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Storm heals Forge with mystic-strength Vicks Vapo Rub..She was getting ready to turn on The Price is Right to complete his therapy, but got the horrific breaking news instead. 😂
“What are demons but reflections of our fears and shame. Things we bury within us, hide from loved ones even as they poison our hearts… until we finally heal our adversary by embracing it”-Storm The writing in this show is absolutely phenomenal!
I teared up a bit when she said that line. It was truly relatable to me, as I went through minor bouts of depression and buried my demons so I could rise a better man
I can't believe they got rid of the mohawk so soon, but her magically Sailor Storm growing out her hair & then manifesting her iconic tiara shows that she's claiming her supernatural heritage. They even showed Forge's shamanic power (I mean I thought they'd just keep it simple & keep him as the science guy). Literally a shamanic journey for both (& with Xavier as well), with Forge letting go of logical Western "science" to rely on the age-old wisdom of his mother & use faith to help his friend, Ororo accepting her past (her original costume), defeating her demons ("What are demons but reflections of our fears & shame") to let her move towards the future. Screamed & hollered when Ororo got rehabilitated. She was NEVER depicted as THIS Goddess & THAT badass punk b*tch with the strongest will amongst all the mutants in any type of media apart from the source material (deplorably NEVER in the films, nor to this extent in the old cartoon). I swear most of the writers in LA nowadays have GONE THROUGH SHAMANIC HEALING SESSIONS & this shows in all of the best writing LOL.
I don't think magneto is dead my theory is leech took his mutation away long enough to make master mold think he dead gambit probably won't be dead for super Long time travel is a thing
@woodcojb its a part two to the story with storm and forge but you are right most of them are not storm forge and Charles are the only ones but it wouldn't of worked otherwise
Forge and Storm's love story does feel quick. But they have been technically working together for a little over a month to get Storm's powers back. So I feel that is enough time for the attraction to grow
Both the "return" of Professor X and Storm were inevitable. And with that, their approach toward the Genosha Massacre will definitely be an important role to play.
I remember the final episode back in the 90s. Yes Charles was dying and the technology on earth wasn't going to save him so Lelandra opted to take him off world where his chances of survival would be better because of their tech.
What's old is new again.....Storm's white uniform was new at the time the animated series came out....now she is back in her original 1975 attire....love it 😍
I can't believe they got rid of the mohawk so soon, but her magically Sailor Storm growing out her hair & then manifesting her iconic tiara shows that she's claiming her supernatural heritage. They even showed Forge's shamanic power (I mean I thought they'd just keep it simple & keep him as the science guy). Literally a shamanic journey for both (& with Xavier as well), with Forge letting go of logical Western "science" to rely on the age-old wisdom of his mother & use faith to help his friend, Ororo accepting her past (her original costume), defeating her demons ("What are demons but reflections of our fears & shame") to let her move towards the future. I swear most of the writers in LA nowadays have GONE THROUGH SHAMANIC HEALING SESSIONS & this shows in all of the best writing LOL.
Man storms theme song when she's hitting omega is just incredible 😍 MFing chills! Like early in the season when she was wiping sentinels out. Storm and Cyclops being shown more accurately than ever before is the best part of this show.
lmao don't realize how much they're missing out the original series had some of the best episodes... one character I would love to see come back, Proteus he would've mopped the floor with that Godzilla Sentinel
Till recent comics when Hulking merged the Kree and Skrull empire, the Sh'iar were basically the universe's upperclass so of course the would think us one planeters as ghetto
@@CoachCGD29 That's because every faction is trying to do it. American Imperialism, Russian Imperialism, the Middle Eastern powers trying to infiltrate western society, China quietly spreading it's power across the globe, etc.
@@willbeaty6892 Someone is removing comments and I can already guess who it is. Colonialism happened to everyone at one time or another. Unless you don't believe in the Mongols, the Persian empire, the Crusades, the Spanish colonization of the South America, the African Moor invasions, etc.
Forge's machine worked!!!!! It was Storm keeping her power from coming back. The mind affected the body! And Forge is Native-American and I think his mother was a Shaman, hence the book of magic. I think he's also magically inclined to an extent due to his lineage allowing him to see The Adversary haunting Storm and feeding off her misery, preventing her from rejuvenating her x-gene. I feel like she unlocked her mystical ancestry in the process, hence the transformation.
@@SiriuslyBlack7 This story is a MIX-&-MATCH of various storylines. But this specific costume in this episode IS Jim Lee's. '90s. When a Skrull impersonated Xavier & Lila Cheney teleported them all to space to save the Sh'iar.
@@rockosocko585I don't think Gambit stays dead. Before Cable went back in the portal, he said "not again". I believe Cable's involvement brings back Gambit. When and how is the question.
@@rockosocko585gambit will come back cuz time travel exists that and if they say that he is truly and forever dead I will find the writers and tell them to Bring back my precious boy
Gambit's off the board. Watcher was there so it was a canon event that can't be undone. (I expect for his return as D/4). I suspect that Magneto survived and used Leech to depower himself to feign death.
1st xavier comes back, then vulcan comes back and will be angry that cyclops never looked for him, leading to cyclops hating professor x for erasing his brother from his mind.
God I missed Charles Xavier! He is proof that the world needs good teachers to sustain times of peace. I wish that growing up, my teachers in school were just as compassionate and smart as Xavier.
