X-Men '97 - Episodes 1-3 Review

Straight out of '90s Fox Saturday morning, the X-Men are back in a continuation of the legendary animated series. But can it live up to the original show's legacy?
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[@ferallemur]

It's kind of hilarious that as I watched the first two episodes, a lot of the returning voice cast sounded "off" (because it's been 20 years), and yet one of the voices that made me think, "His voice hasn't changed one bit!" is Cyclops, who is voiced by a different actor.

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

Original voice actor for Cyclops passed away a couple of years ago. Amazingly, they found a voice actor whose voice is uncanny (pardon the pun) in its similarity to the original actor's.

[@ferallemur]

@@anthonylogiudice9215 Yeah, it's spot on. Not to speak ill of the living, but it's possible the show would have been better served to have done that with everybody.

[@natalieb3766]

​@@ferallemur Yeah, I'm sitting there thinking why didn’t they get back the original Wolverine, and then I looked it up that it was 🫤

[@chowdaire7343]

It's mostly a wolverine and rogue issue. Beast and storm sound remarkably similar to how they did 30 years ago. Those two voice actors are great to hear again after all these years.

[@pjw2000]

It's been nearly thirty years!

[@thomasandrewclifford]

"oh how you play by the rules and still they come for you..." - Honestly one of the best quotes in Marvel history.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Such a great quote - and how it was used in the moment, taking the accusers who were using persecution for "the greater good" and showing them what a slippery slope it is. I love that the show isn't afraid to take on complex questions, and never has been.

[@thaIllYankee]

Also "Don't make me let you down" 👍🏾👌🏾✊🏾😤

[@bondservant4jesus]

@@DanMurrellMovies I like it so far. It's disappointing though that we only get 10 episodes for one season, but that's the way it is with streaming.

[@ashertony1]

The first two episodes had me smiling the entire time. I think they've knocked it out of the park so far. Also Wolverine's "Apocalypse?!" line had me rolling

[@AmatMiguel]

His face right after was also hilarious

[@bajansamurai]

Made me crack up too! Lol

[@xooonepieceoox1917]

So I just recently subs to disney and everyone talking about episode 3? I've only got 2 episode

[@AmatMiguel]

@@xooonepieceoox1917 Some reviewers have access to the third episode. The rest of us have to wait until next week

[@ashertony1]

@@xooonepieceoox1917 Reviewers got a 3rd episode (and it may be available to pirate, I don't know) but officially there are only 2 episodes available right now.

[@arc7375]

We can tell that the Jean at the door at the end of episode 2 was the real one, because she fainted for no reason.

[@anthonylogiudice9215]

HAHAHA.. Actually, I have a feeling that it is actually the duplicate and the real Jean is the pregnant one. This is going to be the twist.

[@jodeci9898]

Yall are funny

[@metallicnole4514]

That is apparently comics accurate. The pregnant jean was a clone created by mr. sinister and the kid is nathan (cable).

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@metallicnole4514And her name is Maddie Pryor. And many people love her.

[@glennhkboy]

​​@@anthonylogiudice9215 From what I've read, Cyclop & Jean don't actually have a child. Cable is a clone from their gene. So maybe the pregnant Jean is a clone from Mr. Sinister, to steal the mutant gene from Cyclops.

[@nnewdle]

I loved how cyclops used his beams to kinda move faster while fighting

[@Kris_AB]

AND cushion/slow his fall, which I don't THINK was a move we ever saw in the '90s X-Men animated series but is a move of his from the comics?

[@AllInTheGame01]

Great to see that both Critics (RT 100%) & Audiences (RT 93%) are loving the show so far :)

[@godspeedrebirth]

Audience score is too low haha

[@BuildinWings]

And that 93 percent includes all the rwnj types.

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@BuildinWings Yup which is what makes it impressive as it includes the usual 1 & 2 star ratings from that group!

