X-Men '97 Surprised Me...

[@alanbear6505]

Cyclops using his optic blast to slow a fall has precedent in the comics. In some versions of his backstory that was the first use of his power. As a child he and Havoc had to jump out of a plane with only one parachute, which failed. He saved their lives but suffered brain damage which is why he can’t turn his power off.

[@MrHemanclix]

how does he not break his neck? nevermind, if Superman doesn't chop Lois Lane to pieces when he catches her... okay 😫 fine Scott stole the show in that fight... 😖 and I liked it 🤬 that was difficult 😮‍💨 I'm going to go take a nap now 😥

[@fei-hungwong9034]

Maybe he has two powers? The second one being a strong neck :p

[@Future_Vantas]

It also happened in X-Men Evolution, the Season 1 finale

[@sonicking1525]

​@Future_Vantas that's where I first saw him do that and thought it was so cool. I was hyped when he did it here.

[@charliedulin]

The energy is not coming from his head so Newton doesn't apply. his eyes are a portal to a dimension that the energy comes from, so the equal and opposite reaction is happening there

[@benfrost148]

"To me, my Casually Comics Fans!"

[@rodneylindsey849]

👍🏾 I went with “ To Me My CC Geek’s” 🖖🏾

[@Future_Vantas]

Last Time on Casually Comics This one's for you Morph!

[@CesoeFelony]

​@@rodneylindsey849says the DEI progressive and liberal geek that can't define what a woman is

[@rodneylindsey849]

A woman is a adult female , other than that she is who she presents herself as

[@christiancsq]

​@CesoeFelony I see you're a member of FOH

[@XJapanGonnaGiveItToYa-cd4xj]

X-Men 97 is exactly what I expected it to be and I love it. I am sick of the cynics projecting their miserable lives onto franchises we love. Sometimes its ok for a TV show to just be exactly what we expect it to be and be warm and comfortable. Everything doesn't need to be grimdark and "subvert expectations"

[@TNEQL]

Well said. Political messaging has never really been a problem. The only people who are genuinely put out by that are KZbin grifters and chronically online alt right weirdos. The problem is that many writers have become obsessed with writing cynical, judgemental, preachy stories that talk down to their audiences, but are rarely half as smart or deep as they think they are. Case in point: Zack Snyder's Superman. People want aspirational characters. They want characters they can look up to. People who try to do the right thing regardless of their flaws or problems. Few franchise convey that message better than X-Men. The writing in these first 2 episodes is so good, it's almost baffling. I didn't think they were capable of it anymore.

[@KelniusTV]

"I was expecting this show to subvert my expectations, and it didn't, so now I'm mad!"

[@dem0n0maniac]

DID MAGNETO HAVE CHUCK'S WILL BOUND JUST SO HE COULD PUT METAL CORNERS ON IT SO HE COULD DRAMATICALLY FLOAT IT OVER TO SCOTT?!?

[@notavailable2590]

“And you’re not planning to tell any of your former students, who live at the school, that you’re leaving it to Mr Lehnsherr?” “No.” I feel sorry for all the people who have to type Magneto on a legal document.

[@gandalfthewhite.5245]

@@notavailable2590lol 😂

[@cptkaboom]

I imagine that there were about six words per page, just to bulk it up a bit.

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

@@cptkaboom While I agree, that would be funny, but this is Xavier... Without anyone there to stop him from monologuing. I'm surprised the will was only one volume, lol.

[@Pantherblack]

Come on this is a dude that rocks a red/purple palette and regularly accessorizes with a cape. What has he if not a sense of theater.

[@seandearmond519]

Matthew Waterson's Magneto performance is particularly brilliant. You hear the villainous arrogance in him in the shadow of every line where he struggles to accept the compromise point. I love that we finally get to see Morph being Wolverine's buddy, and they even brought back the weird laugh. Also the exchange between Jean and Wolverine about her going into labor was an instant Wolverine top ten moment, and a pure reminder that we all love Hugh Jackman but Cal Dodd was there first.

[@cptkirk1978]

i actually watch that scene twice because his face when said "oh" after Jean said the baby was coming and how casually he grabs the keys to the jeep..when she gives it to him using her powers..that had me laughing

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

​@@cptkirk1978he was too stunned and frankly awkward to even look as he grabbed the keys. Also Jean knew he would freeze in place so she just moved the keys to him, lmao.

[@AdamYJ]

It was just cool because we haven’t seen a great, big, melodramatic superhero soap opera in a while. Which is what X-Men in the 90s was.

[@falconeshield]

Did you somehow miss Gossip Girl?

[@argy7526]

@@falconeshield gossip girl was neither good or a superhero show

[@zhizn_snake]

Isn't that the whole shtick of CW's comic book adaptations? Not a fan, personally, but that's exactly what they are. The past few years there's 100s of episodes of melodramatic soap opera heroes in just The Flash and Arrow. I think the original 90s X-men cartoon was more than that tho. It was soap-operaish, sure, except when it wasn't.

[@Void_Out]

@@argy7526 I will disagree on one of those things I’ll let you decide which.

[@louiscorydon9964]

You put into words what I really like about this show

[@earnieboy54]

That moment the sentinels recognized Storm as an omega level threat, then the lightning glassing the earth, then the wind storm starting and Storm walking through it all like the friggin goddess that she is????? I was in tears!!! So beautiful. Then I was broken at the end of episode 2…

[@jeangrey2788]

Right when they said that I was like waaaa you go girl lol

[@ffreed]

The Sentinels were basically thinking, “wait…why are we hearing boss battle music?”

