Whatever It Takes

First of all, hats off to the people who write and direct this show. Every episode develops something interesting (even if Mr. Sinister was kind of a miss). Big moment here: Storm, one of the most powerful X-men finds herself in conflict with an old foe.

I love how rich and powerful Storm is in this series. She's obviously a battle tested, educated, freed woman of color. Fighting for those not strong enough to stand up for themselves. But plagued with many problems of the past.

The little stuff too, with the village being filled with African culture, the emergency-point-spot on the map aligning with Tanzania, and then they travel to Tanzania. No detail is too small for these writers and animators. Really impressive how much effort is put into the show as a whole. Dating back 30 years, I thought there would be short cuts, bad characters, and poor animation, lots of errors, but that couldn't be farther from the truth.

The morph/wolverine side plot here is interesting too. Wolverine is so loyal to this guy who we barely know, it's almost a scapegoat to maybe a bad-writing situation. Where we kind of trust Wolverine's judgement over our own experience. Which with so many character and one season deep, I don't really hate the idea.

But this episode rocks. It's scary, it's flashy, it's a super interesting dive into a super interesting character. I could have asked for more. Loved it.

A stand alone episode mixed with continuity. Some will see it as a filler episode others will enjoy it. Personally I like it! Storm takes the lead in this one in a quick encounter with a new enemy for the viewers. The story is a bit rushed to fit in one episode which makes the ending of the plot a bit hasty. But there are some good ideas here.

The struggles from Morph continue and it makes for a dramatic twist. We find one of the members in a hopeless place.