X-Men: Season 1 - Episode 8: 'SpykeCam' (2001) - TV Episode Review

Official Score = 3 Devils

When I was a kid I was one who instead of collecting sports card, ended up trading comics & comic trading cards... My top 2 favorites of the Marvel stuff that I have in the collection that I still have, is, 'Wolverine' & 'Sabretooth' (For a brief time I would have said, 'Cyclops'... But that was only for a brief time...)

But you know those two are probably two of the most bad ass characters from both sides of the aisle that have ever exited!

And having these two guys in the latest episode of, 'X-Men Evolution' is largely why I am going to say that this episode is probably my favorite episode of the series... Of course there are other reasons, but I have to admit that they are pretty bad ass!

Sabertooth going to war with Wolverine!

Now this episode, which stars: Meghan Black (Elf), Neil Denis (RoboCop Alpha Commando), Michael Donovan (Captain N: The Game Master), Noel Fisher (Red), Zahf Paroo (Firewall), David Kaye (Fido), Scott McNeil (Conan: The Adventurer), Kirby Morrow (Class Of The Titans), Maggie Blue O'Hara (Finley The Fire Engine), Venus Terzo (Adventures Of Sonic The Hedgehog) & Kirsten Alter (Chaos).

Now the episode tells the story of how when Spyke (Neil Denis) gets a video camera for a school project, problems begin to ensue...

You see Spyke ends up being somewhat careless with the thing, and where as it shows Xavier's Academy, the camera itself ends up falling in to the hands of one of the X-Men's biggest threats at the time... Sabretooth (Michael Donovan)!

'Sabertooth' going up against, 'Rogue'!

And in the end, Sabretooth intends to settle up with his ole friend, 'Wolverine', and come for a visit that no one at the school will ever forget!

In the end, besides the fact that this episode has some of my favorite characters from the, 'Marvelverse' in it, it also has a nice on the edge of your seat element... (A thing that has up to this episode, mostly has been missing.)

So in the end folks, if you want to see a truly fun episode of a great animated TV series, check this out, I think you might find that you quite enjoy it!

X-Men: Evolution: Season 1 - Episode 6: 'Middleverse' (2001) - TV Episode Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

You know, so far I have to say that I know that, 'X-Men: Evolution' is a show that is more meant for children (I mean the animation and the basic story structure prove that)... But the truth is, is I have found this show to be an awful lot o fun (despite the fact that the series has kind of majorly went off the reservation when it comes to staying true to the comics!)

I mean this series does stay true to the basics, but it is geared up for teens, and I have to say that if you are a fan of, 'The X-Men' or animation, then it is fun for adults as well, and episode 6: 'Middleverse' is no different!

Written by: Adam Beechen (Pink Panther & Pals), Evelyn Gabai (The Mask) & Directed by: Steven E. Gordon (Terminator Salvation). Starring: Meghan Black (Elf), Neil Denis (RoboCop: Alpha Command), Maggie Blue O'Hara (Living With The Dead), Christopher Gray (Fear), Kirby Morrow (InuYasha), Brad Swaile (Dragon Ball Z), Venus Terzo (It) & Sam Vincent (Krypto The Super Dog).

The episode tells the story of how after accidentally discovering the work of a genius mutant by the name of, 'Forge' (Sam Vincent), Nightcrawler (Braid Swaile) is sucked in to an alternate dimension that appears to be just outside of our world, but still apart of it!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="384"] 'Nightcrawler' gets stuck in the middleverse with 'Forge' and are trying to get out of there as quick as they can![/caption]

When he gets there though, he finds out that he is not the only one there, when he ends up discovering that the inventor of the machine that brought Nightcrawler there has been stuck inside the same dimension for decades with out anyway to get out!

And it will take Nightcrawler, Forge & the X-Men to get them both out of there... Because if the team can't do it, then no one can!

Now I can't say that there is anything particularly bad about this episode, the truth is, is this episode just really did not keep me on the edge of my seat like some shows do... But I did enjoy it... And well... You might to!

http://youtu.be/l3HYWJ2VMxc

X-Men: Evolution: Season 1 - Episode 5. 'Speed And Spyke' (2000) - TV Episode Review

[caption id="attachment_330" align="alignright" width="220"] Official Score = 2 1/2 Devils[/caption]

The one thing so far that I have to say that I really don't understand about, 'X-Men: Evolution' is the fact that characters like, 'Jean Grey', 'Cyclops' and, 'Nightcrawler' are considered to be High Schoolers, but, 'Wolverine' & 'Storm' are adults? I mean they are all supposed to be roughly about the same age in just about any other form of media that has to do with the 'X-Men'...

Regardless though, this series so far is pretty good, and Season 1 - Episode 5: 'Speed And Spyke' (2000) is good example of this!

Written by: Bob Forward (The Super Mario Bros. Supershow), Rick Ungar (Mutant X) & Directed by: Gary Graham (Kung Fu Panda). Starring: Kirby Morrow (InuYasha), Scott McNeil (Conan The Adventurer), Venus Terzo (Da Vinci's Inquest), Maggie Blue O'Hara (CardCopters), Christopher Judge (Stargate: SG1), Neil Denis (RoboCop: Alpha Command), Christopher Gray (Fear), Brad Swaile (Mobile Suite Gundam 00), Kirsten Alter (Juno), David Kaye (Up), Richard Ian Cox (RV), Noel Fisher (Battle Los Angeles) & Colleen Wheeler (The Tall Man).

Now this episode is an interesting one... Not particularly good, not particularly bad... But if season 1 has been about Proffessor Xavier (David Kaye) & Magneto (Christopher Judge) recruiting for their perspective sides in the upcoming battles... Then one thing that should stand out real nicely is the fact that this episode has to do with both sides recruiting their newest members!
In the case of Professor Xavier and the, 'X-Men' their next team member is, 'Spyke'...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Spyke (Neil Denis) & his arch-nemesis being recruited on to different sides of right and wrong![/caption]

Now Spyke (Neil Denis) is the nephew of Storm (Kirsten Alter), and has been trying to recruit Spyke to join the Xavier Institute for awhile... So much so that ultimately she will bring in Jean Grey (Venus Terzo) & Cyclops (Kirby Morrow) to try and talk him in to it!

What finally gets him to sign up, is when after being blamed for breaking in to lockers at his school, (something that his enemy, 'Quick Silver' (Richard Ian Cox) had been doing, and had taken off when the cops showed up, leaving Spyke as the fall guy.)

Well Quick Silver isn't exactly one to work with a team himself, but Magneto really wants him on his team and works with his minion, 'Mystique' (Colleen Wheeler) to help bring Spyke and Quick Silver together for a final confrontation (believing that Quick Silver can have this final confrontation, that he could potentially end up being happy with becoming a member of Magneto and his group...)

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Quick Silver maybe down, but he surely isn't out![/caption]

In the end, this episode was just plan old fun... I mean plot wholes aside, I just have to say that this episode was just fun... Not edge of your seat fun, but if your looking for something fun to watch on a lazy afternoon, this one is worth it!

http://youtu.be/tOFRJhXsFMk