[@77redrum77]

Morph is a one-man cameo making machine!

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

I mean, you have a way to cameo characters without needing to set up a subplot to explain why there are here.... Might as well use it.

[@lssjgaming1599]

Episode 2 was amazing! Magneto's speech gave me genuine chills and that whole scene was so beautifully done

[@sephiroth7818]

It was based on Xavier's legacy and what Beast told him in the original S1E3.

[@captcorajus]

Yeah man... Magneto's speech was fire, "Please do make me disappoint you".... gave me chills.

[@holyrod2001]

"Is this the high road's destination?"

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

"Please, don't me make let you down" As he dangles them miles above the earth, Perfection!

[@frozarburst6350]

That moment a lot of people hate a series before it comes out only for the series to be pretty rad

[@markcarpenter6020]

I think a lot of people just didn't trust it.

[@erikbihari3625]

I'm pretty sure sometimes, it's extremely well founded.

[@JoRoq1]

Legacy fans have been burned before, including and especially on Disney+ (case in point - Willow). There were a lot of mixed signals in the promotions and production leaks, so there is a lot of "once bitten, twice shy" among the fan base.

[@jacobwilliams1223]

@@erikbihari3625 Or it can be cases like this where one complains about Rogue's butt not being big enough and decide the show is dead before it releases. It can be pretty stupid lol

[@patrickmcguire7896]

I’m glad the show is doing well so far but I don’t blame people for being spectacle, reboots having been having the best track record lately and what with the new creator getting g fired before the premiere definitely seemed like a red flag

[@Ffourteen]

The Batman, X-Men, and Spider-Man cartoons from the nineties mean more to me than the comics ever could. There weren't any other kids living around me growing up, so TV kept me company.

[@dupersuper1938]

No love for Superman, Static Shock, Batman Beyond, Hulk, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Avengers, Zeta Project,Gotham Girls, The Tick, Freakazoid, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited...

[@literaltruth]

Everyone focussed on the Batgirl movie at the time, but I think the thing I'm even more angry about concerning the Discovery/WB merger and Zaslav going on a cancellation spree to get tax breaks was that they were in pre-production of a continuation of the 90s Batman: The Animated Series with a lot of the same creative team and VAs involved. They had apparently put a lot of work into already and its only legacy is that it appears on one of the lists of projects Zaslav cancelled. It was also an event where a lot of the usual internet trolls showed their whole asses when they were cheering on Zaslav as an "anti-woke hero" for cancelling Batgirl and claiming they were real comic media fans...as if any real comic media fan would be cheering on the guy who cancelled a Batman: TAS revival that at that time would have had Kevin Conroy (who was still alive at the time) and Mark Hamhil.

[@Ffourteen]

@@dupersuper1938 Honestly? I think I was a bit too old by the time they came out.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Dude At 40yrs old i sooooo understood your references! Those animated shows were and still are *ICONIC!* I can watch Batman as an adult and now understsnd every single episode! Batman is my fave superhero of all time followed by XMen. Spiderman is bronze medal too. In addition, i would add Superman TAS, Justice League, Unlimited. In kinda modern times, Wolverine and the Xmen, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes and the 1st season of Young Justice.

[@dupersuper1938]

@@Ffourteen But...they were out at the same time...

[@timmybee3669]

“Please ….i give up….NOT!” Was the best.

[@CasuallyComics]

I love cheeky Cyclops lol

[@falconeshield]

Such a 90s joke

[@seandearmond519]

That pause. Is he going to go there? Yes! He did it!🤣

[@blackshard641]

The weird part is that "not!" was barely even a thing in the 90's. It was more of a manufactured pop culture thing that TV shows liked to do to show a character was edgy or defiant (in a completely safe for television way) than actual slang. Kids made fun of it and did it ironically for maybe a week.

[@milkman887]

You are an interesting lady.

[@nicksavia3581]

I'm glad to hear a review that isn't hate baiting or "all the references you might have missed". I knew I was going to enjoy it the moment Cyclops used his optic blasts as actual concussive force instead of cutting or heat rays. I'm interested in how Inferno is going to play out on here since they've pretty clearly telegraphed that's where the show is heading (especially with the Goblin Queen figure).

[@ytechnology]

I liked it too, but starting (over) thinking it... if it were a concussive force, wouldn't the recoil snap Cyclops' neck?

[@AquilaGuard]

It makes as much sense as weather control or magnetos powers.

[@professorpengu502]

​@@ytechnologyhe's done that a few times in the comics but I'm not sure about the science of eye lasers but I think he can control the imtensity

[@ddy7323]

​@@ytechnologyyou can imagine that his blast are exotic particle that react differently when exposed to the air than when exposed to the environment of his eyes.

[@Karlos1234ify]

This show first 2 episodes were amazing. Magneto speech was perfect. Bishop shielding Gambit from being zapped was chef’s kiss

[@user-gl2nw4sx1m]

Hey, he was killing lots of people! Magneto is terrorist how you could perceive his word seriously. This guy tried to destroy humanity, his UN speech is so hypocryte, because Eric pushed on humans being guilty for chasing mutants for a fucking reason! The reason is Brotherhood of Mutants, lead by Magneto! And this guy claims himself as mutant messiah! Come on! That's real bullshit! Just think again about Magneto's words, he is demanding pardon for a NUMEROUS humanity genocide attempts!

