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| Monday, February 2, 2009 09:09 PM |
| On the Viewer - Wolverine and the X-Men (Episode 2 - "Hindsight - Part 2") |
 by Fëanor |
This episode opens up with appearances from many more wonderfully familiar characters! The Blob! Toad! Quicksilver! And... some other guys I didn't really recognize (turns out it's Avalanche and Domino). And hey, it's Warren!
I like that Wolverine realizes nobody's going to come back to the X-Men if he's in charge. He's not the leader and never was.
That's some cleavage Domino's sporting! Jeez.
Wow, Cyclops looks seriously disheveled.
I like that they decided to just be really subtle with the accents, and that Rogue's Southern drawl, instead of being painfully fake and overdone, is barely there. Same with Wolverine.
Oh. Uh, actually Avalanche's accent is really terrible and overdone. Ah, well.
I think they cheated a little having the buildings that Avalanche brought down all be empty warehouses. C'mon, what are the chances of that?
Bobby: "All right! The X-Men are back!" Wolverine: "Well, sort of. It's... just us." Bobby [disappointed]: "Oh." Heh.
Kitty's on her way to Genosha, but as soon as Wolverine shows up in a helicopter she jumps right on and says, "It's about time!" Short, funny, to the point, and revealing of character. Great scene!
I gotta say, Rogue is pretty annoying. She sounds like she's always one step away from busting out crying. How emo.
Nice touch having Senator Kelly's potential assassin aiming at him from right in front of a Genosha billboard.
I like very much that they haven't bothered with any lengthy explanations or exposition here. They just assume we know the basics about the characters and the story and that we'll pick up whatever else we need to know as the show goes along. That's another way in which the series is more adult than your average kids' show.
And hey, the Brotherhood's plan was quite clever. They totally manipulated Rogue and set up the X-Men. Or... did they?? Okay, I have to admit, that last twist really surprised me. It probably shouldn't have, but it did. Nicely done! Now I like Rogue more as a character.
Good episode! I'm looking forward to the next one. |
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