Didn't realize it when I watched the episode, but clone Jean to Goblin Queen had a very magical girl transformation sequence. I was like, 'That's Sailor Moon's transition!'
I've met a lot of celebrities at conventions but she was the only one I ever got starstruck by. She was so, so nice and genuine. Truly as lovely a person as she is talented.
She’s basically playing three different versions of the same character in this episode, and she makes each one - Jean, Madelyne and Goblin Queen - very different
This for me is the whole point of comic orientated content in other media. streamline great story arcs and make them palatable to a wide and enthusiastic audience who will be eager to read more. Respect the core material and get people more engaged by it.
Exactly!! I am an old school X Men Chris Claremont Era fan. I grew up reading and re-reading the comics. This was a FANTASTIC recreation of Inferno. It was stripped to the basic story but left enough to pay homage (while telling the story they wanted to tell) to the original storyline. IF you liked this, go read Inferno. It’s gets crazier than this! Its peak late 80s X Men right before Jim Lee comes on as artist.
Cable can I come over after school? (And before school) We can hang around by the time pool (The time pool) Did your mom get back from her X-Men trip? (X-Men trip) Is she there or is Scott giving her... ...nope, never mind, the obvious rhyme there goes just a little too far! 😅
Im so glad Annie Richardson finally gets a shout out in terms of Jean's backstory cuz its without a doubt one of the more amazing details of Jean's past. For anyone unaware Annie gets hit with a car while they are playing causing a young Jean to use her power for the first time. Linking her and her best friends consciousnesses together and very briefly stopping Annie from dying. This one moment of stopping death gains the attention of The Phoenix Force causing it to intervene saving Jean who has, for one shining moment, impressed a cosmic entity. Years later having taken the knowledge to fly a rocket and shielding all her friends from the radiation that is slowly but surely killing her the Phoenix once more intervenes and thus sends Jean down a path of highest highs and lowest lows. It drives me nuts that the movies just cheapen that by saying "Jean just always has that power in her we dont want to do cool cosmic things I guess"
Beast was telling Bishop about Sinister. He wasn't there when they fought him. Same goes for Storm and Forge. The only time they met was in alternate timelines. She wasn't in the episodes with current Forge.
@@LeVidocq Bishop's future was 2055. So only 58 years in the future where Forge is an old man (albeit "comics old" where you only get grey streaks in your hair and a few wrinkles). So he'd probably be about 85-90 years old at most. Figure between his tech, medicine background and good (mutant) genes, he aged more gracefully (and the dark futures kept him active and fit for survival purposes). But old enough to be spending most of his time in a lab instead of on the front lines.
to be fair to Adam's awakening, the Goblin Queen is actually wearing a lot more clothes than she does in the comic. if you don't want to be awakened, I recommend not looking up Madelyne Pryor cosplay lol.
You guys gotta remember the time frame. As a Gen X'r I can confirm that Morph intentionally inflicting emotional trauma on a friend was a firm of bonding.
I got a feeling this isn't the last we see of Sinister. They prolly gonna have us let our guard down and then BAM! Sinister pops up in the finale or something
@@Luna-zw6te There's definitely a reason that his scene with Morph is the only "recap montage" scene that has been kept in every intro title sequence so far.
Love that you brushed off the implication of Morphs Danger Room comment. He’s not being a creep, he’s being kind of a dick, but the Implication is that Rogue and Magneto are in the Danger Room spending hours and hours fucking!!!
Everyone assumes it's real but the goblin queen was already messing with them at this point but it was probably just one training session and gambit fear made it go on forever , cause even if they were that blatant other people need to use the danger room and hes leading the team and takes it seriously ,and he could just use his actual bedroom if he wanted
STRUT THAT RUNWAY MAMA kind of episode. Also, the absolute chaotic horniness of this show is so great. Oh and Jay? Every new dad is right there with you. And Mr. Sinister? That's your live-action major adversary right there.
i love Morph. no chill. at all. and also, messianic Jean Grey towering above them in the inferno scene. yes yes yes. ALSO, i really need Wanda, Maddie and Jean to meet up
So just to get this outta the way, goblin queen stole that runway after strutting and stunting on the x-men. But sinister and his evil lips HAVE TO GO!!!!