[@deanallenjones]

I grew up reading the comics, and watched the cartoon even though as a probably a little old for it. As a disabled kid they game me a view of people who are different without them being the villains like in James Bond. A lot of people my age and older were waiting to hate this because X-men was always for the outsiders and sadly they have grown up forgetting what it is like to feel like the outsider. I LOVED these episodes. They are everything we need them to be.

[@ffreed]

I felt the same connection to the X-Men as a teenager who always felt different from everyone else in ways I didn’t have words for. I wasn’t diagnosed as autistic until I was 29, but I always felt like something was always different about the way I perceived the world. I always felt like a misfit, and there was something about the X-Men’s sense of community that resonated with me.

[@marknugent9851]

❤

[@marknugent9851]

@@ffreed Me too, 42 before my autism diagnosis.

[@joshuakeller634]

I had zero expectations going into this revival. I was actually blown away. This was way more intense than I thought it would be.

[@seraph2382]

This series feels like the true core of everything i love about the X-Men in all forms of media. It really seems to understand the balance of altruism, moral grey areas, family, wit, and imaginative action that defies every law of physics but is wonderful to see play out. It's the most fun I've had consuming anything in ages, and that's saying a lot with all the good stuff I've seen this year alone

[@wise_girl9388]

I'll admit, when X-Men '97 was first announced, I was incredibly skeptical of it. I thought there was no way they could make the show work given how... the last season of the original show was so I had spent the past few years going "Eh, I don't know if Marvel can pull this off" but then I watched the first trailer when it dropped and I went from "I don't know if they can pull this off" to "Holy crap, they may actually be pulling this off" And after watching the first two episodes, I can safely say I am fully invested in it and all of my skepticism was unwarranted. I'm still in shock from that cliffhanger at the end of episode two. Like I had my questions about how they were going to explain the whole naming the baby Nathan thing without the backstory from the comics and the ending of the episode came and I was like "Did... did they actually just set that plot into motion?!"

[@Jay-fw6jo]

With the controversy surrounding the show especially with Beau DeMayo being fired I was expecting it to be bad, but this show was amazing, I felt like a kid again watching it. It be more fun if it was released on Saturday morning.

[@falconeshield]

Tbh...the controversy was his fault. C'mon, you don't get horny on main with a project THIS big. S2 was already written thankfully, but S3 might get cancelled.

[@wintertrooper7918]

​@@falconeshieldit wasn't the OF That was known about well in advance

[@Linklex7]

Now I’m worried about season 3, which will be the new showrunner. Beau always said he was about respecting the source material. Which is why he left The Witcher show.

[@Jay-fw6jo]

@@wintertrooper7918 wait so if not the OF then why was he fired?

[@PhoenixCent]

​@@Linklex7 he actually got fired from there cuz he ALSO wasn't following the source

[@The_Phantasm]

I would really love it if they introduced Kitty Pryde in the show because I don't remember her ever appearing in the original show before. Yes I know it was because of Pryde of the X-Men but I always thought it was a dumb reason not to include her.

[@thegreywanderer8427]

1980's was Kitty's time with X-Men, during the end of the Claremont era. This show could only introduce her through flashbacks and it would require the other characters to use their Claremont era looks. But the Claremont era never happened in this X-Men cartoon universe.

[@erikbihari3625]

So, evolution for the win?

[@returnedtomonkey8886]

Meh, Jubilee was more fun.

[@falconeshield]

Kitty Pride was one of the most iconic gay characters to be revealed in the comic world outside of Batwoman, hell she beat her to it. Kitty better show up in 97, it's already as enough her role was stolen by Wolverine in Future Past.

[@The_Phantasm]

@@returnedtomonkey8886 Kitty is better in general.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

I personally was heavily anticipating the redemption of Cyclops in the eyes of the average Comic Book fan,but a character i really didny expect to be so handy in terms of abilities in the field is Morph. I mean,holy crap. I cannot believe this guy isnt in the comics as a member of the team because his ability to morph into Different Xmen is not only really unique but it allows the roster to not get completely overloaded with too many characters. Also his relationship with Wolverine cant be forgotten. Hes the only one besides Jean to actually get him to reveal how he truly feels,with his Morphing into Jean Grey allowing Wolverine to slip his feelings for her and how he feels about her and Scott leaving.

[@GBru-hx6rx]

Morph has been a member of the team in the comics. He was originally called "Changling" and was a villain. Xavier rehabilitated him and essentially hires Changling to impersonate him w/ the X-Men so Xavier can go do Xavier stuff. Only Jean knew the truth. Changling is killed while posing as Xavier and that's the end of that version of the character in the 616. He was renamed Morph for the cartoon because DC had been using the name Changling for their Beast Boy character for some time at that point. After the cartoon, two different AU versions of Morph popped up. First, in Age of Apocalypse, where he was part of Magneto's X-Men, and was the only light-hearted character on the team given that the AoA storyline is set in a post apocalyptic hellscape. The white skinned, bald nose-less Morph that appears in X-Men '97 is based on this version of the character's appearance. Then there is the version of Morph from Exiles, who is more of less the exact same character as the AoA Morph, but from a significantly better universe. In that universe, he was a New Mutant, graduated to the X-Men, and eventually became an Avenger before being plucked from his home universe to join the Exiles.