“What are demons but reflections of our fears and shame. Things we bury within us, hide from loved ones even as they poison our hearts… until we finally heal our adversary by embracing it” This writing is so GOOD! 😭🙏🏽 This episode was great! I really liked LifeDeath Part 1, but I definitely liked having more time to tell the story this time around with this episode. The emotional journey Strom went on in this 2-Part Arc was done incredibly well, in my opinion! Seeing her get her powers back was a LEGENDARY moment, and I'm so excited for her to rejoin the X-Men! I also really liked seeing/having Forge in this mini-arc, so I do hope we get to see more of him in the future. The Adversary was also really cool and creepy! I really liked the small horror elements they brought into this episode! Also, EVERYTHING WITH CHARLES WAS INSANE! I'm so happy to have him back in this world! I missed this old teacher. Overall, this episode was another banger, and I think it's safe to say at this point that X-Men 97 is my favorite thing Marvel has done on Disney Plus so far! In fact, it's just one of my favorite things they've ever done in general ever since the beginning of the MCU! It's just an incredible show! 9/10 for the episode this week!
This was one hell of an episode where the meaning of Lifedeath plays out so beautifully where you sacrifice one part of your life to accept something which is a theme for Xavier and Ororo. Also the rebirth, transformation with Storm literally is cinematic giving of that Man of Steel vibe with her taking flight. Also the cameos from Mar-vell during the Imperial raid was so awesome. If you watch the opening montage of scenes during the title credits we see events from X-Men: TAS; One Man's Measure, The trial of Jean Grey, The Phoenix Force, Beyond Good and Evil Lazrus Rising playing out as a way of continuing those stories. Xavier's monologue in the Astral plane as he sees Gambit being dead due to the events of Genosha attack was the last straw and he plans to take action.
Now its the calm before the storm. The fallout of the massacre. I love how this makes things tense like we know Scott is furious we just don't see it yet but its coming.
I haven't really heard or read anyone picking up on Charles Xavier's monologue toward the end of the classroom scene being an analog of a Carl Sagan lecture, @26:30. When he said, "says who, who made up these silly rules," is where I realized they crafted Professor X's monologue using Carl Sagan's words. Absolute brilliant writing his character through the voice of Carl Sagan in the context of the scene. Because much like Carl Sagan, Professor X's lecture about the Shi'ar Empire is a metaphor mirroring American Imperialism and what we've done in the world as a super power.
And I'm willing to bet that Charles was deliberately paraphrasing Sagan's theories to get his point across. Proving the power of education and adaptation of ideas.
For me the only sad part of Storm's arc is that we never got to see her fight Cyclops for the leadership without her powers (which would fit in the current mood of Scott of being angry with humanity)
This episode is my favourite. This was a pure love letter to Chris Claremont's major contributions to X-Men: a showcase of both the epic cosmic drama and the smaller intimate character struggles. Genius episode.
Love the Storm transformation into her retro 70s outfit! Yay Nightcrawler in opening sequence!! Enjoyed the episode but wish longer to flesh Storm and Forge relationship! Seems like Sinister is behind the Genosha massacre but wonder if Apocalypse is also involved. Hope you feel better Coy!❤ can’t wait to get back to the aftermath of what happen in Genosha and more Cable. Wonder if the Shiar will play a role in season 2. Keep wondering if the Phoenix will play a role as they keep showing her in the opening credits
This was such a good episode - a lot of times in this show it feels like it could be so easy to be a bit cheesy or campy but somehow it really nails the ambitious nature of the XMen universe but plays it all completely seriously. So awesome
Nimrod is pretty cool looking villian its a shame the fox universe never used him they just used magneto 3 times in a row then even used him in the rebutted universe
My thoughts exactly, you can't just drop a bombshell of a reveal like that and leave it to dry. I'm guessing they got plans for that but here's hoping he won't be x men 97's whipping boy.
This was an amazing episode. Storm conquering her Demons so to speak and regaining her powers and is probably one step away from being an Omega level threat and I'm excited to see what happens next Frfr. Awesome reaction fellas 👍🏾👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾
She's most likely already an omega-level threat. She was established as an omega-level threat at the beginning of the series and now she's even stronger because she's freed herself from the "lie".
@@jasonthompson1604 yeah, just introducing the character here allows there to be time for the identity thing to build organically. Season 2 does seem about right
It's funny how the Shi'ar dislike Terrans but has one in their rank as a member the Imperial Guard,ha?. Is that double standard or simply being a hyprocrite against once own believes/rules ,ha?.
So, you noted 'They were dancing, drinking wine! Making love!" You referenced "E is for Extinction" That was taken direct from that story, where Xavier 'witnesses' the attack via Cerebro.
I mean it is but its doing it better. The original ssries was atill good but the last season sucked and every now and then we would get a couple bad episodes each season. Also the action is dated. Still love the series but xmen 97 looks better,written better and is better. @AzulApe
Though I like Xavier when I started reading he was long absent. Storm was powerless and possessed by Malice. She fought back freeing herself. Though, at the time, I didn't understand the history I became a fan. Storm is the X-Men I became a fan off the most.
Thank you guys for powering through! I looked forward to this review so much! Coy, I hope you feel better soon, good sir, your comic book insight is always enjoyable to listen to.
This Episode was Fantastic!!! Seeing these two Love Stories happening at the same time was so well done! It was So Great to see Charles again! Storm getting Her Powers back was Such an Epic Scene! Especially with The Music! And Sinister being involved with or behind The Genosha Massacre is very Interesting and I'm So Excited to see What Happens Next! This Show keeps delivering Phenomenal Episodes and It's One of The Best Things Marvel Has Ever Done!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE!!!!!!
I will say this about the episode, I'm glad Sinister is the one revealed to be behind the attack because it should remind us of a few points: it's fine to speculate based on clues and correlation to events in the comics, but those stories have already been told, so sometimes it makes sense to provide the nods and easter eggs to the characters involved in the original telling, but it makes more sense (for them) to sometimes streamline things. It is neater from a 10 episode season standpoint to make Mr. Sinister the overarching villain than to introduce Bastion or Cassandra Nova right now and do them full justice. We don't need to cram all the big bads into this season when we can save them as big threats down the line (or even reveal they did have a hand in the attack in some way, but not up front and center like C.Nova did in the comics).
