When I first heard about this, I was like "what, Wolverine again?" Like I said before, I have nothing against the short guy, except that I think he's over-exposed. Sure, he's one of the greatest superheroes out there, but he was taken to such a level that he's practically everywhere; two Wolverine comics, appears in several X-Men comics, and now, is even the star of his cartoon series.
The Good: So far, this series at least tries to be as close to the current X-Men in the comics; the "staple" characters of the "X-men universe" are there, such as, well, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Beast, and Prof X -- well, sort of. Then, there's also Emma Frost -- I guess the first incarnation of the X-Men TV franchise that ever included her -- at least the first time as part of the team.
Also, tons of the traditional X-Men villains are there: so far, there were Magneto and the Brotherhood (Ep2, Ep3, Ep10), Mr. Sinister and the Marauders (Ep12), Master Mold and the Sentinels (Ep3, Ep9), Shadowking (Ep4), Sabertooth (Ep11) -- although he's more of a "Wolverine" character.
Many of the episodes are nods to actual storylines, such as the Hulk vs Wolverine angle (Episode 7), the Sentinel saga "Days of Future Past" (Episode 9), and Weapon X (Episode 11).
The Bad: Well, Wolverine being at the helm of the X-Men. I see him more of a squad leader, more on a per mission team leader -- like the current incarnation of the X-Force in the comics. Not the overall strategist and head of the X-Men.
That burden of leadership should have fallen on the shoulders of Cyclops who, disgustingly, is depicted as a lovesick, out of control brat who is all about Jean, Jean, Jean. Sure, he got an episode solely focused on him (Ep 12) but, again, it's all about Jean, Jean, Jean. His character -- like the live-action X-Men films -- is not fairly nor accurately depicted. And with Wolverine taking the lead title, there's little chance that Cyclops will ever take the the leadership of the team.
Also, there is no continuity so far. With the exception of the first three episodes, you can watch the other episodes in any order you want without affecting the main story... Oh wait, there IS no story here. No continuity. No main plot. No nothing. what do we know so far? Prof X is in a coma and the remaining X-Men are trying to reform the team again. Duh! Ah well...
Sure it's a kids show, but hell, does that mean that the continuity is practically nonexistent?
The Verdict: Well, the X-Men comics is very, very promising so far and so I'm still hoping for the same in the TV series version. Only 13 of the 26 season 1 episodes have aired so far -- at least the ones dubbed in English. I'm still hoping that the remaining episodes will be much better than the last ones.
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