[@bryce253]

Two things I really wanted them to do repair the damage FOX X-MEN movies did was fix the terrible misrepresentations of Storm and Cyclops. The other was to establish the balance of the narratives. The X-Men were never just about Wolverine. FOX X-Men movies made it all about Wolverine and the rest of the characters were like backup singers. The X-Men were never like that in the comics. And there were two leaders of the X-Men and neither one was named Logan. Scott and Ororo lead the X-men teams...period. I'm not counting Proff X and Magneto of course. From the first two episodes, it looks like that is part of the agenda so 👏🏾.

[@ctl6985]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 one of the reasons I'm not in a rush to see Wolverine in the MCU proper. Those movies were more like Wolverine and his Uncanny Friends

[@DialloMoore503]

Exactly! That’s spot on.

[@jackkolero]

Them putting Jean and Storm before Wolverine in the intro is a step in the right direction.

[@readyok8230]

Thats why I dislike that franchise. Every movie was a wolverine movie.

[@Yup71719]

The crop top on Gambit was everything

[@SynchroUEHLNFX]

But Gambit being heart broken was not :(

[@midnightfox3157]

Although I didn’t grow up the 90s x men I did still enjoy x men 97

[@kinyutaka]

The end of the second episode, with Magneto taking the tribunal and the Executioner up to the edge of space and telling them "not to make me let you down" Chef's kiss

[@kinoko5566]

Im so glad to see Scott's powers being used in intelligent ways. It shows that he's powerful but also smart.

[@antonakesson]

Wait. Was Magneto's helmet just an ordinary helmet before the 2000's movies gave it the anti-Charles properties? Really?

[@Mattidute]

Yes it never blocked until the movies came out and then the comics ended up following that logic from then on, though neither Xavier nor Jean Grey ever really did a big psychic attack on Magneto while he was wearing the helm prior to it, only time Xavier really attacked him psychically was during the Fatal Attractions story and Magneto didn't have his helm on in that scene.

[@falconeshield]

Yes that's what it came from

[@oosbeckanderson3199]

Yep. in the 90's OG show, Charles even once send telaphatically images of Magneto's backstory to Erik during a flashback argument where he already wears the helmet. But yeah, it makes so much sense given those two complicated dynamic and explains why professor X coudln't simply control Magneto besides "his will/hatred is too strong" very easily, so evey writer took the idea and ran with it, comics or adaptration-wise.

[@murk4552]

You could interpret it as being a lead base covering - that deflects the electromagnetic energy exuded by telepaths.

[@majinvegeta6364]

Oh, child... 🤦🤦🤦

[@johnnyyu9882]

Great summary! I love how they utilized their powers. It's refreshing to see content more light-hearted and swash-buckling instead of dark and brooding

[@tkim2320]

"Bestie" was fine for me because I remember it being used in late 90’s but "bling" threw me out because I remember when it started being a thing then blowing up a year or two later and that all took place in the early 2000’s. Thank you for showing that X-Cutioner X-men cover because I loved that issue. I felt like Morph fighting him as Colossus was just to re-traumatize the fans who know what happens in that issue as it did to me.

[@kinggreen965]

I’ve just generally wanted you to cover the X-Men more, so I’m really excited to see this!

[@drow_Lilith9940]

Magneto's line "oh, to play the rules and still they come for you" hit sooo fucking hard even more if someone who been F*** over by playing by the rules like me who been on wait list for HRT for almost 2 years when if i wanted to just breka the law i could just buy the drugs i needed

[@dante6985]

That's interesting. In the 90's we largely thought of it as the gay rights movement. To 2024 it probably reads as trans rights.

[@charliemallonee2792]

⁠@@dante6985And before that X-men were commentary for racism. And I think the line could also reference Magneto’s experience in the Holocaust, although I don’t think that’s ever explicitly mentioned in the show (I think he and Charles were field medics together in that war?).

[@vitfrazao]

I'm already seeing the Magneto thrist online getting steam 😂 With that voice: legit. And Alison Sealy-Smith Storm is always a delight.

[@mhawang8204]

Magneto was the OG daddy 😉

[@jeangrey2788]

Right I saw him showing his little skin I’m like hold on I may have to u turn on him it’s just his face look like he had some cheek fillers lol

[@nitrocharge2404]

Disney really pulled off an awesome show so far, which I was genuinely surprised about given that it easily could've just been nothing but cheap fanservice

[@ManuMiAS]

they should hire back the only fans gay guy who wrote the story, I think is not fair to fire him.

[@dante6985]

@@ManuMiAS If that was the reason for the termination, I agree it was unfair. Everyone probably signed NDAs so we may never know for sure. But some reports say he was an absolute nightmare to work with, too.

[@ManuMiAS]

maybe because he wanted a good story? I was expecting a woke bullcrap but the first 2 episodes are incredible well written, so I'm scare what's gonna happen in season 2. @@dante6985

[@TNEQL]

​​​@@dante6985This was fully known of while he was working there. It wasn't even an explicit OF. He was probably doing something ACTUALLY illegal behind the scenes, like pocketing money he shouldn't have or harassing / abusing somebody. He has a raging ego and is a massive diva, so that wouldn't surprise me at all.

[@imago1203]

Cyclops: To me, my X-Men. Later: Magneto: The last will and testament of Charles Francis Xavier. Everything he built now belongs (to me, my X-Men).

[@AlexPalumboG]

Glad someone else caught this as well

[@joedy3957]

Damnit, now im gonna have to watch again just to catch this. 😅 ;)

[@majinvegeta6364]

It was Uncanny! Astonishing even!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@zhizn_snake]

Excelsior!

[@marknugent9851]

I understood that reference!