[@Tymbus]

I never engage with RT scores. I don't recognise the names of many of the critics and audience scores have been manipulated.

[@matthewheywood8532]

@@Tymbusgood for you

[@BigMediumBub]

Cyclops is all the way back!

[@jockcop4205]

Glad to see him as the chad he was always supposed to be.

[@drnocka-rocksteady]

Hell ya . I'm glad to see the leader lead.

[@kingsridge]

Yeah, he is!

[@BigMediumBub]

Growing up he was always my favorite, then the movies came out and then made him awful. Really hope we get to see him act like the cyclops from Evolution.

[@DanielSolis]

What a relief to see a smile on this thumbnail.

[@moviereedviews]

Agreed. I feel lately it has been a lot of the "meh" face.

[@jbearclowater]

The best answer to "when did the X-Men go woke?" is,in my opinion: "1963"

[@Halauris]

The show was never woke nor was the X-Men or this new show. Stan Lee said it was never about any particular social issue. More of a stand in for anyone who didn't fit in or who felt disenfranchised only isolated. It can literally mean anyone, youth, nerds, anyone. It's not necessarily about gay, race, gender or sexual orientation. If a person feels it fits them for that great, but it wasn't done by design.

[@falconeshield]

​@@HalaurisSure pal. Stan totally said that.

[@BaithNa]

​@@Halaurisyou're taking a single sentence fragment from one Stan Lee interview and twisting it 😂😂😂 Watch that whole interview or even the very next sentence he says. It start "woke" but it quickly became that and Clairmont doubled down on it. Stay in school, kid.

[@Halauris]

@@BaithNaSo that was really done by Clairmont?

[@calvinjaynum1767]

@@Halauris I mean Clairmont is literal the godfather of the x men and revived the series the X men has been woke since the 70s my guy.

[@thedarkemissary]

It's always amazing to me how much story is covered in a 30 minute animation. More so, when i hear excuses for adaptations needing to cut or rearrange content to fit their 1 hour runtime (looking at you Netflix Avatar).

[@philcorrigan5641]

It’s also interesting how much character development of multiple character we got in less than an hour of screen time. I felt that Cyclops and Storm had more character development in these two episodes than they did across *all* of the Fox movies

[@mhawang8204]

animation supremacy! This medium truly deserves more respect. Some things just work better in animation.

[@BaithNa]

To be fair, the X-Men animated series changed a ton of things from the comics and the new series appears to be doing the same. They're just better at adapting comic stories while maintaining the spirit and narrative of the source material.

[@michaelsuezo]

The Netflix avatar shows almost has the same runtime for the season too. 8 45-60 min long episodes vs 20 20+ mins episodes. Yet they felt they needed to delete stories and cram them together.

[@moondevell]

Netflix's Avatar sucks. That show is so unnecessary

[@Pepsolman]

Thank you for not spoiling Ep. 3.

[@teruphoto]

I love how they kept the old school animation with the mouths moving very broadly when the characters talk

[@chrisdtgordon5331]

“Maybe the problem is with you.” You can hear the hammer hitting the nail. Well said, Dan!

[@casusolivas]

I mean lets be honest, Disney does have introduced a lot of superficial gimmicks in the name of "diversity and inclusion" and had storytelling as a second thought that resulted in bad shows... also people is understandable pissed off of years of preachy and lame identity politics with no substance. We dont want the new queer state-religion in everything, it gets old real fast. (that being said im currently enjoying x-men 97).

[@WhatsBiggin]

​@@casusolivasdiversity and inclusion are important. Forced homogeneity and exclusion are the problem.

[@casusolivas]

@@WhatsBiggin when done well is invisible and natural… but we have had a decade of forced “inclusivity and diversity” that has become its own lame cliche

[@kylemendoza8860]

Jubilee's voice actress is returning to the show. She can't voice her character. Because she's not Asian. The show has literally changing right in front of her eyes. The honeymoon phase of the animaniacs reboot also wore off. Where is that show now? Don't be surprised if it happens here too.

