Promos had us believing the “Big Bad” of X-Men ’97 was going to be Mister Sinister. After episode six of season one, “Bright Eyes,” it turns out Sinister was just working for the Big Bad, who is a somewhat lesser-known X-Men comic book villain named Bastion.

Early hints about Bastion popped up in the first episodes of 'X-Men ‘97', like a photo in Forge's house in Episode 4

This isn’t a criticism! It’s precisely in line with the biggest theme of X-Men history that most adaptations have refused to touch — that mutants only represent one option f

Season 1, Episode 7. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out IGN’s review for “Bright Eyes.” X-Men ‘97 threw viewers for a loop with its fifth episode, culminating in the deaths of countless mutants on Genosha,

Last week, it looked like X-Men '97 was set to have a more hopeful nature, however, the introduction of a brand-new villain might have just squashed those hopes.

As X-Men ’97 so clearly demonstrates week after week, it ain’t easy being a mutant. Even while in the middle of grieving, dealing with an instant genocide on a peaceful nation, and searching breathlessly for just one more survivor,