It’s so interesting that in the comics that post the white outfit, Storm’s costumes now heavily feature her crown in nearly every iteration afterwards: Xtreme, Uncanny, T’Challa, Utopia, etc.
Now this is the X-Men that I knew when I started reading comic books in the 90's. So many nostalgic characters from the comics. This IS how it should be. I'm more PUMP with this series than watching trailers of the upcoming MCU movie.
@@Jumpoable yup. I watched all the episode of the Xmen when I was I kid. but my point is that some writers and directors made things complicated and don't follow the original comic book script which already infront of their noses. however in the movies, they make it MORE complicated where things don't aligned better. They mixed superstar actors and political views which kinda ruin the whole story with lack of characters, ruined origins, etc.
9:56 you know I have to tell you honestly I like the fact that you don’t see a storyline beginning in one episode continuing in the next episode and you’re supposed to pretend that time has passed cause sometimes that’s hard to relay a series or an animation unless they tell you what it is, but the fact that life death started two episodes ago and continuing now gives you the impression oh time has passed so therefore you can partially accept that while time has passed and storm has feelings,s feelings for forge
3 Episodes ago: Madelyn: "We ARE our memories. You remember nothing, YOU. ARE. NOTHING!" Now: Lilandra to Charles: "You fought tirelessly to be tolerated and you were nearly killed for it, why remember?" They are very good at continuing not only story beats from episode to episode, but also themes.
Nightcrawler was my favorite X-Man ever since the Sega game, and I was so sad he was only ever in one episode of the series - one that came after I stopped watching it regularly, though I made sure to tune in for that one. While I still dislike the tragedy of the previous episode, seeing Nightcrawler on the team and in the opening credits where I feel he always belonged definitely warmed my heart.
“No, they were dancing, drinking wine, making love… my children of the atom destroyed!” Sent chills down my spine and brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of the Pulse nightclub shooting 😭
I thoroughly enjoy 'watching' with you guys and your respective inputs. Acknowledging and giving credit to the writing and music cause they delivered! Was grinning right along with you both throughout Storm's "rebirth" sequence. I'm looking forward to the next episode - with you guys. And thanks again for the efforts put in. Very much appreciated.
Edit: also this show is amazing and i love it. I just want to say that i REALLY appreciate all of the people who have read all the Marvel comics and know all the lore i need to know to enjoy this show to its full potential. I watched XMen when i was a kid and loved it but never realized there was other media till there were 4million comics to read to catch up. 😂 Thank you for your Maximum effort. ❤
Whenever I see Lilanndra and Charles in the Shi’Ar throne rooms I think of Dune, why couldn’t the earlier X-Men movies been like this. X-Men 97 ROCKS whoooo. I absolutely loved, loved, loved Storm getting her powers back and her Astonishing X-Men 70s upgrade look. I loved what Charles said about all living beings born of the universe. A quote of being Children Of Atom. (the birth of the universe). Cosmic stardust and all that. Phenomenal writing. Forge tho haha with that Strange Magic ✨.
It's not Strange's magic. I guess they're tying it in with the MCU so all "magic" displays that signature look now. Forge has always been the science guy who kept denying his shamanic roots. But he ditched logical Western science & embraced the wisdom of his mother & ancestors to save his friend. Powerful stuff.
In the end I remember like it was yesterday when Charles left the earth, to go with Lelandra. Where there he could believe that he died. But it is understood... that she went with Lelandra to increase the technology that she herself would make possible for her own good.!!! And I was captivated by seeing the teacher again with a new style.
I think k it's magic related Storm has sorceress powers from her mother's side if the family The women from her mother's side naturally have white hair so that isn't part of her mutation at all I think Storm activated her magic power Thus regrowing her hair from a mohawk
Reed Richard's developed costumes with unstable molecules that allows Storm to change them with electricity. She did the same thing several times in the original series including the very first episode.
@@FlamingoSandwich Actually your right because her hair also grew. She has that ability in comics she's been fully naked and used electricity to form clothes... not sure if it's through magic or matter manipulation via electrons.
Exactly. He even mentioned he wouldn't want to forget his friend Magnus so if he's seeing a psychic death vision, it would be Magneto's first & not merely Gambit's. Also, premonition that Gambit will become Apocalypse's new horsemen Death.
Gladiator was pretty cool with how fast he stepped in to protect Lilandra,and seeing Vulcan was awesome. But the Class in session moment with Xavier was pretty awesome.
This episode had mad Easter eggs by the way, from forge and his shaman abilities, Vulcan. This show is great again thanks for the reaction guys feel better boy 😅
"How very Rudyard Kipling of you." Not-so-fun fact, Rudyard (who wrote "The Jungle Book") also famously wrote "The White Man's Burden", which was the intellectual underpinning of the British empire's imperialism and colonialism, that it's "the white man's burden" to bring civilization across the world. Hence Charles bringing up "burdens". I literally said outloud "YIKES."
Hearing Xavier react to the attack was cool. In the comic he was connected to Cerebro watching it, feeling every death. "No one saw it coming.; They were drinking tea, making love. All those lights going out, no one saw. "A bit disappointed who they picked as the fall guy, though a Trask was used to activate the sentinel same as the comic. Still expect to see Bastion or some other villain arrive as a final sanction when the sentinels fail.
This was a fun and interesting episode to watch. I have to say Deathbird made it personal when she called our galaxy the "Milky Way Ghetto". Them fighting words. 🤣 I'm looking forward to some more "Sinister" action. He's always been one of my favorite villains in Marvel and needs to be brought to the big screen. I even made a character inspired by him in my own comic book universe. That's how much I enjoy his character because he's just entertainingly creepy. The Goddess has returned, now where's "My Gambit". Enjoyed the reaction 👍👍✌ out.