[@murk4552]

​@@kylemendoza8860well Jubilee is Chinese. It is weird to see White men and women voice people of color characters

[@mizushogun]

I’m really happy they are giving Cyclops the respect and screen time he deserves. He is THE X-Man.

[@mhawang8204]

Same with Storm. The animation writers always got the characters right.

[@christopherbennett5858]

⁠@@mhawang8204I mean, let’s be honest with ourselves; Storm is the X men character that every hero in Marvel would love to work with. Reminds me of the first wave of Krakoa era Marauders books where, after Storm meets a government agent in the subway to have a talk, the agent was gushing about her in the report.

[@dgthunderer]

I was a bit nervous that x-men '97 would disrespect the original show, but from the opening sequence I saw that would not be the case! I've been shocked at how much this felt like a direct continuation. Especially in an age where project remakes/reboots have been.... lack luster.

[@sjw4life546]

Calling something woke has become a way for people to come to terms with the fact that they are witnessing stories that make them feel uncomfortable.

[@MrRapmaster19]

Marvel brass NEEDS to look at this show when they implement the X-Men into the MCU. It does damn near everything perfectly: handles mature subject matter with sincerity, executes excellent action sequences, and makes the X-Men all truly feel like special characters

[@lionface1364]

They wont

[@okechukwuumeano586]

they literally produced the show, what are you talking about?@@lionface1364

[@user-fe2yo9wm1b]

why is it handling mature subject matter. its for kids. its not a learning show. its about people with lasers on their face. and women with flat chests

[@mhawang8204]

I feel at this point Marvel should accept defeat and make X-Men movies on their own, maybe only incorporating the Fantastic Four. They launched Iron Man because they didn't have the rights to these characters, who have always been more popular.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I think they will. They don't seem to want to introduce the MCU's X-Men until the Multiverse Saga is done. I'm willing to bet that the universes will merge in Secret Wars and then the X-Men will be retconned to be in the MCU all along

[@ariwl1]

As a longtime fan of the original show, I have no major complaints and enjoyed it. The animation did feel a little choppy in places but they otherwise captured the feel fantastically. AND THEY ACTUALLY LET SCOTT AND JEAN BE COOL MY LORD!

[@MrMonsterKen]

At least the writing is there.

[@kstepko]

I discovered the original series in afternoon cartoon reruns during college. I watched these first two episodes purely out of curiosity, but loved them. I’ll be watching weekly.

[@josevlog945]

"Do not let me let you down" - Magneto This is going to be such a good show, a shame it's such a short series.

[@2nd3rd1st]

I think the line was Do not make me let you down, which is just an awesome threat.

[@theonlychickensama8353]

Don't forget the ' Please '

[@tino768]

There's at least 3, 10-episode seasons coming, people worry too much

[@ChrisControversial]

It's insane to me that marvel hasn't been the front runner when it comes to animated superhero shows or animated superhero movies. Sony made spider verse and DC is constantly putting out animated bangers. It's baffling that DISNEY refuses to make animated shows up until recently and when they do it's okay at best. I'm glad that this is as good as it is. Maybe they'll realize the new Renaissance should be an animation. The west loves animation, especially now because of anime. Come on now! Disney. I know you can compete

[@rtuggle82]

5:57 Though it doesn’t push the action forward, this type of character building is exactly the type of thing that the Fox X-Men movies lacked. Specifically in attempting to tackle the Phoenix saga without giving the audience enough character development for Jean’s fall into madness to hit. I’m loving the series so far. I was scared to watch it at first because I really wanted to like it and didn’t know if I would connect to it. But it hitting all the marks!

[@christopherbennett5858]

That’s one of the reasons I became a fan of the x-men. I could believe these characters hung out with each other outside of missions. And that we could have fun moments with the villains. Like Destiny not telling her allies that a wall would fall on them because she knew Stonewall and Avalanche would be fine. And seeing Spiral fail was fun to her. And I’m there thinking “of course the 100 year old meticulous oracle would hate working with the chaotic, constantly dancing time and dimension hopper.

