Tuesday, March 17, 2009

I slept until around 10am. I watched 4 Wolverine & the X-Men episodes before I slept. I watched the final 3 parter when I woke up. A fantastic ending to an amazing season. This series would make a really great dvd box set. The series is heavily serialized, and the end of the season is a huge payoff to stories throughout the season. Sometimes you think you know something, and then you don't. It's the best X-Men series ever, IMO.

Some things that I loved about the series is that it wasn't overwhelmed by the Phoenix / Jean Grey plot, and yet both were used, and actually added in new elements from the comics that I've never seen dramatized before. Like, I know my friend Mollie hates Jean Grey, but she might like this series as Jean is in maybe 10 of the 26 episodes, if that. And the Phoenix story is only played out in about 6 of them, though it's far more subtle than previous adaptations. Emma Frost is my favorite character. The series has a huge cast, but doesn't let anyone overwhelm the main plot; the characters are all used well, and there is some really strong character development. I hope the 2nd Season (currently in preproduction) can match the quality of the first. This felt a lot more like the comics than previous attempts, and the series didn't shy away from the complex characters, and the darkness found in many of the stories.

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