[@Grimstone]

The X-Men story was so perfect for it's generation... it tells you a lot when it's perfect for this generation. This show is a healthy reminder of how history can repeat itself. Also, the greatest dialog (besides Magneto's) speech was Storm's. I was just as moved. The X-Men live in a world where gifts and curses can be one in the same.

[@Citadel_Of_My_Thoughts]

You led me down a little google rabbit hole. It appears that 'bestie' was indeed used by people in the 90s and even in some popular media.

[@CasuallyComics]

My life is a lie lol

[@flannelogue]

​​@@CasuallyComics91 according to the OED rogue clearly absorbed it from some British baddies and started using it so much that they all were familiar with it by 97

[@faynarawn4164]

I'm not sure if this was an anachronism either, but when Morph referred to ordinary humans as "BASIC people" it came across to me as modern slang.

[@yensid4294]

People said Bestie back then but BFF was probably more common. Bling definitely. And Scott's: I surrender-not. Very accurate.

[@Citadel_Of_My_Thoughts]

@@faynarawn4164 "In their 1984 song “Meeting in the Ladies Room,” the R&B girl group Klymaxx call a woman basic for making moves on another's boyfriend. "

[@Robbery_InCanada]

The second I saw the intro being nearly beat for beat the same to the original, I knew I was in for a treat

[@xochitlyanes]

I'm Gen Z so I didn't grow up on the original series (though I think I have a vague memory of watching the Captain America episode with Wolverine), but I was able to watch these two episodes with no problem though that may be largely due to me being a comic book reader so I already know these characters and the plotlines they're adapting.

[@andynystrom1519]

I was already on board with how they were continuing the series but I think that Magneto speech was one of the best moments of either series. Some of what he said could have come off as preachy if said in a more relaxing atmosphere but because the viewer couldn't be sure if he was going to go too far, especially given his anger, the scene had some nice dramatic tension. It also helped that the facial expressions of the people wasn't just fear of him, but also "we seriously f'ed up".

[@dramonmaster222]

The first 2 eps.were Awesome and made me realize how much I missed bX Men on TV. Magneto and Storm especially were Epic. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with Storm particularly.

[@themeanlesbeann]

Watching X97 this weekend was like being blasted back to being a kid in the early 90s. X-Men and Batman TAS are what made me love superheroes in the first place so I'm excited and can't wait for more. Hearing Cal and Lenore reprising their roles put such a big smile on my face.

[@rodneylindsey849]

The Greatest accomplishment by X-Men ‘97 so far is that it has kept all of the usual …Hate for clicks , anti Disney / Woke channel creators who have been talking down about it since the trailer dropped during the Super Bowl SILENT 🤫 so far 🖖🏾

[@jackkolero]

Yes! Shut them up!

[@pengwin_]

They have desperately tried to sh1t on it but can't. Every comment is cope.

[@TNEQL]

"Go woke go broke." Until something "woke" ends up being massively popular and successful and suddenly that narrative falls apart. Case in point: Barbie.

[@rodneylindsey849]

True , but Barbie still did not silence them as much as this has …so far

[@lordhirudo5311]

The thing is, X-men as a concept has almost always been about civil rights and inclusion, so there’s not a lot of ammo for the “purists” to go after.

[@peteroutlaw7207]

I didn't know which baby jean was going to have cable or phoenix. I loved it. I see the goblin queen coming, too.!

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

Why does Magneto look look like Granny Goodness?

[@outerlast]

now i can't unsee that lol

[@mistermiracle72]

As played by Bea Arthur.

[@MyNameBeeKayy]

Young Justice era Granny Goodness. So glad I'm not the only that thought this.

[@michaeldancyii9901]

I totally understand your struggle with Nostalgia while watching this. Me and my father used to watch and record the episodes religiously. He passed a little over 2 years ago and there were times when showing it to my kids I had to step back and let a few tears fall. But I am Overjoyed that watching it took me right back to those times and now I can share that with my children

[@BrothaDahrkness]

The thing that throws me is that Jean and Scott went how many months without an OBGYN thinking they'd be fine.

[@RANMAPAT01]

I’m surprised that when you started talking about the sound design that you didn’t mention the actual soundtrack- the moment after Cyclops calls in Storm and the violins start up gives me chills!

[@VampX13]

We love a stream of consciousness review! 😃So glad you enjoyed it too! And I totally agree that it is solid. It is not perfect by any means but the VIBE is a one for one and honestly that was the most important for me.

[@maumariii4162]

I love extra casual Casually Comics ✨ My first exposure was reruns of this series in the 2000s. It has a cozy home in my heart even though i don't remember much of the show. Nowadays, i mostly read x-men comics so i was apprehensively excited for this series. I really liked the first two episodes and would love more deep dive vids from you!!

[@ack131]

Magneto with the swords of Damocles and Wolverines kinetic hot claws were dope but Cyclops was somehow on another level It's totally not because he was my favorite when I was 8 or anything

[@markcarpenter6020]

Ewww you liked Cyclops. I'm honestly amazed anyone liked him. He was like the Reed Richards of the x men.

[@thejerseydog]

That fight scene in the first episode when he was wrecking shop on the FoH almost single handedly? AMAZING.

[@commandershepard9920]

Makes me so happy to see other Cyclops fans. In the 90's and ESPECIALLY in the 2000's when Jackman/Wolverine was all the rage (STILL is lol), I felt like I was the only one.