This episode was fantastic! This is exactly want I wanted and so much more! Give me more of this amazing batshit insanity! These are the trippy as hell X-Men stories I've waited so long for! I'm so happy to have these X-Men back as a family because this is what I missed the most! The chaotic energy from the X-Men as they go through hell trying to figure out what the heck is going on. This is exactly what's going to get me tuning in every week for this incredible show! 🌟✨️🎆 10/10 episode!!!
Gambits hair is the Kiefer Sutherland (David) rocker mullet from “The Lost Boys”, and I love it. Just from a design standpoint, this show is so much fun to watch. I fill like it’s establishing a new standard, not just for animation, but in how to make a fresh adaptation of a series that’s 3 decades old.
Anyone else think during the Madelyn costume reveal was going on Adam's silence was him trying to figure out how to bring up to Amanda to cosplay as Goblin Queen?
Been waiting for your reaction to say this. Marvel Animation just went full "Akira" by episode 3. I've read that Mojo world is coming back. Can you imagine if these guys REALLY go to Hell against Mephisto? Oh my stars and garters.....
Yes Adam it was the Dark Web arc in the recent Amazing Spider man run. Mixed feeling about the story itself. Also Ben Reilly’s name is Chasm in that story.
One thing that left me scratching my head is, if this Goblin Queen is entirely psychic and doesn't have any demonic powers, where did her costume come from? My headcanon is that she was already wearing a leather corset and thigh high boots under her normal clothes because that was supposed to be a "mom and dad" night.
I think she wasn't a perfect clone of Jean, and when Sinister activated the crystal it triggered previously dormant aspects of her DNA, adding transmutation or conjuration to her list of mental powers.
The one problem I had with this episode was how FAST everyone switched up on Jean/Madelyn when they found out. It felt a little rushed, and I can understand why Madelyn got so mad at that
To be fair, the empirical evidence indicated she wasn't Jean, so there's definitely an element of "if we just trust her based on our feelings, and she's an imposter, we could all die".
I have a theory, I feel that back in Season 4 when Mr. Sinister teams up with Apocalypse, Sinister kidnapped Jean and somehow switches Jean with Madeline Pryor and Cyclops saves Madeline instead of Jean leaving her behind.
Interesting how they boiled a long and VERY convoluted character story and boils it down to the bones. They even hint at all the different names she takes during the full story.
even though they are the same (because of cloning) why is it that i think Maddie/Gob Queen is so much hotter than Jean Grey? even in the comic book i thought this.
Two things: Major GRR for removing Storm from the intro. 2. I like how they low-key showcased Jean's rare, oldschool ability to manipulate the fibers in her clothing to look like something else. It wasn't a magic girl transformation, it was all Jean. Or Clone Jean. You could even call it.... Mad-nificent. *runs away*
I think they did a great episode because I am real mad about how Madelyne got the short end of the stick. Lady just had a baby, they know it was her who had the baby. And she was still the one who left! They know she was around at least 9 months or so with no issues, its so bad on the entire team that they can't support both Jeans at once ramblerant over
This adaptation of the Madeline Pryor/Goblin Queen story arc is honestly FAR better than in the comics. Originally Madeline broke bad not because of Sinister’s influence, but from Scott abandoning her for the real Jean. Which made Scott look horrible because while Madeline is a clone she’s still the mother of his child and their feelings for each other were in fact real. And I loved that in the end Madeline was freed of Sinister’s control and will now live her own life free to do what she wants. It was also a great idea to have their memories merge so that no one knows who was who during when. Also I loved her costume redesign. Instead of looking like it was designed by a horny teenage boy she looks like an actual witch. And I’m still surprised that the animators made the nightmare scenes look like if Guillermo Del Toro did a remake of The Thing.
Adam’s expression when Madelyn did the Sharon Stone leg uncrossing was priceless.
