Bright Eyes was pretty much place setting for the three part finale but like with all of X-Men ’97 it did so with a punch. While we see pretty much the whole cast throughout this episode this was Rogue’s story more than anyone else. Seeing her process her grief through sheer rage as she rampages to find the people responsible for the Genosha massacre was harrowing. She goes dark in a way that really reminds you she started her place in X-Men as a member of the Brotherhood and there’s a satisfaction to seeing her go ape-shit on everyone from Captain America to General Ross and finally Gyrich.
This episode also sees how everyone is coping with events post Genosha. We see Scott’s simmering tension with the human politics blocking aid to the country, Beast moving further away from Xaviers mission of tolerance and Jean be.ing psychically haunted by the echos thousands of lives but short in the tragedy. All small but viscerally impactful moments throughout the episode.
Given the consistent quality writing I’m so excited to see how this story unfolds in the weeks to come.
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Bright Eyes was pretty much place setting for the three part finale but like with all of X-Men ’97 it did so with a punch. While we see pretty much the whole cast throughout this episode this was Rogue’s story more than anyone else. Seeing her process her grief through sheer rage as she rampages to find the people responsible for the Genosha massacre was harrowing. She goes dark in a way that really reminds you she started her place in X-Men as a member of the Brotherhood and there’s a satisfaction to seeing her go ape-shit on everyone from Captain America to General Ross and finally Gyrich.
This episode also sees how everyone is coping with events post Genosha. We see Scott’s simmering tension with the human politics blocking aid to the country, Beast moving further away from Xaviers mission of tolerance and Jean be.ing psychically haunted by the echos thousands of lives but short in the tragedy. All small but viscerally impactful moments throughout the episode.
Given the consistent quality writing I’m so excited to see how this story unfolds in the weeks to come.