[@taha_boy]

Honestly this show might genuinely be Marvel's redemption arc

[@Edlin261]

....aaaaaaaaaaaand they fired the showrunner/head writer. Redemption arc over o7

[@girthatbirth]

@@Edlin261Nahh

[@girthatbirth]

Marvels already had a redemption arc buddy. Spider-Man 2 Loki guardians and spiderverse ☠️☠️

[@shanetaylor761]

​@girthatbirth we're taking relative to a studio where at they're best released mostly great movies. Not 3-4 over the span of years. Also it's not just about quality but the jaw dropping talent they have for disappointing. I can name two really bad for every one you named(the video game mention doesn't count lol). Once fans are burnt out, 1 good project and 2 bad isn't good enough. Basically I'm saying they can't afford to fire the few talented creators that they have imo. Also are you really saying you're content with marvel right now?

[@Brian_Boru]

Nothing can save Marvel now. It's all shite. Wake up.

[@LightsOnTrees]

I must admit on this particular go round I've kinda just laughed to myself about the faux outrage around Morph being non-binary. Like for real, by X-Men comics standards people should spend a minute with the outer reaches of weird.

[@Billmao]

Dan smiles on a thumbnail, I smile. Also of course the X-Men is woke, they're the OG woke.

[@afanofpeanuts7381]

They invented woke and everyone loved it back then LMAO

[@falconeshield]

I miss the days when the term woke had meaning. ​@@afanofpeanuts7381

[@kadosho02]

As soon as it was midnight, I started watching episode one. Absolutely love it. Episode two. Seriously this is the best Love the cast, storytelling, and animation. So worth the wait

[@Jessedessie]

That Storm scene was epic!

[@GhostRydr1172]

Storm was depowered in the comics in a similar fashion in the mid 80's. Regardless, she came back to the team and took leadership from Cyclops nonetheless. Maybe we'll see that playout during this season. Coz yeah, Cyclops is a square peg, and Storm is a more fascinating leader type. Yeah, Rogue and Magneto being a thing was also a 90's thing in the comics and it was creepy af considering that Mags is old enough to be her freaking grandaddy. Ugh. It's fascinating seeing folks calling this show woke, but you gotta understand that the kids that saw this show back then probably missed the whole political context behind the X-Men and only saw superhero vs. villain battles and grew up to be ignorant dickheads. Still hilarious in a pathetic way, tho.

[@twincast2005]

'90s Rogue was born in the '70s when Magneto was in his 40s, so, while technically a potential "grandaddy", it's a rather misleading description.

[@GhostRydr1172]

@@twincast2005 Comics Magneto is a Holocaust survivor who's been deaged thru bs comic book means once or twice, but still basically a nearly centennial guy at this point. I can't recall if that was retconned in the 90s show tho.

[@falconeshield]

​@@twincast2005Doesn't matter. Mag was at least in his 50s or 60s in 97. He met a desperate for love Rouge in her own 20s when his kids are probably her age by 1997.

[@kylemendoza8860]

When I watched the X-Men. If I was supposed to think the X-Men were the good guys and the brother of mutant the bad guys. Why are other similar terrorist organizations are "Woke"? What changed?

[@elsergecruz]

My expectations were highly unrealistic and those first two episodes & now the 3rd completely surpassed them! Love this show wow

[@mhawang8204]

9:07 It's their loss if the angry mob can't take how they "changed" morph. His humour is on point. 🤣

[@BubbyandBgirl]

I feel the exact same way Dan. I absolutely loved the original series and this picks up right where it left off. Still engaging. Still funny. Still action packed. Still aware. And thank you for addressing the losers who still use “woke” as a code word for hating anything outside themselves. Reminds me of the fools who call Rage Against the Machine “woke”. It’s like they haven’t paid attention at all 😂

[@kevintrjohnson]

Morph (transformed into racist politician): My fellow Americans, I am an idiot. First episode of the first season of the original series (first scene featuring Morph). Naw, it was never political, trust me.