[@ctl6985]

I'm the same. I've always been a big Cyclops fan and feel many fans underestimated his value and function. As we saw in the first episode it's Scott pushing for them to continue the work they've been doing

[@markcarpenter6020]

@@ctl6985 well some like me are comic fans and realize what a D bag Cyclops is. (Though to be fair he takes after professor X who is also a D bag in the comics) Honestly storm was a better team leader than Cyclops was.

[@mrbransformer4184]

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but man these are great and im really looking forward to the rest!!

[@majinvegeta6364]

I think that they had planned on Beast delivering Jean's baby, but the UN crisis prevents him from being available.

[@CasuallyComics]

My thing is there was always a chance he would have had to do something else, since they're X-men, so a backup plan? Lol I dunno when I had my kids we had plans on top of plans, cause you never know.

[@l0sts0ul89]

It doesn't take a genius to have birth to a kid

[@ctl6985]

​@@CasuallyComicsRight they've had to have someone in the super hero community who could've helped them

[@AussieDragoon]

Then why not leave Beast at the mansion with Jean instead of Logan?

[@ctl6985]

@@AussieDragoon Because they need that good Logan/Jean drama with him being the one to drive her there

[@CaptainXJ]

As a kid who grew up loving X-Men comics, and still holds the X-Men as my favorite to this day, I never saw the cartoon. It came out right after I had graduated and was transitioning into working full time/military. Glad to see people loved it and it's getting some modern day hype.

[@kharyrobertson3579]

Cyclops NEVER misses neck day

[@ManateeGag]

I think the plan for Jean giving birth was for Beast to do it, but he was busy fighting at the UN. Why they didn't just have Rogue take him as well as Scott to the hospital is anyone's guess.

[@cptkaboom]

I'm glad you mentioned the anachronistic dialogue. "Bling" and "Bestie" really distracted me and left me wondering how many of the writers are under 30.

[@yensid4294]

That was common slang in the 90s

[@cptkaboom]

@@yensid4294 I mean, I guess people may have used them in the 90s, but it was far from common. I can say that I never heard those terms used regularly (or ever) when I was 19. It really is a small complaint, but it distracted ME.

[@AngryPug76]

@@yensid4294It was all over the place back then.

[@s-wo8781]

Huh? Bling is all over 90s and 2000s rap come on bruh.

[@ffreed]

I’m pretty sure I heard both “bling” and “bestie” by 1997.

[@747urhdh]

Best review I’ve seen so far! I really appreciate the critical thinking approach to your review, in regard to analyzing the craft, aesthetics, comparisons to the original and the new additions, etc. All done without your reasons for liking or disliking having to fit into a box. It’s refreshing. thanks, now I’m going to give this new series a shot! :)

[@nosaisibor6450]

Rouge and Magneto? There goes my childhood, I hate it now. But I'm still going to watch it when i get the chance😄

[@davidjones272]

They had a child together in the Age of Apocalypse timeline

[@SynchroUEHLNFX]

​@@davidjones272That was that comic. This is a different universe. If they fully go with age of apocalypse, I am out lol

[@estevangarcia1089]

i’ve only seen a couple of episodes of the original series but i was very excited for this show when it was announced. it feels so refreshing to have an x-men project after so long and one that seems to made by people who LOVE these characters. hopefully the rest of the series doesn’t fall flat and it’s actually very good if not great in the end.

[@joshuataylor7443]

Can you do a video on the New Ultimate X-Man comics like you did with Ultimate Spider Man?

[@louiscorydon9964]

I’m a new watcher of X-men ‘97, and never watched X-Men 1993 before. I found it after seeing video discussing about it and thought I should check it out. And I was so surprised with the show! There were times when the animation was off, but for the most part, when the show wanted show how HYPE the characters are it succeeds, especially the build up to it! I was amazed with how creative they were in using their power, like you pointed out. The characters are also characters that incredibly proud of each other! They become their friends hypeman & they make sure their friends are happy and feel secured. Also it had alot of drama that where introduced really well. I’m not gonna comment how well or not it could play out- I’m simply here as an observer to their stupidity. There were scenes where it felt very obvious what they were gonna do- But the characters ate those scene up, so I can’t complain too hard I do question why they would continue to not say Magneto’s jewish identity and backstory. In conclusion, as a new watcher, I though the show was very good at being an new introduction to do this world & it made me immediately go and watch X-Men 1992, as well as have a few favorite characters after watching just 2 episodes (Jubilee and Morph may had small scenes but I hope they get more in the future)

[@OrpheusSpyros5]

It was Weird to me that they picked Bishop over Forge for the Main Roster. I personally felt that Forge had a better History with the Team than him. I liked the addition of Sunspot and Long- gloved Magneto to the Series, it was a nice touch....the Rogue/Magneto/Gambit triangle is just as weird for me as you, though....

[@nicksavia3581]

Bishop has always been a popular character and Forge was never more than a background character with tons of potential who should have ended up with Storm.

[@AdamYJ]

Well, part of it may be because they wanted to add a Black male character to the cast. X-Men has a lot of Black male fans but very few Black male characters. It’s the same reason Evo created Spyke. But also, in the original show, Bishop was such a frequent guest star that he might as well have been an honorary member. He was even added to the cast for the Pizza Hut tie-in comics.

[@AdamYJ]

@@nicksavia3581 We’ll probably see more of Forge anyway. They’re doing Lifedeath after all.

[@OrpheusSpyros5]

@@nicksavia3581 but the only reason Bishop is so popular is because of his reason for going back in time, otherwise he's a horrible fit for the main X-Men Team(imho)….

