‘X-Men 97’ is becoming, against all odds, what Marvel Studios needed to regain the trust of its audience. After a terrifying year in which the MCU had its worst numbers since its foundation, this animated series that brings back the spirit of the nineties is conquering the audience thanks to its tremendous quality.
Created by Beau DeMayo, a writer who was fired by Marvel just one week after the series premiered —apparently, for reasons unrelated to the production of X-Men 97’—, it has become one of the studio’s biggest milestones. And this has only increased with the fifth episode, which many already say has the best ending “since Infinity War”.
The X-Men are in good hands
Titled “Remember”, the fifth episode of X-Men 97′ takes the action to Genosha, an island rehabilitated by the UN to house mutants from all over the world who do not find their place. After recent events, the island proposes Magneto —who now leads the X-Men— as the leader of the place, and he only conditions it on Rogue being by his side.
After the love triangle involving Rogue, Magneto, and Gambit, the action starts to intensify when the island is unexpectedly attacked by gigantic sentinels. However, this is not the usual attack from these villains, but a massacre comparable to Daenerys’ at the end of Game of Thrones.
To the surprise of the audience, all kinds of mutants die… and it seems that this time there is no turning back, as happened in Infinity War. In this way, a turning point is created in the series, in addition to the certainty that Marvel must recover Beau DeMayo as soon as possible and put the future of live-action X-Men in his hands.
