Forgive the broadness of this Generation X boast, but the 90s were just different.
Were they a simpler time?
Were they a better time?
Objectively yes, absolutely.
At the very least, television was objectively stellar in the 1990s.
If that werent the case, then why isFriendsone of the most streamed shows for teens recently?
Why has theFresh Princereimagining worked?
The new series, set to release on March 20 had better respect those qualities as well.
The premiere also sets up an entire team of characters flawlessly in only a matter of 21 minutes.
You learn who everyone is and what their personalities are very efficiently.
Rogue has more than a few country-fried colloquialisms.
Gambit charms a stationery shop employee the very first time we see him.
Perhaps none were so impactful, however, as John Colicos Apocalypse.
Yet fans quickly discover the marriage was a sham, and it was all a revenge plot.
Morph, who was long thought dead, has been playing tricks on his former team.
By shapeshifting into different X-Men teammates, he fools Jubilee into visiting the extremist group the Friends of Humanity.
Storm is attacked by the hateful xenophobes and ends up in the hospital.
Gambit is in a small coma after trying to sneak a kiss from Rogue.
Its a highly entertaining pair of episodes featuring truly high stakes.
Case in point, the legendary Phoenix storyline.
The super X-fan will recognize some great visual Easter eggs from the A.o.A.
Graduation Day
Season 5 Episode 14
We all know it.
It doesnt have to be said.
In fact, the show probably should have ended mid-fourth season with the three-part Beyond Good and Evil episodes.
X-Men 97 premieres Wednesday, March 20 on Disney+.