The moment of actual awakening
imagine if she was wearing what she does in the comics 👀
I felt reawakened myself. Good lord, where a towel when you need one?
@@bookem5537 Honestly this went far closer than I was expecting them to do!
I need a short of that gave over and over 😂
Favorite moment from the episode:
"Beast, please."
That was a fantastic version of "Bitch please".
On Chawls😂🙌
We need to check with Vision to see what the Ship of Thesus says about this Jean clone situation
I can't believe they were able to do the Goblin Queen storyline in one episode... and it was great. Blows my mind. 🤯
While treating all the major players better.
And then next Wednesday we are getting part 1 of Lifedeath. I’m genuinely excited
I kinda wish it had been a two parter, but this was done really well.
I do not like them cramming a whole storylines within 3 episodes.
It wasnt great
Didn't realize it when I watched the episode, but clone Jean to Goblin Queen had a very magical girl transformation sequence. I was like, 'That's Sailor Moon's transition!'
Them animators do like to indulge their childhood fantasies...LOL.
OMG YOU'RE TOTALLY RIGHT!! 😮
Jennifer Hale is seriously one of the best voice actresses of all time and I will die on that hill.
Definitely one of the sexiest voices
I've met a lot of celebrities at conventions but she was the only one I ever got starstruck by. She was so, so nice and genuine. Truly as lovely a person as she is talented.
The main reason why you ALWAYS go with FemShep in Mass Effect.
She’s basically playing three different versions of the same character in this episode, and she makes each one - Jean, Madelyne and Goblin Queen - very different
AGREE
The Goblin Queen...NOW WITH LIPS!
Gives me Labrynth memories!
This for me is the whole point of comic orientated content in other media. streamline great story arcs and make them palatable to a wide and enthusiastic audience who will be eager to read more.
Respect the core material and get people more engaged by it.
Exactly!! I am an old school X Men Chris Claremont Era fan. I grew up reading and re-reading the comics. This was a FANTASTIC recreation of Inferno. It was stripped to the basic story but left enough to pay homage (while telling the story they wanted to tell) to the original storyline. IF you liked this, go read Inferno. It’s gets crazier than this! Its peak late 80s X Men right before Jim Lee comes on as artist.
🎵Cable's mom has got it going🎵
OK you win! 😅😂
Cable can I come over after school? (And before school)
We can hang around by the time pool (The time pool)
Did your mom get back from her X-Men trip? (X-Men trip)
Is she there or is Scott giving her...
...nope, never mind, the obvious rhyme there goes just a little too far! 😅
🎵 Jean Grey can’t you see? It’s the Goblin Queen for me! 🎶
@@teejaydee85I know it might be wrong but I'm in love with Cable's mom
@@IceMetalPunk 🎵Cable's mom!🎵
Im so glad Annie Richardson finally gets a shout out in terms of Jean's backstory cuz its without a doubt one of the more amazing details of Jean's past. For anyone unaware Annie gets hit with a car while they are playing causing a young Jean to use her power for the first time. Linking her and her best friends consciousnesses together and very briefly stopping Annie from dying. This one moment of stopping death gains the attention of The Phoenix Force causing it to intervene saving Jean who has, for one shining moment, impressed a cosmic entity. Years later having taken the knowledge to fly a rocket and shielding all her friends from the radiation that is slowly but surely killing her the Phoenix once more intervenes and thus sends Jean down a path of highest highs and lowest lows. It drives me nuts that the movies just cheapen that by saying "Jean just always has that power in her we dont want to do cool cosmic things I guess"
Beast was telling Bishop about Sinister. He wasn't there when they fought him. Same goes for Storm and Forge. The only time they met was in alternate timelines. She wasn't in the episodes with current Forge.
Did we ever see current Forge, who is somehow still alive in Bishop's future?
@@LeVidocq With X-Factor
@@LeVidocq Bishop's future was 2055. So only 58 years in the future where Forge is an old man (albeit "comics old" where you only get grey streaks in your hair and a few wrinkles). So he'd probably be about 85-90 years old at most.