“I am lightning” Storm is an Omega Level Goddess. Damn right, Charles Xavier class is in session lol. I freaking love it. X-Men 97 is fantastic. If possible, Marvel please bring back Spider-Man animated series, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, Spectacular Spider-Man & Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes.
Another solid episode didn’t have much comic accuracy this episode in terms of the Lifedeath comic. But Charles is Back. They Removed Gambit from the intro, added Nightcrawler, kept Cable and the apocalypse scene, added Nimrod and Master Mold and the X-Men fighting the Shi-ar. I did wonder how they fit into this episode, Forge in this scenario must be a replacement for Shani and Storm saving Forge is her delivering Shani’s baby.
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My favorite episode
The watcher was in this one again too
For the loss of Gambit and Magneto, we're getting Nightcrawler,Storm (possibly Forge),and Professor X back!
Storm heals Forge with mystic-strength Vicks Vapo Rub..She was getting ready to turn on The Price is Right to complete his therapy, but got the horrific breaking news instead. 😂
What the deal with last week's bad batch episode
“What are demons but reflections of our fears and shame. Things we bury within us, hide from loved ones even as they poison our hearts… until we finally heal our adversary by embracing it”-Storm
The writing in this show is absolutely phenomenal!
...bruh
What a line.
yeah... Classic Storm. Love it!
I teared up a bit when she said that line.
It was truly relatable to me, as I went through minor bouts of depression and buried my demons so I could rise a better man
I needed to hear that today. Love this show
Seeing Storm not only return, but return with her classic outfit was SOOOOO satisfying!
The Queen has returned 👸🏾
I can't believe they got rid of the mohawk so soon, but her magically Sailor Storm growing out her hair & then manifesting her iconic tiara shows that she's claiming her supernatural heritage. They even showed Forge's shamanic power (I mean I thought they'd just keep it simple & keep him as the science guy).
Literally a shamanic journey for both (& with Xavier as well), with Forge letting go of logical Western "science" to rely on the age-old wisdom of his mother & use faith to help his friend, Ororo accepting her past (her original costume), defeating her demons ("What are demons but reflections of our fears & shame") to let her move towards the future.
Screamed & hollered when Ororo got rehabilitated. She was NEVER depicted as THIS Goddess & THAT badass punk b*tch with the strongest will amongst all the mutants in any type of media apart from the source material (deplorably NEVER in the films, nor to this extent in the old cartoon).
I swear most of the writers in LA nowadays have GONE THROUGH SHAMANIC HEALING SESSIONS & this shows in all of the best writing LOL.
Huh? Queen of what? Cringe?
@@hcbabyssian8936 Well, it IS the 90’s…
@@hcbabyssian8936 What's more cringe is the fact that you're leaving Storm hate on every comment. LAAAAAWL.
@@hcbabyssian8936you’re such a hater. Your life must be so sad. Cringe
Night crawler joining the main opening credits is so bitter sweet, considering we lost Magneto and Gambit 😔
I don't think magneto is dead my theory is leech took his mutation away long enough to make master mold think he dead gambit probably won't be dead for super Long time travel is a thing
Did I miss something or are none of the characters with the flashy titled openings actually in the episode?
@woodcojb its a part two to the story with storm and forge but you are right most of them are not storm forge and Charles are the only ones but it wouldn't of worked otherwise
Forge and Storm's love story does feel quick. But they have been technically working together for a little over a month to get Storm's powers back. So I feel that is enough time for the attraction to grow
😢😢😢😢😢
Both the "return" of Professor X and Storm were inevitable. And with that, their approach toward the Genosha Massacre will definitely be an important role to play.
Love this ❤️
I remember the final episode back in the 90s. Yes Charles was dying and the technology on earth wasn't going to save him so Lelandra opted to take him off world where his chances of survival would be better because of their tech.
It makes sense he would return
THANK YOU!!! I’ll be honest, I did NOT watch the og show, so I was very confused. Thank you!
I never saw that episode, but this episode essentially made it easy to understand.
What's old is new again.....Storm's white uniform was new at the time the animated series came out....now she is back in her original 1975 attire....love it 😍
I can't believe they got rid of the mohawk so soon, but her magically Sailor Storm growing out her hair & then manifesting her iconic tiara shows that she's claiming her supernatural heritage. They even showed Forge's shamanic power (I mean I thought they'd just keep it simple & keep him as the science guy).
Literally a shamanic journey for both (& with Xavier as well), with Forge letting go of logical Western "science" to rely on the age-old wisdom of his mother & use faith to help his friend, Ororo accepting her past (her original costume), defeating her demons ("What are demons but reflections of our fears & shame") to let her move towards the future.
I swear most of the writers in LA nowadays have GONE THROUGH SHAMANIC HEALING SESSIONS & this shows in all of the best writing LOL.
@@Jumpoablesupernatural heritage 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Jumpoable BIG FACTS
@@hcbabyssian8936 Go pick up an actual X-Men comic, baby.
@@Jumpoable Mohawk was stupid.
Man storms theme song when she's hitting omega is just incredible 😍 MFing chills! Like early in the season when she was wiping sentinels out. Storm and Cyclops being shown more accurately than ever before is the best part of this show.
right that music so 🔥🔥
@@djames3761 my dude 👨🏽🍳👄
@@reecewilliams8349 🤣🤣
Storm has always been Omega.
@@arc7375 I'm talking about when the sentinels said omega mutant detected. She is omega always but is not always using that level of power.
Now it's time for people who just started watching the show to be confused as to why Xavier is alive.
Still waiting to find out where Jean was hiding while madelynne was getting knocked up
@@danvejorconis it not the case that she was stuck on the table in Sinister's spooky little mansion, or some other similarly vober retreat?
lmao don't realize how much they're missing out the original series had some of the best episodes... one character I would love to see come back, Proteus he would've mopped the floor with that Godzilla Sentinel
Facts 😂
@@danvejorconre-watch episode 3
🤣🤣🤣 Did she call us Milky Way ghetto???
