The second part of "Tolerance is Extinction", the season finale of X-Men'97, seemed to hold nothing back, faithfully adapting some brutal moments from the comic. Not for the first time, I wonder if the reason Beau DeMayo was labelled "difficult to work with" was that he wasn't willing to compromise on this stuff, forcing Disney, against their will, to release something actually good.
There's a whole lotta betrayal goin' on. Magneto turns on the team, Rogue and Roberto join him. There's even a moment where Cyclops blasts Professor X.
Unlike so many weak Disney productions these days, this isn't some simple-minded, "good vs. evil" narrative, dumbed down so even a sea otter can follow it. Magneto's point of view is more understandable than it's ever been. But so is Xavier's.
It was good to see Storm in action though I thought maybe they were saving her return for a more dramatic moment. Still, it was cool seeing he summon up tempests in her classic costume. By the end of the episode, though, most people are going to be thinking about Wolverine.
This is a famous (some would say infamous) moment directly from the comics. Wolverine's big vulnerability against Magneto finally has a gruesome pay-off. The mutant who can control any and all metals with his mind versus the man with a metal skeleton. It's still a terrific cliffhanger.
X-Men'97 is available on Disney+.
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