X-Men ’97 Season 2 is finally here! Adam Hlavac, Hector Navarro, and Agustin Rios are back to react to the explosive three-episode premiere of Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 on Disney+. Join us as we watch Episode 1, “Days of Past Future,” Episode 2, “A Force to be Reckoned With,” and Episode 3, “Rise of Apocalypse: Part 1,” breaking down every shocking moment, emotional reunion, comic book callback, Easter egg, and theory as the X-Men are thrust into new timelines and face the growing threat of Apocalypse.
In this reaction and discussion, we dive into the return of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Nightcrawler, Jubilee, Morph, Gambit, Magneto, Cable, Bishop, and Apocalypse, exploring how the series draws inspiration from legendary X-Men storylines like Age of Apocalypse, X-Factor, and X-Force. We discuss Cable’s complicated legacy, En Sabah Nur’s origins, the show’s expanding time travel mythology, and what these first three episodes could mean for the future of the Marvel Animated Universe.
If you’re looking for an X-Men ’97 Season 2 reaction, X-Men ’97 Episodes 1-3 review, Marvel Animation breakdown, Apocalypse theories, X-Men Easter eggs, or comic book comparisons, you’ve come to the right place. Join us as we experience one of Marvel’s biggest animated premieres, share our favorite moments, and speculate on where the season is headed next.
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00:00 — X-Men ’97 Season 2 Episode 1-3 Reaction
02:00 — Episode 1 Reaction
18:32 — Episode 2 Reaction
36:34 — Episode 3 Reaction
50:09 — Premiere Review
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27:55 Omg that's Maggie from Marvels #2! Oh man that story never fails to make me tear up.
Jubilee was amazing! But I disagree that it was her work in the danger room. It was Cable's training. She might have done well with Bastion but this is a whole level.
18:08 Generation X😭 I love the people who work on this show
30:58 “All that Danger Room training”
Psylock in the intro: Am I a joke to you?🤣
I’m listening to a Podfic right now, Bucky with a spaceship- If they Never learned your name- I think it’s wonderful- it’s very long though- what are you guys thoughts on Doomsday?
I have watched Marvel shows and movies before the merger and would really like to see the characters from the shows
ie- Elizabeth Hurley was Morgan le Fey in Runaways and I think that they could be adapted into the MCU easily
What do you think is Baldar going to come to the MCU? There was a sculpture of him in an episode of Loki
I loved this-
I have a question about how people seem to be more critical of women in fictional- ie Supergirl than in women- I myself liked Morbius and Madame Web
more than She hulk
Deadpool,OmegaRed,Broods,
Puckman,Guardian,Spider-Man,
SilverSamurai,Ladydeathstrike,
Sabertooth,TheThing,Maverick,
GarrisonKane,Cyclops,Jean,
What a time too be a X-men Fan!! Deadpool,OmegaRed,Broods,
Puckman,Guardian,Spider-Man,
SilverSamurai,Ladydeathstrike,
Sabertooth,TheThing,Maverick,
GarrisonKane&Sasquatch
Silverfox,Fantomax,Aurora,
AJax,AgentZero,WinterSoldier
Maggot,X23
Other Cool! References
Hey guys 😮. Q from Next Gen voices Kang.
Mutants are not "bad". Yes and no, some are some aren't. The Good ones keep, the bad one's put in jail, if you can. To me, it's not "bigotry or racism" it's fear of beings that have the kind of power most mutants have, that some can destroy the normal human race, all races. Even Magneto, when he was THE bad guy said, "all humans are less than any mutant and should be enslaved. Just like ALL humans in real life aren't good, but some are nicer and more loving of others. Some pretend to love, but are just being deceptive. It's not always "black and white". Prime examples are X Factor and X Force. X Force aren't "bad guys", they are doing the right things, the wrong way. X Factor, they are doing the right things under the law, but might be getting used by some in the government. Like today, perception doesn't always meet reality. I know this seems serious, not meant to be.
Thank you Marvel and MarvelStudios. For bringing Psylocke intro title in X-men 97 !!! I’m so much emotional happiest man ever🥹🦋⚔️
47:43 Celestials are fucking around with folks again..
Hector gerking over Marvels is so awesome. I got my trade signed by Alex Ross at nycc years ago
Seeing chamber in the X-Factor scene was so sick.
Those Horsemen are from volume one of Rick Remender's X-Force run which begins with a "why don't we kill Hitler as a baby" scenario and kicks into high gear with a sojourn to an Age-of-Apocalypse-ish place/time/dimension/I forget and includes AoA Nightcrawler killing AoA Blob by teleporting a shark inside him ! X-Force's members in Volume One were Wolverine, Archangel, Psylocke, Deadpool, and Fantomex/EVA.
The big guy is War (and his axe infects people with psionic rage); the flying carpet guy is Death; the drummer is Famine (his drumbeat gives the targets a "bioauditory cancer"); and the umbrella is Pestilience.
That’s a little derivative😆. Hey guys. Where Deadpool?
Hector always tryna show off how much he knows😂
Thanks for the story on the little girl. I read a few X-Men comics in the 1990s, only comic I tried, but not many. It felt like there was something sad there, thanks for the explanation.
The reactions to the ep2 op! 🤌🏻
7:59 THAT’S WHAT I WAS THINKING!!!!
Hector will spoil red wedding in episode 1 😂
I disagree about the music thing that Hector mentioned at the end. The Loki TVA theme is fine because that’s strictly multiversal, but any other MCU character’s theme should NOT be used unless that version of that character somehow appears. For Spider-Man, they could use music from HIS ‘90s cartoon.
But it’s so dope they put Rama-Tut in this and used that music because he was a Kang variant they teased a couple times in the MCU, but we obviously won’t be getting a Jonathan Majors version of him anymore after everything that happened. It’s nice to still see him in this different way in an ASTONISHING show!
I think this will tie into the multiverse
That's war
I’m really hoping this season finally has all the Summers brothers reunite, then meet their younger brother (who was seen in first season) and their dad is shows up too.
The person voice Rama Tut aka Nathaniel Richards is John de Lancie which is ideal.
This show has always treated Storm like she was suppsoed to be handled
Bear from Obsession voicing young Cable is wild
the opening was cool, as a lifelong cable fan it was nice to see him get a title card, tha tbeing said if hes leading any team named xforce that isnt cannonball, domino, boom boom, shatterstar, feral, warpath, + then i dont want it
42:11
This sequence has Kratos energy.
“Good men don’t seek leadership. They are summoned to it.”
-Cyclops
13:10 I like how Agustin is slowly losing it over Storm’s power 😂
20:51 love the X force intro
Good start to the season. Enjoyed your reaction as usual
Omg the little girl backstory is so tragic and beautiful. Thank you do much Hector for shedding a light on her. Love the emotion. 🙏🏻💛💙
That of iconic Psylock pose from Jim Lee's 1992 Marvel Series 1 trading card art was a nice touch! 💯
I that's the Shadow King in Egypt and Charles just made him an enemy, it woud link this show as a prequel of Legion. 😄
Come to think of it, we do need a big battle between psychics.