She's right.... I'm ready for my abduction lol...I kid...Earth is alright.
Till recent comics when Hulking merged the Kree and Skrull empire, the Sh'iar were basically the universe's upperclass so of course the would think us one planeters as ghetto
I thought I was the only one who caught that! Deathbird is a true bigot and has always been a P.O.S!
That had me cracking up, I was like well damn 🤣 😅
She sure did! 😅😂
Storm learning about Genosha was emotional, the tears in her eyes 😭😭😭
Wait til she learns about Gambit's death
Charles giving colonization lessons 101.
He ate that lesson up too
Very relevant in today's world
@@CoachCGD29 That's because every faction is trying to do it. American Imperialism, Russian Imperialism, the Middle Eastern powers trying to infiltrate western society, China quietly spreading it's power across the globe, etc.
Kinda wild getting lectured on colonialism by the Mutant king of assimilation politics.
@@willbeaty6892 Someone is removing comments and I can already guess who it is.
Colonialism happened to everyone at one time or another. Unless you don't believe in the Mongols, the Persian empire, the Crusades, the Spanish colonization of the South America, the African Moor invasions, etc.
Forge's machine worked!!!!! It was Storm keeping her power from coming back. The mind affected the body!
And Forge is Native-American and I think his mother was a Shaman, hence the book of magic. I think he's also magically inclined to an extent due to his lineage allowing him to see The Adversary haunting Storm and feeding off her misery, preventing her from rejuvenating her x-gene. I feel like she unlocked her mystical ancestry in the process, hence the transformation.
Can you explain this? I don't understand how his machine worked. 😕
@14:48 Xavier:"My God you ARE dramatic!" As he rocks his epic Jack Kirby-styled helmet/crown!!😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥
It was a Jim Lee design, but probably an homage to Kirby.
@@Jumpoable that's Jack Kirby's design,John Byrne era,from the 70's,the STORY is Claremont during Jim's run
@@SiriuslyBlack7 This story is a MIX-&-MATCH of various storylines. But this specific costume in this episode IS Jim Lee's. '90s. When a Skrull impersonated Xavier & Lila Cheney teleported them all to space to save the Sh'iar.
Magneto did not show up in Xavier's vision. He's alive!
I didn't think about this until now. I knew he couldn't have been dead but knowing Gambit truly is gone is 😢
@@rockosocko585I don't think Gambit stays dead. Before Cable went back in the portal, he said "not again". I believe Cable's involvement brings back Gambit. When and how is the question.
@@rockosocko585gambit will come back cuz time travel exists that and if they say that he is truly and forever dead I will find the writers and tell them to Bring back my precious boy
Gambit's off the board. Watcher was there so it was a canon event that can't be undone. (I expect for his return as D/4).
I suspect that Magneto survived and used Leech to depower himself to feign death.
He was only detected as “omega” once leech was near him. So yeah I think magneto is still alive but it was leech that died
I think to me this pretty much confirms Gambit is the Horseman of Death.
I think soo too. The Apokalips willa probably appear again.
Oh yeaaaaahhhhh.
Didn't even consider that angle. Given their 'excellent' pacing so far, it would be a great arc for him.
Cyclops: "WeII, at Ieast Iife can't get any more complicated."
Vulcan: "Someone in the mood for a villain arc?"
I’m glad I’m not the only one that peeped Vulcan. The summers family tree is some of the most convoluted complicated shit i’ve ever seen
Richard’s and Summers family lines keeping the timelines less simple by far.
1st xavier comes back, then vulcan comes back and will be angry that cyclops never looked for him, leading to cyclops hating professor x for erasing his brother from his mind.
@@thewakandankingtchaka5331 And probably giving Loki, in his current situation the biggest of headaches.
Hell yeah seeing Vulcan was awesome. Gladiator was awesome too
The XMen are is children. They really sold that pain when he felt gambit die and saw the world burning. I never got that feeling in the old cartoons.
God I missed Charles Xavier! He is proof that the world needs good teachers to sustain times of peace. I wish that growing up, my teachers in school were just as compassionate and smart as Xavier.
“You can bark later” 💀
"Ghetto Milk way Galaxy" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Masterclass is in Session"...
“What are demons but reflections of our fears and shame. Things we bury within us, hide from loved ones even as they poison our hearts… until we finally heal our adversary by embracing it” This writing is so GOOD! 😭🙏🏽
This episode was great! I really liked LifeDeath Part 1, but I definitely liked having more time to tell the story this time around with this episode. The emotional journey Strom went on in this 2-Part Arc was done incredibly well, in my opinion! Seeing her get her powers back was a LEGENDARY moment, and I'm so excited for her to rejoin the X-Men! I also really liked seeing/having Forge in this mini-arc, so I do hope we get to see more of him in the future. The Adversary was also really cool and creepy! I really liked the small horror elements they brought into this episode! Also, EVERYTHING WITH CHARLES WAS INSANE! I'm so happy to have him back in this world! I missed this old teacher. Overall, this episode was another banger, and I think it's safe to say at this point that X-Men 97 is my favorite thing Marvel has done on Disney Plus so far! In fact, it's just one of my favorite things they've ever done in general ever since the beginning of the MCU! It's just an incredible show! 9/10 for the episode this week!
I'm really enjoying that it feels like all the fandom has unified over loving this show. Haven't had that feeling since around Endgame.
Milky-way ghetto is one of my favourite lines😂
Same lmao
Fucking gold!!
Charles armor is pulled directly from Uncanny Xmen 275! Great call back
Reminds me of Lex Luthor armor.
