Thought X-Men ‘97 episode 5 was devastating? The series creator hints we haven’t seen anything yet
Apr. 11, 2024It was just a warm up, apparently
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X-Men ‘97 episode 5was devastating, even by Marvel standards. Now, series creator Beau DeMayo has hinted that this is only a warm up for what’s to come.
“Episode 8-10 is my big one,“DeMayo tweetedin response to a fan thinking that this wasthebig episode. They added in another reply, “This was our warm-up.” Uh-oh.
You can forgive fans for thinking X-Men ‘97 wouldn’t be able to wring any more emotion out of us after this exhausting entry.
Spoilersinevitably follow but, honestly, we couldn’t quite believe everything that went down: from Logan and Jean’s kiss, to Gambit seemingly perishing – along with multiple other mutants, and potentially Magneto – on Genosha after the Sentinel attack.
DeMayo, whowas fired from X-Men ‘97just days before the show premiered, also took to Twitter to reveal the identity of a handful of casualties, including Madelyne Pryor and Moira MacTaggert. Both were seen lying on stretchers at the episode’s end, alongside Sebastian Shaw.
Of course, DeMayocouldbe being economical with the truth here or, more than likely, the time-travelling Cable will have something to say about how events played out here.
X-Men ‘97, a latter-day revival of ‘90s classic X-Men: The Animated Series, has drawn acclaim from fans and critics alike, with theDisneyPlus show sitting at a 98% score (and 93% with audiences) on aggregatorRotten Tomatoes. Ourown revieweven called it a “near-perfect reintroduction to one of Marvel’s best superhero teams”.
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