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‘X-Men ‘97’ Review: Disney+ Revival Exceeds Sky-High Expectations

Recently-fired "X-Men '97" head writer Beau DeMayo and team present a carefully-crafted and worthy followup, banger theme song and all

It features many of the originating cast, including Cal Dodd as Wolverine, Lenore Zann as Rogue, George Buza as Beast, and Alison Sealy-Smith as Storm, alongside new talent Jennifer Hale as Jean Grey, Holly Chou as Jubilee, A.J. Those who remember every single detail of “X-Men: TAS” will appreciate little flourishes, like the prominence of Henry Peter Gyrich’s inclusion in the premiere (given his role in the series finale), the ways in which the first episode mirrors the debut of the original, or deeply understand the emotional resonance of Morph talking about his past with Mister Sinister. The show feels more adult than memory serves, especially for what was marketed in the ‘90s as a Saturday morning kids’ cartoon; a fight sequence in the third episode is a little bloody, and the series overall plays up the sex appeal of the characters, sometimes to comedic effect, like an absolutely shredded Gambit hanging out in the mansion kitchen wearing a crop top.

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