This was one hell of an episode where the meaning of Lifedeath plays out so beautifully where you sacrifice one part of your life to accept something which is a theme for Xavier and Ororo. Also the rebirth, transformation with Storm literally is cinematic giving of that Man of Steel vibe with her taking flight. Also the cameos from Mar-vell during the Imperial raid was so awesome.
If you watch the opening montage of scenes during the title credits we see events from X-Men: TAS; One Man's Measure, The trial of Jean Grey, The Phoenix Force, Beyond Good and Evil Lazrus Rising playing out as a way of continuing those stories.
Xavier's monologue in the Astral plane as he sees Gambit being dead due to the events of Genosha attack was the last straw and he plans to take action.
Now its the calm before the storm. The fallout of the massacre. I love how this makes things tense like we know Scott is furious we just don't see it yet but its coming.
Red scott red scott
He is going full Magneto.
Storm’s suit up scene was great❤
I can't believe there's only 4 episodes left! Love the reactions!
Season two William season two
I haven't really heard or read anyone picking up on Charles Xavier's monologue toward the end of the classroom scene being an analog of a Carl Sagan lecture, @26:30. When he said, "says who, who made up these silly rules," is where I realized they crafted Professor X's monologue using Carl Sagan's words. Absolute brilliant writing his character through the voice of Carl Sagan in the context of the scene. Because much like Carl Sagan, Professor X's lecture about the Shi'ar Empire is a metaphor mirroring American Imperialism and what we've done in the world as a super power.
And I'm willing to bet that Charles was deliberately paraphrasing Sagan's theories to get his point across. Proving the power of education and adaptation of ideas.
Notice how prof x only saw Gambits vision and not Magnetos ….
I was gonna say this glad I’m not the only one paid attention to that. Kinda hints at magneto is still alive
@@Simplyartistic19 exactly!!
I knew that Professor X was alive and I am so happy that Storm got her powers back
All of us who watched the 90’s show knew
@@JulioHernandez-vi9to yeah we knew over 20 years ago
Deathbird the type to get mad that Taco Bell put onions on her Mexican Pizza.
I don't know what this is supposed to mean but it's not wrong
Lmao 🤣
Storm in her classic debut uniform…HELL YEAH! I’m all for it! And how beautiful was her reemergence…screw that how awesome was the entire sequence?
They pretty much gave some of the Cassandra Nova part of E is for Extinction to Mr. Sinister. Smart move.
This camera quality is super fire(what y’all use..?..?)
Great reaction💯‼️
Loving the X men content
For me the only sad part of Storm's arc is that we never got to see her fight Cyclops for the leadership without her powers (which would fit in the current mood of Scott of being angry with humanity)
This episode is my favourite. This was a pure love letter to Chris Claremont's major contributions to X-Men: a showcase of both the epic cosmic drama and the smaller intimate character struggles.
Genius episode.
I find it interesting that even on a whole alien planet, Charles being a mutant is still considered being a freak.
I just realized that Professor x is voiced by robot from invincible
Ross Marquand is everywhere seemingly, he's the Immortal, he did Red Skull in Infinity War and Endgame, he was Aaron on Walking Dead, he's amazing.
@@cable7152he was also Ultron/Vision in What If
Yeah dude is legit becoming one of the greats in voice acting
He does a lovely John C. Reilly lol
@alexgonzalez-fn9jb he is so good at impressions, he can do so many.
Love the Storm transformation into her retro 70s outfit! Yay Nightcrawler in opening sequence!! Enjoyed the episode but wish longer to flesh Storm and Forge relationship! Seems like Sinister is behind the Genosha massacre but wonder if Apocalypse is also involved. Hope you feel better Coy!❤ can’t wait to get back to the aftermath of what happen in Genosha and more Cable. Wonder if the Shiar will play a role in season 2. Keep wondering if the Phoenix will play a role as they keep showing her in the opening credits
Xavier like Cyclops and Gambit got a glow up. And love it. Mans does possess the greatest mind on earth
16:08 Professor X had enough chairs in the mind classroom for the X-Men back home to sit in too🙏🏽
This was such a good episode - a lot of times in this show it feels like it could be so easy to be a bit cheesy or campy but somehow it really nails the ambitious nature of the XMen universe but plays it all completely seriously. So awesome
Magneto definitely isn't dead, and when he comes back he's going be a villain again
The moment I heard Shi'ar and Nimrod mentioned, I knew you guys truly grew up watching the original Animated Series and the comics. Subscribed!
These guys are great!! And super Knowledgeable about many nerdy things. ❤
Nimrod is pretty cool looking villian its a shame the fox universe never used him they just used magneto 3 times in a row then even used him in the rebutted universe
Vulcan, aka Gabriel Summers is going to shake things up you heard it here first !!!!! I wonder if anyone else spotted him in this episode???
The realest part of the episode to me was “Yeah, here’s Vulcan. Moving right the f*** on…”
My thoughts exactly, you can't just drop a bombshell of a reveal like that and leave it to dry. I'm guessing they got plans for that but here's hoping he won't be x men 97's whipping boy.
This was an amazing episode. Storm conquering her Demons so to speak and regaining her powers and is probably one step away from being an Omega level threat and I'm excited to see what happens next Frfr. Awesome reaction fellas 👍🏾👏🏾👌🏾👏🏾
She's most likely already an omega-level threat. She was established as an omega-level threat at the beginning of the series and now she's even stronger because she's freed herself from the "lie".
I can’t BELIEVE we got a Vulcan appearance. If we get War Of Kings I might flip out
War of Kings was part if an amazing run. I could see them adding part of it into season 2 if vulcan and deathbird join
@@jasonthompson1604 yeah, just introducing the character here allows there to be time for the identity thing to build organically. Season 2 does seem about right
It's funny how the Shi'ar dislike Terrans but has one in their rank as a member the Imperial Guard,ha?. Is that double standard or simply being a hyprocrite against once own believes/rules ,ha?.
