How X-men '97 Solved a 30 Year Old Problem 

Ayyye, I was wondering if anyone would try to catch that loll

Thank you! This means a lot, and I know my channel will reach that level some day!

Like you said, seeing the evolution of his writing into literally being era defining is for sure a special moment. It is 1000% worth it!

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Considering Batman TAS and Xmen TAS were successful and still iconic and had limitations being on a kids network

You bring up a great point! Episodic TV isn't inherently bad, but there is also no secret that many used episode isolation as a crutch to avoid significant storytelling instead of as an opportunity to give interesting character interpretations such as Batman TAS. Like with season 5 of X-men TAS, its episodic nature wasn't inherently the issue, but lead to overall more unstructured stories as they used it as too much of a crutch. I also thought it was vital to bring up the importance of X-men's serialization, as not only was it revolutionary but modern media has completely flipped in favor of it. With 6 to 12, tight and consistent episodes almost being the standard for the biggest shows out now, animated or not.

Glad you enjoyed it

I was coming from the angle that almost every problem that hindered the original series, especially that season 5, had been meticulously corrected to make this show better than what it ever was before.

No disrespect, but I just have to disagree. While social justice may not have been their main focus during its conception, every comic run after have intentionally played into those themes, especially Claremont who practically shapes the view of how we recognize this franchise today. Minority repression has been synonymous with X-men for most of its 60+ years active, and has been incorporated in every major comic adaptation since, so I wouldn't say X-men was never about social justice. Its like saying Lysol is not a disinfecting spray because it was originally created/promoted as a feminine hygiene product. And modern mutant prosecution is a little more complex than them just simply being hated by media, as there are entire systemic roadblocks placed to prevent their prosperity, same as in real life.

"The X-Men are hated, feared and despised collectively by humanity for no other reason than that they are mutants. So what we have here, intended or not, is a book that is about racism, bigotry and prejudice." - Chris Claremont, who I'd say knows a little bit more about the X-Men than you do.

I agree. It wasn't the creators intent. They've said so themselves. They may have similarities, but that doesn't make it reality. If you repeat a lie long enough, it becomes true.

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