[@jmarquiso]

90s x-Men, dude. Bishop was main team uncanny.

[@captcorajus]

This series is pure fire. Absolutely great! I got chills. I use to watch this with my kids back in the 90s, but became a big fan. Then watching THIS with them while now grown.. its great. Magneto's speech, the episode 2 cliffhanger! Wow!

[@HenryOManly]

I loved it so far but the magneto rogue thing is kinda weird

[@shindean]

Half of the attraction to the X-Men Comics is the soap opera drama, but I'm glad to see they're not using anything that wasn't already developed really well in the comics

[@wintertrooper7918]

Granted it only lasted a few ossues before magneto fucked up and went back to his old ways and rogue noped out ​@@shindean

[@HenryOManly]

@@shindean Yeah yeah I know it happened in the comics too but that was short and weird too. Feels even weirder to me in the show but it didn't ruin it all to me just bummed out for gambit.

[@shindean]

@HenryOManly Oh there's alot they never mentioned that was important context to the show, but that adds to the corniness of the original version that they kept intact. Case in point: "You're Gambit's ex?!? " "Yep." And solved in one great episode

[@MathewPatrick]

Everyone is so exited about the shot where Gambit charges Wolverine's claws, but shouldn't that blow him up? That energy doesn't make things cut better (that's Silver Samuri) it explodes.

[@lanternsown3525]

I love the fact Lenore Zann is back as Rogue!

[@lillyfoot19]

I wasn’t fully convinced, until you mentioned Cable. And now I’m more interested.

[@Nell_Tanya]

To me my X-Men!!

[@markcarpenter6020]

They were never Cyclops's X Men. Him being rump hurt about that is why he founded X factor.

[@chaselyloveswriting2907]

As someone who watched the OG as a teen over 20 years after it’s release I came into 97 really excited. I don’t really feel the nostalgia so it’s been an awesome experience for me

[@orinanime]

Bestie is definitely 90s slang. The slang use of the word bestie predates 2010 by quite a lot. It's first recorded use was in 1991.

[@CJ-316]

Stop being so contrarian. You know damn well you never heard 'bestie' in the 90s.

[@orinanime]

@@CJ-316 I did actually. Also, contrarian isn't the correct term for what you're accusing me of. Fuck off

[@HumphreyKaye]

​@@CJ-316Whats your issue? Lol. They gave a fact and you lowkey shat on it.

[@gronkgrunk]

OG fan of both comics & animated series here. Artwork & animation: I'm ok with it, times have changed. Writing: Very good, it does justice to the original. Overall quality: Not perfect, but has great potential moving forward. And lastly, breaking up the team by the end of ep.2..? It could be good or bad, but i'm looking forward to coming episodes. This is the version of X-men that fans love.

[@LavaCastle]

I'll be honest Rogue/Magneto is one of my few NOTPs in shipping so I noped out at that moment. Petty of me, yes. But I feel how I feel. Fully get they probably won't really go fully there. But I just don't like it.

[@wintertrooper7918]

They had a thing temporarily in the comics in the savage land

[@LavaCastle]

@@wintertrooper7918 I'm aware 😭

[@fighting.words.ma.library]

I've only seen some clips, but I do like how they seem to be getting creative with the way the powers are shown.

[@antonakesson]

Oh no. Magneto/Rogue just gives me Terra/Slade vibes. The only difference I suppose is that Rogue is obviously a grown adult but still. Grandpa/granddaughter vibes.

[@wintertrooper7918]

They had a thing for a short time back in the day

[@commandershepard9920]

Not sure about Terra/Slade, but here it isn't 100 % random at least. Something with Magneto's power letting her physically touch him is a pretty big factor.

[@wintertrooper7918]

They had a thing for a short time back in the day

[@AngryPug76]

Magneto was never a mentor or father figure for Rogue, or even a boss for that matter. Given the very limited dating pool it’s more like a young adult gay guy in a small town having a friends with benefits relationship with an older man because they like each other but there aren’t any other options. Which is a pretty common thing. Slate and Terra didn’t date. He was just a straight up predator. Edit: And remember this Magneto is at most 50 and Rogue is around 25, so definitely not close to grandfather age.

[@MrErik052005]

Nice review! Im glad you pointed out the oddities of the birth scene. No way, the XMen didn’t have a birthing plan. Plus, the doctor had a point of how dangerous mutate powers can be. Btw, personally, I enjoy when a contentor states where each story or design pulls from. I know it’s more work, but it’s cool to see the writers/animators are pulling ideas.

[@FUNCism]

Wow, I’m first. I’m never first!

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I have lots of gripes and joys in this new series. I'll hold my hopes until the entire episodes are shown

[@eudaimonia2998]

I didn’t exist in the 90’s nor have I seen the original series, but I adored these first two episodes and can’t wait to see more

[@notoriouslego8204]

I say this every time something happens to me. But usually when I’m feeling down I always see a new video from me and it usually cheers me up! So thank you for that 😊

[@charliemallonee2792]

I just can’t believe we’re actually getting Cable’s origin! I thought it was a sick reference when Wolverine shouts “Who? Apocalypse”, then we got the name Nathan, and then we got the cliffhanger that makes it clear they’re doing the full clone mommy gives birth to messiah who gets sent forward and backwards through time to fight the literal Apocalypse and I lost my shit. Oh, also: Disney finally fixed the episode ordering on their site to make continuity make sense for anyone going back to watch it; things aren’t in the wrong seasons anymore.