So, you noted 'They were dancing, drinking wine! Making love!" You referenced "E is for Extinction" That was taken direct from that story, where Xavier 'witnesses' the attack via Cerebro.
This episode was so cool! It was great seeing Professor X (Charles Xavier) return in this episode! 👍
Yup X-men 97 is better than the original…..there I said it 👀
Yup
Perfect sequel
It’s a continuation of the same show and is literally following the same plot lines. 🥱
Nobody disagrees except for the blind, deaf & dumber.
I mean it is but its doing it better. The original ssries was atill good but the last season sucked and every now and then we would get a couple bad episodes each season. Also the action is dated. Still love the series but xmen 97 looks better,written better and is better. @AzulApe
More excited about *Storm* Or *Professor X* In This Episode?!
EXCITED FOR BOTH
Yes
The goddess
Though I like Xavier when I started reading he was long absent.
Storm was powerless and possessed by Malice.
She fought back freeing herself.
Though, at the time, I didn't understand the history I became a fan.
Storm is the X-Men I became a fan off the most.
Both actually
Thank you guys for powering through! I looked forward to this review so much! Coy, I hope you feel better soon, good sir, your comic book insight is always enjoyable to listen to.
This Episode was Fantastic!!! Seeing these two Love Stories happening at the same time was so well done! It was So Great to see Charles again! Storm getting Her Powers back was Such an Epic Scene! Especially with The Music! And Sinister being involved with or behind The Genosha Massacre is very Interesting and I'm So Excited to see What Happens Next! This Show keeps delivering Phenomenal Episodes and It's One of The Best Things Marvel Has Ever Done!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE!!!!!!
I will say this about the episode, I'm glad Sinister is the one revealed to be behind the attack because it should remind us of a few points: it's fine to speculate based on clues and correlation to events in the comics, but those stories have already been told, so sometimes it makes sense to provide the nods and easter eggs to the characters involved in the original telling, but it makes more sense (for them) to sometimes streamline things.
It is neater from a 10 episode season standpoint to make Mr. Sinister the overarching villain than to introduce Bastion or Cassandra Nova right now and do them full justice. We don't need to cram all the big bads into this season when we can save them as big threats down the line (or even reveal they did have a hand in the attack in some way, but not up front and center like C.Nova did in the comics).
Did you spot Nimrod inside the Master Mold in the intro? BASTION confirmed. :)
Yup saw that and it was so good. They showed events from One Mans measure which is where Nimrod tries to kill Xavier.
Well, mastermind was around well before bastion so not really a confirmation. I feel the clips in the intro are just adaptions from the og series
Bastion will be in the next episode
@@AramisHall Theo James is going to voice him I feel.
@@jasonthompson1604 Bastion was not in the OG series.
Professor X is back! I love that as soon as he had that vision he dropped everything and decided to go back. The X-Men really are like his children ❤️
It’s so interesting that in the comics that post the white outfit, Storm’s costumes now heavily feature her crown in nearly every iteration afterwards: Xtreme, Uncanny, T’Challa, Utopia, etc.
The storm piano theme track gives me chills. They use it perfectly every time.
The silence at the end of the episode says so much 😂
Now this is the X-Men that I knew when I started reading comic books in the 90's. So many nostalgic characters from the comics. This IS how it should be. I'm more PUMP with this series than watching trailers of the upcoming MCU movie.
The title is '97 but this is PEAK X-MEN from the SEVENTIES & EIGHTIES, baby!!!!
@@Jumpoable yup. I watched all the episode of the Xmen when I was I kid. but my point is that some writers and directors made things complicated and don't follow the original comic book script which already infront of their noses. however in the movies, they make it MORE complicated where things don't aligned better. They mixed superstar actors and political views which kinda ruin the whole story with lack of characters, ruined origins, etc.
9:56 you know I have to tell you honestly I like the fact that you don’t see a storyline beginning in one episode continuing in the next episode and you’re supposed to pretend that time has passed cause sometimes that’s hard to relay a series or an animation unless they tell you what it is, but the fact that life death started two episodes ago and continuing now gives you the impression oh time has passed so therefore you can partially accept that while time has passed and storm has feelings,s feelings for forge
3 Episodes ago:
Madelyn: "We ARE our memories. You remember nothing, YOU. ARE. NOTHING!"
Now:
Lilandra to Charles: "You fought tirelessly to be tolerated and you were nearly killed for it, why remember?"
They are very good at continuing not only story beats from episode to episode, but also themes.
I forgot and thought I was watching DC Professor Xavier looks like Lex Luther in his Battle suit (come to me my Justice League)🤣🤣
Nightcrawler was my favorite X-Man ever since the Sega game, and I was so sad he was only ever in one episode of the series - one that came after I stopped watching it regularly, though I made sure to tune in for that one. While I still dislike the tragedy of the previous episode, seeing Nightcrawler on the team and in the opening credits where I feel he always belonged definitely warmed my heart.
hope you feel better soon Coy, so nice to see this show really setting a great tone that animation is worth the investment cause ts is dope as hell.
Bishop's mullet makes a comeback!
“No, they were dancing, drinking wine, making love… my children of the atom destroyed!” Sent chills down my spine and brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of the Pulse nightclub shooting 😭
Milky Way ghetto is WILD😂
17:03 her fucking THEME!!!!!!!!
I thoroughly enjoy 'watching' with you guys and your respective inputs.
Acknowledging and giving credit to the writing and music cause they delivered!
Was grinning right along with you both throughout Storm's "rebirth" sequence.
I'm looking forward to the next episode - with you guys.
And thanks again for the efforts put in. Very much appreciated.
I also wonder if the appearance of Gambit as a skeleton in Xavier's vision foreshadows his return as Death, one of Apocalypse's Horsemen.
Could be or he is dead 😢
I like how they reference Gambit literally being Death at 20:54 because in the comics he became Apocalypse's Horseman of Death once.