[@kevintrjohnson]

But seriously, if they think having a non-binary character is political, they're gonna have a fit when they see the January 6th parallels and the (possibly unintended) similarities between Magneto and Benjamin Netanyahu (the power imbalance between Magneto and his would-be assassin, with his boot literally hovering over his head and casually talking about how easy it would be to crush him is disturbing as hell if you're against the current genocide taking place).

[@mrbean3470]

Rage baiters upset about Morph's appearance and Rogue's, ahem, cake. 😂

[@2nd3rd1st]

"Thanks for watching, and get Murrellized!"

[@BatAmerica]

Awesome. I hope this show alongside Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and No Way Home shows studios what we want in a Marvel property.

[@nathansmo]

There was so much love and care put into the first two episodes. I was delighted the entire watch.

[@careyivery6656]

I loved both episodes - the visuals are amazing. Rogue's voice is not quite what it was - but it made me feel like a 10-year-old again.

[@BuildinWings]

This show reminded me that I hate the word "mutie" on a visceral level.

[@voicedbird]

THIS^

[@Gridseeker]

Looks like Marvel is getting back in shape!

[@mikejack257]

Bro subscribed! How the word woke has been hijacked has been driving me crazy 😂. I tell people all the time yes xmen is the definition of woke but the actual meaning! Lol

[@jeanninebrice9107]

Thank you Dan so much for addressing the co-opting of the term “woke” and its original origin and meaning. It’s something that drives me insane in conversations of modern media. I hate how it’s been shifted to be this negative descriptor of attempts at diversity which is problematic and hurtful to ppl from those diverse groups just trying to enjoy seeing themselves represented. So greatly appreciate u taking the time to speak on this in correlation to the decades long themes in this series ❤

[@mikeh2776]

❤

[@mizushogun]

9:30 this was the realist and most honest statement possible. At the end of the day, no matter how you slice it or examine, those people are rage bait opportunists seeking social currency.

[@keipfar]

The old X men theme is ringing in my ears!!!

[@GreeneLighte]

I can't tell you how much relief I feel to see you smiling on the thumbnail for this show.

[@VonJuve]

X-Men was woke from the jump. Professor X is MLK and Magneto is Malcolm X. I didn’t care for the original when I was a child, because it was too socially conscious for my undeveloped brain. And Morph makes sense to be a They/Them because he can literally transform to any gender.

[@christopherbennett5858]

I think the more accurate real life comparison for Xavier and Magneto was given by Chris Claremont in an empire magazine interview. He compared them to Israeli prime ministers. Xavier is more like Ben-Gurion whilst Magneto’s path is so similar to Menachem Begin that it’s not even funny.

[@jacksonmillard7598]

The first two episodes were fantastic! I’m very excited

[@peterpilgrim3377]

It brought a tear to my eye it was beautiful

[@padawanmage71]

Dan, some people literally had heart attacks when ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ had the player pick a pronoun in the beginning and that was it. Those people have such fragile egos they’ll literally take themselves out of the gene pool 🙄

[@ThiefofRPGistheWanderingSoul]

I hope this does well so that we can do a revival of Fox's Spider Man Cartoon as well

[@bluesdjben]

I really enjoyed the first two episodes. My favorite part was how they upgraded Cyclops's action and also made him feel like he had grown as a leader of the team. Looking forward to seeing where the rest of the season goes.

[@joey159213]

It's amazing how the best show on Disney plus as far as marvel goes lately . Is a cartoon from 30 years ago. What a change of pace.

[@Sousuke.VRBeru]

A stunningly good return for the X-Men, and I'm glad people like Dan (who loved the original) are loving it as much as my wife and I! Marvel need more writing of this quality!