Figure between his tech, medicine background and good (mutant) genes, he aged more gracefully (and the dark futures kept him active and fit for survival purposes). But old enough to be spending most of his time in a lab instead of on the front lines.
I give this episode 5/5 grown men rediscovering how a sexual awaking feels.
Seconded as one of those 5 grown men
Third
Nerdgasms
Bishop to Cyclops and Jean: I only have enough juice for me and Baby Cable.
Grown-up Cable to Deadpool: I only have enough juice for one trip!
to be fair to Adam's awakening, the Goblin Queen is actually wearing a lot more clothes than she does in the comic. if you don't want to be awakened, I recommend not looking up Madelyne Pryor cosplay lol.
I love how BEAST immediately followed MORPH by using the "Jean Doe" label.
The Goblin Queen coming in hot
that basic instinct shot was absolutely bananas
Marvel Animations gave us Hela "Sword" Mommy last year, and now they giving us Madelyn "Goblin Queen" Mommy😩
You guys gotta remember the time frame. As a Gen X'r I can confirm that Morph intentionally inflicting emotional trauma on a friend was a firm of bonding.
6:28 Magical girl transformation! In the name of the luscious lips, she will punish you!
"say my name Scott"
It’s okay, Adam. I get it.
"Adam's gonna ruin his algorithm." I almost choked on my NAV'S DARK ISLAND POPCORN!!!
12:16 Don't worry Adam, I made the exact same face.
Even though I loved this episode, I do wish this should've been a 2- or 3-parter.
Still.... *"Strut that runway, Mama!"*
I got a feeling this isn't the last we see of Sinister. They prolly gonna have us let our guard down and then BAM! Sinister pops up in the finale or something
@@Luna-zw6te
He's the villain of the first season
@@Luna-zw6te There's definitely a reason that his scene with Morph is the only "recap montage" scene that has been kept in every intro title sequence so far.
14:47 as someone with memory loss, you’re not you. Like who I was 20 years ago, or even 10 years ago, doesn’t feel like me.
Me after watching 5 mins of this episode:
"How do I tell my kid, he can't watch today's episode?" 😟
I’m not gonna lie goblin queen is absolute smoke show wow ❤❤
Loved the reaction x
Love that you brushed off the implication of Morphs Danger Room comment. He’s not being a creep, he’s being kind of a dick, but the Implication is that Rogue and Magneto are in the Danger Room spending hours and hours fucking!!!
...if that's what the Danger Room's for, what kind of being rough on Morph was Gambit apologizing for?
Everyone assumes it's real but the goblin queen was already messing with them at this point but it was probably just one training session and gambit fear made it go on forever , cause even if they were that blatant other people need to use the danger room and hes leading the team and takes it seriously ,and he could just use his actual bedroom if he wanted
@@darthekul1 Magneto always considers himself first, everyone else second.
She has to call sinister "father" because she already calls Scott Daddy.
STRUT THAT RUNWAY MAMA kind of episode. Also, the absolute chaotic horniness of this show is so great.
Oh and Jay? Every new dad is right there with you.
And Mr. Sinister? That's your live-action major adversary right there.
i love Morph. no chill. at all. and also, messianic Jean Grey towering above them in the inferno scene. yes yes yes.
ALSO, i really need Wanda, Maddie and Jean to meet up
Adam had an "Awakening" this episode (not gonna lie, I did too). ;)
In the original show, it was hinted at that Cable was related to Scott and Jean.
So just to get this outta the way, goblin queen stole that runway after strutting and stunting on the x-men. But sinister and his evil lips HAVE TO GO!!!!
It's a shame that Madelyn had to sashay away.
STRUT THAT RUNWAY MAMAAAAAAAA
I'm right there with ya Jay. Those kid scenes hit different when you become a parent. Solid episode.
You guys are my favorite reaction channel for a reason.