[@sainttan]

I feel like the reason X-Men 97 is good, well the main reason for this it's because it's a combination of the best plot from the comics. They piece this together surrounding the animated series to fit and be cohesive. Morph is like DC's Harley Quinn, they were one off characters, but due to their fan base, they gain popularity.

[@vezsidestory]

Random but 'ex-bestie' was definitely used in the 90s, since 'bestie' and BFF were thrown around a lot back then. Might be a regional thing?

[@lax9586]

Just like Sasha I too have nostalgia memories for the OG Xmen from the 90s. Even as a 30 year old adult I still get chills from the opening theme.

[@heliumpai7627]

Hey! So X-Men 97' is my first X-Men.. thing and I loved it!!! My dad and brother are super nerds so I know the gist from osmosis. I got so hyped hearing the magneto trial speech that I almost passed out LOL

[@NocandNC]

I’m a movies-only viewer (was a bit too young when the old animated shows were airing and never got into comics) but am big on 2D animation so I decided to check out 97, really enjoyed the first two eps ^^ I’m glad most OG fans seem like they’re enjoying it too.

[@yanggang7]

This show is a weird nostalgia trip for me, because I while I definitely watched the original show as a kid, I was so young that I don’t actually remember much of what happened. So like I have nostalgia for certain elements (the costumes, Storm’s epic monologues whenever she used her powers, the theme song, etc.) I don’t have nostalgia for plot points or even some characters (like, I straight up have no recollection of Morph ever even being in the original show). So, coming into XM97 with a weird mix of a blank slate, but also nostalgia, I’ll say that I really like it so far and I’m very on-board for more!

[@kyletonarella4353]

As someone who was born the same year the original show came out & watched it, I can safely say that X-Men 97 is doing a great honoring what came before & I'm excited to where things are gonna go next, can't wait for Nightcrawler to show up with his duel swords!

[@Dream0Asylum]

Cyclops' optic blast is "supposed to be" reactionless. IE it ignores Newton's 2nd law of motion - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I imagine because somebody realized that if it was consistent with physics that Cyclops would blow his own head off when he's firing with literal tons of force. This is also the inspiration for Ironman's repulsors, supposedly he saw Cyclops' power and it started his gears turning. So, the slow fall by trying to balance his center of mass on his head and fire a blast that has reaction is cool ... but problematic for me. My brain just keeps saying "he should be spinning around like a lawn sprinkler until his head snaps off."

[@StarDragonJP]

I'm interested to see where they go with Magneto being in charge of the X-Men. I remember reading a comic as a kid where he was on the team but had amnesia.

[@wintertrooper7918]

My guess is that genosha will be destroyed and magneto decides to be the villain that humanity wants him to be creating the acolytes I'm betting that the genosha massacre will be in the final episode of the season with the cliff hanger being magneto speaking to Charles as he decides to become that villain and puts on his helmet

[@noahlittle1219]

Thanks for the video! Like so many others, I grew up watching the '90s series and it was a large part of my childhood. So far I'm loving '97.

[@rodrickdavis637]

Thank you for this. I was originally not going to watch it because I didn't want the original ruined for me. But you made it safe to watch it. Both with my memory glasses on and fresh eyes. I really appreciate you. You calmed my anxiety as you often do. Thank you.

[@Loremastrful]

One thing stuck with me at the credits of the first episode. I was struck by how the 90's series dabbled in this new fangled Computer Generated Imagery. We can render a whole X-man in 5-7 days. A generation later and it is all digital ink. The animation didn't look cheap, it looked like something you could render on a tablet or a Macbook. Overall, I was pleased. I missed superheroes that have to struggle. I didn't realize how much that's been missing. In the MCU, struggle feels artificial and contrived. Here this is very much in the DNA of X-men. I hope they keep it up..

[@drewyetti]

I’ll admit the first two episodes surprised me as it was not what I had expected despite the controversy around it. The animation is an improvement from the original and the story is good as well as relatable as it worked with social politics without getting too political. There were scenes that i found to be cool and those that gave me a few chuckles. Also, there were scenes that made me either sad, angry and even gave me goosebumps. I never expected it to be this entertaining. I’m looking forward to seeing more.

[@EllisR.]

I don't know why, but my immediate reaction to this particular review is that it is one of the best that you have ever posted. I enjoyed it very much AND found it informative even moreso than I usually do. I don't know what the "special sauce" was in this one, but you out did yourself. Thank you!

[@GenerationWest]

Of course I do, talk about the costumes, talk about the X-Men, I've been waiting for X-Men content outside the comics for years now. I don't trust anyone who hates X-Men, and especially skipping the intro theme.

[@achronos178]

Took me a while to notice, but they're 3d models during some of the fights, they just fit the 90s looks really damn well

[@NieR.Amanda]

They've successfully recaptured the compressd story-telling style of the original 90s series, which was dictated by a half-hour TV slot with commercials. Technically they no longer have to keep to those limitations, but sticking to that format ensures that they maintain the pacing of the originals, which works in the show's favor. It just *'feels'* right. I look forward to seeing how they adapt further classic story arcs from one of the most fertile and imaginative eras of the Uncanny X-Men comic book run.

[@jamesk234]

Bestie was totally already common slang in the 90's... Maybe not in Canada but definitely in the US.

[@Loanwolf387]

Wasn’t a huge animated series fan, but read many comics …I thought this was the best xmen adaptation ever on screen. Loved it!