chickenjackson

This was such a well written episode! The season started off slow as it meanders through a murder mystery plot but it starts to pick up later in this final season. This episode is part of that good turn. It has a great framing technique of beginning and ending with the Crocks that builds up to a great emotional arc in a single episode as well as an important reveal. The parallel of Pat and Starmans approach to the Crocks highlights the unexpected turns. The episode is able to capture the transformation of characters and emotional breakthrough beyond people just wanting to destroy the other, hitting on deeper hearts and motives.

Incredible what this animation team was able to fit in one 30 min episode about a team of genetic outsiders. Not just retro style but bringing more subtleties of expression and emotional depth. Action without losing exploration of character and bonds in such an economy of space. There were allusions to so many storylines as well as foreshadowing of many more. Amazed how they were also able to show visually not just tell with words the complexity of the relational history between members as well as deep concepts of human relations (timely to even current events). This is the best of what has made the x-men story shine over generations.

I don't understand the low ratings. But then again maybe I do. Some Marvel fans have gotten used to a certain kind of formula, but to be honest I am ready for some maturing and alternative perspectives on a Marvel UNIVERSE. This is a timely work, where people are at war, each with their own reason. But mostly to fight for a placed called home. No one group's hands are clean. This series, more than any in the MCU, felt the most human...where we see a man broken by fighting and trying his best to take responsibility for the collateral damage done. And as a side note, Ben Mendelsohn's acting is a revelation, as an alien who seems to have the best of humanity.