This episode was fantastic! This is exactly want I wanted and so much more! Give me more of this amazing batshit insanity! These are the trippy as hell X-Men stories I've waited so long for! I'm so happy to have these X-Men back as a family because this is what I missed the most! The chaotic energy from the X-Men as they go through hell trying to figure out what the heck is going on. This is exactly what's going to get me tuning in every week for this incredible show! 🌟✨️🎆 10/10 episode!!!
Gambits hair is the Kiefer Sutherland (David) rocker mullet from “The Lost Boys”, and I love it. Just from a design standpoint, this show is so much fun to watch. I fill like it’s establishing a new standard, not just for animation, but in how to make a fresh adaptation of a series that’s 3 decades old.
"Start to nuts." - Jay 2024
Anyone else think during the Madelyn costume reveal was going on Adam's silence was him trying to figure out how to bring up to Amanda to cosplay as Goblin Queen?
Each episode feels like it should be a 2 hour movie.
Im down for that
As the youth might say..hello GYAT QUEEN! 😂🤤
Im so happy this show has stomped on every bit of doubt AND expectation I had.
Been waiting for your reaction to say this. Marvel Animation just went full "Akira" by episode 3. I've read that Mojo world is coming back. Can you imagine if these guys REALLY go to Hell against Mephisto? Oh my stars and garters.....
"Un-tss-un-tss-un-tss-un-tss"
"Oh no! Nathan has the techno virus!!"
It's all EDM to me
Adam’s face in the thumbnail has me dying. 😂😂
Been waiting for this!!
the goblin queen did pay hommage to the basic instinct sharon stone scene
Jays reaction to sending Nathan off was so sweet
Man, Jay would lose his mind if he read how Scott handled this in the comics...
Now I'm just envisioning Morph turning into a blanket like a reverse T-1000 floor/coffee cup guard, T2-type situation.
Yes Adam it was the Dark Web arc in the recent Amazing Spider man run. Mixed feeling about the story itself. Also Ben Reilly’s name is Chasm in that story.
I love that sequence of Jean Jean descending in a halo of white light.
I've been waiting for you guys to review this. As usual, I wasn’t disappointed. 😁😁😁😁👍
Goblin queen jesus christ !!!! Was done so good ...so far this series been amazing so far !!!
One thing that left me scratching my head is, if this Goblin Queen is entirely psychic and doesn't have any demonic powers, where did her costume come from?
My headcanon is that she was already wearing a leather corset and thigh high boots under her normal clothes because that was supposed to be a "mom and dad" night.
I think she wasn't a perfect clone of Jean, and when Sinister activated the crystal it triggered previously dormant aspects of her DNA, adding transmutation or conjuration to her list of mental powers.
“Don’t you put that baby in the pot, no!” 😂
The one problem I had with this episode was how FAST everyone switched up on Jean/Madelyn when they found out. It felt a little rushed, and I can understand why Madelyn got so mad at that
To be fair, the empirical evidence indicated she wasn't Jean, so there's definitely an element of "if we just trust her based on our feelings, and she's an imposter, we could all die".
@@IceMetalPunk and if Storm was there, who ***WOULD*** she believe?
@ Don't know, but that's irrelevant to what I said in my comment.
the music...Jean Christ to save the X-MEN
Cyclops: I won't be like my father... I won't abandon my son!
Cyclops 5 seconds later: I can't be a part of this. *abandons son*
Yeah only bit i didnt like. I think it would have lended to a longer story line. With it been in the same episode it seems a bit bi polar
I think too many people are misrepresenting that moment..it's not Cyclops abandoning his son, it's him refusing to participate in letting go of him.
Never clicked on something sooooo fast in my life
I have a theory, I feel that back in Season 4 when Mr. Sinister teams up with Apocalypse, Sinister kidnapped Jean and somehow switches Jean with Madeline Pryor and Cyclops saves Madeline instead of Jean leaving her behind.
Im pretty sure the poetic speech Sinister used while leaving was some kind of code that messed with Madeline's mind.
8:07 didn't notice the claws frist time watching
Morph moments earlier: Need a little help with those hard to reach places? Morph copied Logan's claws before finding out that it was an illusion.