[@bharatnair15]

Omfg this video made me check out the new xmen show and holy shit I just rediscovered how much I fucking love the X-Men. I’ve been away from the comics for nearly a decade so coming back to this was so incredibly sweet

[@chino1moreno]

I love the fact that they fight as a team, those combos, saving eachoter without cyclops tell them to do so, knowing who should do what depending on the scenario (logan staying with jean) the canon ball, morph using psyloche or angel in the fights, that bishop/cyclops team up! Every character shines and is well used even when they dont have to use them, episode 3 is a cool example of that when magneto chose his team to face clone jean, felt very capcon vs marvel trio

[@Demanufactur3r]

Great review as always, and refreshing to hear your view on the social stuff goin on. Keep it up!

[@brentage5000]

Glad to hear it's good! I'm in the middle of an original series rewatch and planning to dive into '97 right after so it'll be a few weeks for me, but this definitely makes me happy.

[@OrionInSpace]

This is a show that I have not seen and I am looking forward to it in the future if I get around to it. I’m really glad you addressed all this stuff around the politics. It goes to show that media literacy is at an all-time low and that nobody really cares to actually know the things they comment on anymore. This idea around throwing buzz words at everything because they think it makes sense when an actuality it doesn’t and now we’re seeing people rise up and call it out even more. X-Men is one of the most recent examples but now I’m seeing it with the new Final Fantasy game and the Fallout show get this treatment as well. People have had enough of these grifters online and engagement seekers tout this belief they have which by the way it’s not even real because they’ve admitted they do it for money.

[@WanderingMendicant-qd7mv]

I distinctly remember a scene in the original series where Jean expresses concern to Cyclops about having a child being a mutant so I think that was a callback. Of course at the time she was speaking hypothetically which is probably why she wasn't as concerned about hiding her opinion.

[@BaithNa]

Also, this may not be that same Jean

[@jtse09]

cyclops isn't sidelined for wolverine!!! my prayers have been answered 😭 people never understood why cyclops was one of my favorite characters, but now there's hope

[@salrangel304]

100%!!! Cyclops was so bad ass in these first episodes, i hope we see more of that!

[@christopherbennett5858]

No. Hope comes in much later.

[@Kris_AB]

​@@christopherbennett5858😂

[@christopherbennett5858]

@@Kris_AB It was right there for the taking.

[@SolveForX]

WAIT WAIT WAIT…you mean if you just do the thing that everyone likes…it’s…GOOD? Impossible.

[@TheRatsCast]

I read the comics during the 80s and 90s run; so I know of Erick and Rogue's past. It was also one I really liked. In fact; the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline, and I wish it could have been in the real storyline

[@BaithNa]

I personally felt that their relationship made way more sense in the AOA storyline because not only was it Rogue's only real option for a physical relationship but Magneto is a whole different dude after the death of Charles and they found solace in each other under the tyrannical rule of Apocalypse

[@jaysmith7062]

I absolutely love it. I started collecting comics in 1990, and started with the X-Men. Storm has always been one of, if not my most, favorite characters. To see her unleash hell on those sentinels is one of the best moments I could imagine.

[@BaithNa]

We all knew the anti woke grifters would do the most incredible mental gymnastics to criticize this show but that all failed last week. The week of the premiere, they haven't even mentioned the show on their channels. They already know they lost this battle and are quietly looking for other things to rage about.

[@mhawang8204]

"go woke, go broke" unless the show/movie is good and popular, like Spider-Verse.

[@Madame702]

Well all there really saying is that dialog is cringy, but it always been that way, so that not a problem. They did a good job with show.

[@JamesMacKenziePhoto]

I've been waiting for this review from you.

[@ethanaleman]

I loved every minute of them.

[@funkysam1345]

Just watched both episodes. What brilliant writing. Damn, pls this kind of emotion back in the MCU. We need a live action X- men ASAP. they're the face of Marvel, a pillar of the entire Edifice.