So that means that the rogue gambit ship is officially over?
Edit: also this show is amazing and i love it.
I just want to say that i REALLY appreciate all of the people who have read all the Marvel comics and know all the lore i need to know to enjoy this show to its full potential. I watched XMen when i was a kid and loved it but never realized there was other media till there were 4million comics to read to catch up. 😂 Thank you for your Maximum effort. ❤
Great video once again @ReelRejects. Great job by Coy and Greg. Did you guys catch the Vulcan cameo in the beginning of the episode?
Whenever I see Lilanndra and Charles in the Shi’Ar throne rooms I think of Dune, why couldn’t the earlier X-Men movies been like this. X-Men 97 ROCKS whoooo. I absolutely loved, loved, loved Storm getting her powers back and her Astonishing X-Men 70s upgrade look. I loved what Charles said about all living beings born of the universe. A quote of being Children Of Atom. (the birth of the universe). Cosmic stardust and all that. Phenomenal writing. Forge tho haha with that Strange Magic ✨.
It was Giant Size X-Men 1/Uncanny not Astonishing
Yeah Giant Sized/Uncanny thanks
It's not Strange's magic. I guess they're tying it in with the MCU so all "magic" displays that signature look now. Forge has always been the science guy who kept denying his shamanic roots. But he ditched logical Western science & embraced the wisdom of his mother & ancestors to save his friend. Powerful stuff.
Forge was saying something about his Mother’s magic spells.
Deathbird: But he's Terran!
Me: Heh...Terran that azz up.
19:13 The Shi'ar empire is an allegorical representation of real world imperialism and colonialism.
In the end I remember like it was yesterday when Charles left the earth, to go with Lelandra. Where there he could believe that he died. But it is understood... that she went with Lelandra to increase the technology that she herself would make possible for her own good.!!!
And I was captivated by seeing the teacher again with a new style.
I love that Coy's kitty also has orange hair.
I was almost expecting the Starjammers to make an appearance.
Storm looks like a goddess I love her costume!!
Love to see how Storm’s lighting changed color too❤
So, what part of Storm's power to control the weather actually creates clothing out of nothing?
Wind
I think k it's magic related Storm has sorceress powers from her mother's side if the family
The women from her mother's side naturally have white hair so that isn't part of her mutation at all
I think Storm activated her magic power
Thus regrowing her hair from a mohawk
Reed Richard's developed costumes with unstable molecules that allows Storm to change them with electricity. She did the same thing several times in the original series including the very first episode.
@@justthevoicebackup280 she took off her costume when she left
@@FlamingoSandwich Actually your right because her hair also grew. She has that ability in comics she's been fully naked and used electricity to form clothes... not sure if it's through magic or matter manipulation via electrons.
Charles at his sassiest
Love Alison doing both voices. She does Adversary pitch perfect
Magneto is definitely alive. Charles has the vision of Gambit dieing but not Mags? Leech shut his powers off so the sentinel was no longer interested
This would be brilliant. I hope you are right.
Exactly. He even mentioned he wouldn't want to forget his friend Magnus so if he's seeing a psychic death vision, it would be Magneto's first & not merely Gambit's.
Also, premonition that Gambit will become Apocalypse's new horsemen Death.
@@Jumpoable yesssss
The fact that they finally introduced Vulcan has me happy as hell!! Like finally the Ultimate Summers brother
Gladiator was pretty cool with how fast he stepped in to protect Lilandra,and seeing Vulcan was awesome.
But the Class in session moment with Xavier was pretty awesome.
You know it’s a strange parallel, but when it comes to Debbie from invincible and professor Xavier, at least Xavier accepts that he’s a pet😂
This episode had mad Easter eggs by the way, from forge and his shaman abilities, Vulcan. This show is great again thanks for the reaction guys feel better boy 😅
Can't wait for storm reaction to all the crap that happened while she was away
"How very Rudyard Kipling of you." Not-so-fun fact, Rudyard (who wrote "The Jungle Book") also famously wrote "The White Man's Burden", which was the intellectual underpinning of the British empire's imperialism and colonialism, that it's "the white man's burden" to bring civilization across the world. Hence Charles bringing up "burdens". I literally said outloud "YIKES."
Hearing Xavier react to the attack was cool. In the comic he was connected to Cerebro watching it, feeling every death. "No one saw it coming.; They were drinking tea, making love. All those lights going out, no one saw. "A bit disappointed who they picked as the fall guy, though a Trask was used to activate the sentinel same as the comic. Still expect to see Bastion or some other villain arrive as a final sanction when the sentinels fail.
This was a fun and interesting episode to watch. I have to say Deathbird made it personal when she called our galaxy the "Milky Way Ghetto". Them fighting words. 🤣
I'm looking forward to some more "Sinister" action. He's always been one of my favorite villains in Marvel and needs to be brought to the big screen. I even made a character inspired by him in my own comic book universe. That's how much I enjoy his character because he's just entertainingly creepy.
The Goddess has returned, now where's "My Gambit".
Enjoyed the reaction 👍👍✌ out.
apparently part of storm's power set includes costume creation and directed hair growth 😁
“I am lightning” Storm is an Omega Level Goddess. Damn right, Charles Xavier class is in session lol. I freaking love it. X-Men 97 is fantastic. If possible, Marvel please bring back Spider-Man animated series, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, Spectacular Spider-Man & Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes.
Another solid episode didn’t have much comic accuracy this episode in terms of the Lifedeath comic. But Charles is Back. They Removed Gambit from the intro, added Nightcrawler, kept Cable and the apocalypse scene, added Nimrod and Master Mold and the X-Men fighting the Shi-ar. I did wonder how they fit into this episode, Forge in this scenario must be a replacement for Shani and Storm saving Forge is her delivering Shani’s baby.