You know that Jean. She didn’t need a helmet to amplify her powers. She did that all by herself.
Strut that runway, Queen!
"Say my name..."
"Hi, Goblin Queen..." 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
"I should have you as a toy."
*SWEET BISCUITS!*
Interesting how they boiled a long and VERY convoluted character story and boils it down to the bones.
They even hint at all the different names she takes during the full story.
Jay such a dad I love it
You go with the lady that had the baby
It hits a LOT harder when you’re a Dad…truth.
I'm sure seeing his mother going full leather saylor moon is gonna mark Nathan a lot and for many things 😂
You don’t need to stay with the clone. But you definitely work on doing right for the kid.
CYCLOPS-POWERED BISHOP MAKES TIMMY SO HAPPY
By the way.... Adam..... Did you notice the LIIIIIPPPPSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
When Cyclops blasts Madelyne and her blood falls... am I the only one that sees a hidden Mickey?
Wait what!
even though they are the same (because of cloning) why is it that i think Maddie/Gob Queen is so much hotter than Jean Grey? even in the comic book i thought this.
Jean favors a "modest" dress. Maddy decidedly does not. Then, everyone looks modest compared Maddy's comic dress
I missed Jay's 🎼"Meow-meow-meow"😂
I love your reactions guys! You rock!!!
Adam tweaking the whole episode 😂😂😂
Also 13:58 I didnt know you were Mighty Nein fans!
After they started Vox Machina reactions Adam fell in deeply with Mighty Nein. I think Jay had followed along when that campaign was still going
Two things: Major GRR for removing Storm from the intro. 2. I like how they low-key showcased Jean's rare, oldschool ability to manipulate the fibers in her clothing to look like something else. It wasn't a magic girl transformation, it was all Jean. Or Clone Jean. You could even call it.... Mad-nificent. *runs away*
If Plastic Man can be a table in Kingdom Come then Morph can be a swaddling blanket
Evil Jean would have done a number on me back in the day. Batman Returns catwoman was bad enough.
There is a difference between the Techno virus and the Legacy virus.
13:13 Adam: "It should have been me, not him"
In hindsight, It was a really good idea to film Adams reaction from the waist up.
The Goblin Queen would have 10-0'd an ENTIRE GENERATION of kids back in the 90's. These iPad kids have no chance.
This show hits hard!
17:19. Seriously… that episode was heavy on dads’ hearts
I feel it could have been longer but it also reminds me of rhe old series and clairemont run. Packing in so much within just one issue.
As a father myself, I get it. This episode hit me hard too.
I agree they treated her like dirt, even if she is the clone, she deserved better treatment!
I think they did a great episode because I am real mad about how Madelyne got the short end of the stick. Lady just had a baby, they know it was her who had the baby. And she was still the one who left! They know she was around at least 9 months or so with no issues, its so bad on the entire team that they can't support both Jeans at once ramblerant over
Solid ending, you guys crack me up.
Ben's going by Chasm now. The crossover was called Dark Web.
And yeah, Jean and Madelyne finally made peace at the end of it.
3:49 Spiral from Mojoworld, actually 🤓
I feel changed after watching this episode
Speaking of clones and new identities ... is there a chance that Bad Batch's Omega is going undercover under a different name and becomes Mara Jade?
Love that they did this but wish it was a two or maybe three episode story. Felt a bit rushed. Still a good episode.
This adaptation of the Madeline Pryor/Goblin Queen story arc is honestly FAR better than in the comics. Originally Madeline broke bad not because of Sinister’s influence, but from Scott abandoning her for the real Jean. Which made Scott look horrible because while Madeline is a clone she’s still the mother of his child and their feelings for each other were in fact real. And I loved that in the end Madeline was freed of Sinister’s control and will now live her own life free to do what she wants. It was also a great idea to have their memories merge so that no one knows who was who during when.
Also I loved her costume redesign. Instead of looking like it was designed by a horny teenage boy she looks like an actual witch. And I’m still surprised that the animators made the nightmare scenes look like if Guillermo Del Toro did a remake of The Thing.