[@Kris_AB]

I kinda like them better in animated form. Live action is not a superior medium to animation. It doesn't legitimize X-Men or anything else being adapted, to have it see a live action release. This could all be done in animated form.

[@MistrBlistr]

How were you able to watch the third episode?

[@simonjohn354]

Does the KZbin algorithm deal in outrage coin. Cause my God are those channels are thriving. It used to be few channels now there are breeding like rabbits.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Outrage drives clicks. Clicks drive views. Views make money. KZbin likes making money.

[@matthewheywood8532]

@@DanMurrellMovieswhich is pathetic and is only hurting things overall in the end

[@mhawang8204]

@@matthewheywood8532 It doesn't hurt KZbin's bottom line. And that's only thing they really care about.

[@frgartner8446]

Pillar of Garbage has made a video about this. Many of these channels have connections to The Blaze and super wealthy and slimeball Glenn Beck.

[@simonjohn354]

​@@DanMurrellMoviessigh I wish KZbin has Block button like Instagram. Anytime I search anything related to Marvel or Disney; news, reviews, anything. The front page is littered with these channels. It gets really exhausting.

[@mywalkabout40]

Having not seen the original, I didn’t know what to expect. It was amazing in every way! Most surprising to me was how much I liked Cyclops and Storm’s characters in this series better than the movies. Great review Dan!

[@LaddRusso91]

Cyclops especially was done dirty in the movies

[@gregtroyan]

The anti-woke crowd attacking X-Men for going woke is peak lulz. Media literacy on the right side of the spectrum has never been their strongest suit. Glad you enjoyed the series thus far, Dan. Safe travels and best wishes.

[@OscarFowler]

It's the same group of rocket scientists who think Star Trek has gotten woke. It'd be funny if it weren't so sad.

[@ArynWellspring]

@@OscarFowlerWhat I will say about Star Trek is while it always tackled social problems, it always did it in an allegorical way. Whereas Picard Season 2 was mostly just preaching to the audience about stuff happening in our current year. It's the most inelegant way to do that.

[@mizushogun]

@@ArynWellspring eh tomato tomato

[@Jimmyni-kk4em]

Too woke to function. Always blaming u for everything. Sick of woke.

[@christopheromarrah1785]

You are a special kind of gullible

[@caseysmith3329]

Great review Dan! I have watched these first two episodes multiple times.

[@Molson-xg9hs]

Batman: TAS and X-Men were definitely the 1-2 punch that got me excited about superheroes. They were fine for kids to watch, but they felt like they elevated above a kids show in terms of action, themes and story telling. So happy this reboot happened and can’t wait to dig in to it. Glad you enjoyed it so much and thanks for being so frank about how calling a team that has served as an allegory for discriminated groups for 60 years nooooow being “woke” is just hilariously wrong-minded.

[@Bfrd25]

I love this so far LFG Disney needs to channel this into live action X-Men now

[@yadielayala]

Good review Dan. I appreciate the honesty reaction regarding your critique of the magneto and rogue storyline. So you know there is source material that shows them together. Grant it, the show will adapt it accordingly as they see fit. Hope it pans out in an enjoyable way story wise.

[@OverthinkingConde]

Thanks Dan! I'll give it a chance.

[@blackbeardbarkbark]

This easily could've been a movie it's story is so good. 10/10 for the first two episodes.

[@damonhawk6543]

I rewatched the original right before this dropped, and the difference between the last and first episodes were quite astonishing. I think this one is already head and shoulders above the original in(if nothing else) writing. The dialogue and speeches are incredible. I can’t wait for more!

[@Alejandro-ny9pv]

The voice of cyclops is killing it 👏

[@MikeJea]

The show lived up to the hype, it was excellent

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

The fact my boy CYCLOPS is allow to be a BADASS again is enough for me to love this......not sure if they will drop the ball, but....pleasantly surprise, I like the first 2 episodes, hope they keep this going strong until the season finale.

