as Magneto levitates the book over to Scott, you can see the metal corners of the book glow showing how the book has even just a slight hit a metal on it and establishes what part of the book Magneto was able to manipulate.

[@NiKiMa023]

The way you said Benetton disturbed me

[@kbez2321]

My childhood reborn. Can’t wait for episode 3

[@CaesarJayL]

It's truly as if the animated XMEN never skipped a beat , just as adult themed as I remember growing up. All the XMEN are straight up G' in their own rights.

[@jayj1796]

The two episodes were SICKKKKKKK OMG I CANT WAIT TO WATCH MORE

[@christophchuy]

I love how everyone kind of got an upgrade. Great action sequences. Great start!

[@roupdawgg24]

I'm sure you known this but Cable's voice actor is the original Gambit actor . I love Gambit

[@evrywerigoable]

I'm looking forward to this Summer's 😅Wolverine 4 ft. Deadpool3...

[@KWHere2]

On the situation with Gambit and Rogue: Power Neutralizer collar. That's even how they did it when they got married in the comics. That's just a bad holdover for drama.

[@shanewebster3098]

I just don’t understand why beast can’t make a power dampener from the collars so rogue can smash gambit.

[@Fretfulbanjo]

Yeet yeet boys it’s Saturday morning on Wednesdays

[@rickyricardo2419]

age of apocalypse one of their storylines baby!!!

[@09sno]

I'm so excited for Age of Apocalypse!!

[@remylebeau2785]

Which is why episode 2, was a bit all over the place (3 different xmen issues)🤯.

[@Rjsav93]

Cyclops was always my favorite xmen growing up all my cousins would clown me saying he’s soft. But damn this episode showed him off in the most bad ass way.

[@keithsato9197]

X-Men '97 e2 hits hard! Zaddy Magneto! Can't wait for the cosplay! 😎

[@HammerdWalrus]

Fun fact about Gyrich: He's voiced by Todd Haberkorn, who voices The Drifter in Destiny 2, who is the vendor for the Gambit game mode. Funny enough, The Drifter has some vibes of Gambit.

[@ajabobaja]

I loved the hell outta the first two episodes.

[@michaelwht682]

X-Cutioner was a crazy and hype surprise for me

[@DrGooz305]

What F.O.H. means now is, F*** Outta Here 😅😅😅

[@evrywerigoable]

Calling Storm 19:45 EnVouge...the hair cut and ladysuit.

[@nashvillianchrisman8154]

It’s apparent that morph not only mimics the appearance. He can also mimic the power which I would say that’s pretty omega level.

[@remylebeau2785]

Only the physical attribute. Example Wolverine form, like he can pull out Wolverine's claws but cannot heal like Wolverine.

[@woody_you_want]

It's back like it never left. Such a great first 2 episodes

[@SirsasthNigam.]

11:45 my guess is he jumped while shooting to skid back The Cyclops landing was so good His dad would be proud

[@TheAngrybird27]

Give him the forecast

[@dandraperofficial7975]

Did anyone else think the ferris wheel kid from episode 2 was Peter Quill? The time lines kind of match up and the cassette tape looks pretty similar 👀

[@RedNinja115]

The opening clips of the original remade with the modern effects makes me want a full remake of the original series 😂