X-Men ‘97 X-Men ‘97 News and Discussion Thread (TAG SPOILERS!!!!)

[BobJM]

I don't really get the appeal of Emma Frost. She's a fine character and all, but I really don't see her at the same level as Storm, Jean, and Rogue and would be disappointed if she was given priority in the MCU.

 

[psylockolussus]

At this point in the comics, imo, Juggernaut is 100% a full fledged hero/X-Man
Emma and Magneto are X-Men who happen to be ruthless and cunning and willing to get their hands dirty
Mystique is first and foremost concerned about her family and those closest to her, her allegiances change daily
Sabertooth is 100% still a villain

It isn't about the comics though, about the post you quoted. Just in general, who I think are the "X-Men villains" and "X-Men".

Magneto will always be seen as X-Men's #1 villain/antagonist.

Juggernaut as a hero??? Those people who only read the comics (from 2000 to 2024) would view it that way, but I read the comics, and I still don't see him as a hero.

Whereas I think Emma become more popular as a member of the X-Men, than a villainess.

 

[psylockolussus]

I don't really get the appeal of Emma Frost. She's a fine character and all, but I really don't see her at the same level as Storm, Jean, and Rogue and would be disappointed if she was given priority in the MCU.

I think Shadowcat and Psylocke are more in the same level as those three than Emma. But Emma is quite popular. When it comes to female X-Men characters, even though there are a lot of great female characters in the X-Men mythos. There aren't that too many to choose from as leading X-Women.

Storm
Jean
Rogue
Psylocke
Jubilee
Shadowcat
Emma
Polaris
Dazzler
X-23 (she's forever tied with Logan, unless MCU ignores their link)
Magik (if they ignore The New Mutants squad, and put her in the team)
And of course Mystique (I feel like those who were only eXposed from the movies think she's "X-Men")

Then after those, b-tier X-Women like Cecilia, Marrow, Sage, Mirage - which I want to see but I don't think Marvel Studios would put them in the forefront.

 

[Sithborg]

I don't really get the appeal of Emma Frost. She's a fine character and all, but I really don't see her at the same level as Storm, Jean, and Rogue and would be disappointed if she was given priority in the MCU.

I think a lot of her appeal has come through her as a mentor role in Gen X and New X-men/Academy X.

I do hope they ignore the New Mutants for the most part and set up Gen X, as this is based on the 90s comics.

 

[JP]

I wonder why Juggernaught was such a focal point in the new comic ad.

 

[Agent Orange]

Good lord this show has teeth.

Spoiler

The Genosha Genocide. And it doesn't shy away from anything.

This episode must be why it received a TV-14 rating.

 

[The Big G]

Stunned. Utterly stunned.

A Masterpiece

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Literally just finished this last episode and sitting like this:



I don’t even have the words.

Kevin Feige give Beau DeMayo dominion over the mutants in live action.

 

[Weather Witch]

Damn, that was an episode alright. Incredibly brutal. Definitely some fun nods to the Krakoan era as well.

 

[Silvermoth]

Wow. Ok they really need to rehire beau. That was rough to see though. Really affected me

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Sugah…

Spoiler

I cried.

 

[inomilan]

The best episode yet.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[CB Fan]

What the hell?! This show is…wow.

I hate Demayo got himself fired. I hope whoever steps in has his same passion and guts. Shout out to Disney for letting him go there in an animated show.

 

[The Batman]

Episode 5 is a masterpiece.

Among other things....at this point, I don't care to see Morph on the team when there are so many great X-Men that could be regulars instead.

 

[Frodo]

Wow.

Just , Wow.

This was The Empire Strikes Back episode ,of the season .

Much better than last weeks, though I now see last week's episode as a sort of a breather before this one.

 

[Leo Zelinsky]

What the hell?! This show is…wow.

I hate Demayo got himself fired. I hope whoever steps in has his same passion and guts. Shout out to Disney for letting him go there in an animated show.

beau had cameo in genosha but got killed lol

 

[Duran Man]

Best episode yet!

Spoiler

It was cool to see Banshee, and of course Nightcrawler, who needs to be a full-time X-Man. I loved Cyclops expressing his true feelings about humans and that demeaning news special to Trish.

It's safe to assume that the attack on Genosha and the resulting deaths will be reversed through some time travel involving Cable. Nonetheless, it was shocking to see Banshee get taken out so quickly, and then Gambit give his life to destroy the Sentinel.

 

[BoredGuy]

wow spoileys

 

[Iceman]

Wow what a great and hard-hitting episode. This show is 20 times better than I was expecting.

 

[Iceman]

Best episode yet!

Spoiler

It was cool to see Banshee, and of course Nightcrawler, who needs to be a full-time X-Man. I loved Cyclops expressing his true feelings about humans and that demeaning news special to Trish.

It's safe to assume that the attack on Genosha and the resulting deaths will be reversed through some time travel involving Cable. Nonetheless, it was shocking to see Banshee get taken out so quickly, and then Gambit give his life to destroy the Sentinel.

Please use spoiler tags straight after an episode comes out. I’ve added them for now.

 

[Primal Slayer]

This was...AN EPISODE! I cant handle my emotions.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

And the thing is, this is EXACTLY what you should do when you have a revival show. You use the nostalgia to lure people in and get eyes to your product, but then you write like this to keep the story fresh and to keep it going.

This show is without a doubt the best X-Men adaptation ever to me.

 

[Iceman]

And the thing is, this is EXACTLY what you should do when you have a revival show. You use the nostalgia to lure people in and get eyes to your product, but then you write like this to keep the story fresh and to keep it going.

This show is without a doubt the best X-Men adaptation ever to me.

Exactly, there’s no going through the motions and just living on the name and nostalgia here. They are getting **** done and pushing boundaries. This is awesome new material.

 

[Primal Slayer]

It's been pointed out that

Spoiler

the watcher is seen at the 20:40 mark as the massacre is happening