[@robindeknijff5769]

As someone with Aspergers I related with Jean there a lot when talking with Storm and know its a real concern so Im glad the sequel really starting off strong with the natural human emotional element that was so great in the original

[@averageguy1261]

Nice review

[@LSDariuss]

Great Job!

[@simontitcombe7550]

Man i love listening to Dan . Always fair reviews.

[@imnotalex924]

X-men always represented groups fighting for social justice. Show really captures that !

[@weirdotzero7065]

@@Xcutioner220That's literally what this franchise has been since the 70s.

[@Lj-md9ng]

Magneto and rouge scene had its roots in the age of Apocalypse when he put shields up to touch her

[@trulytrekkie]

Great review! I really appreciate your Ebert-esque way you review film/TV looking at what the film/show tries to be and how well it achieves that (both on a story level and technical level) and then bringing in your own history, ideas, personal experience (Kael critique). I also really enjoyed these new episodes and this continuation felt authentic and genuine in a way a number of modern sequels or remakes of shows/intellectual properties of the 1980s and 1990s have not necessarily. Tom Gun Maverick would be another example of a great 1980s property being continued with both respect and understanding of the original while still forging ahead with new material. Anyway, great job as always, Dan! I have never thought of watching criticism necessarily being to agree with the reviewer. I've always felt like you should find critics who speak to you and who make you think about works, not necessarily just an echo chamber of your own ideas and I found that with Roger Ebert, with A.O. Scott, and others, but also with you.

[@171sako]

It’s a 10 episode season correct ?

[@fourthel6630]

I like your take on “woke”…people twisting the words for what it is…like patriots…

[@falconeshield]

By people, you mean babies

[@BaithNa]

​@@falconeshieldand by babies, you mean man babies

[@PSD748]

X-Men 97 I Liked IT. I Saw No Problems. A Classic Done RIGHT.

[@MrShaunhunter]

An excellent review

[@matpower755]

This is the best thing D+ has done, not shying away from the grandeur in the dialogue and the one liners, the action is such an upgrade from the original. I can’t wait to show it to my kids, I feel like the kids of today need this show, I really hope the younger generation gets in to it. I had a Catholic upbringing and if it wasn’t for the original Xmen show I know I would have grown up with a more intolerant world view, especially growing up in a small blue collar town. Don’t get me wrong I love my roots, I’m just trying to say that the original Xmen helped me become balanced and a better person. I carry the lessons from them everyday of my adult life. I know there are a lot of people who grew up in the 90s who feel the same, this cartoon literally helped shape a generation in North America, on a shoe string budget and hitting roadblocks throughout its production, it’s just nuts how good it is.

[@mikevisby8744]

Yea, Magneto and Rogue is weird but makes sense. His powers allow him to touch her, something no other man can do.

[@maube8007]

Great overview on all points.

[@derfels9291]

Fantastic take. Subscribed

[@80smodel63]

its been a while since I seen Dan smiling in a thumbnail lmao it means the show is great 🔥

[@maitaniyama]

My only knock in the animation is that it looks kinda X-Men: Evolution with its early digital high saturation coloring, especially in bright lighting. That’s probably more of a nitpick, but it’s frustrating since the animators get the coloring better when everyone is in shadow

[@jacobfleming3926]

It’s really good so far

[@jabbadabbajew6035]

3 episodes? There’s only 2 out in the UK.

[@Supahead79]

Same here in the US

[@LaddRusso91]

He said that critics were given the 3rd episode to watch.

[@toneslice989]

I LOVED your take on the woke garbage mongers! It's so tried and played. The first two episodes were fantastic! BTW, did anyone miss Rogue's cheeks? I think not! I was too caught up in their collective bad assary as they demolished the sentinals! If this is too woke for you, then pretend you're asleep and STFU! Thanks Brother for this take! Earned a sub with notifications today!