Another week, another huge episode of X-Men ’97. The Easter eggs start early this week; as we see that the team roll call in the opening credits has been changed to remove Magneto and Gambit (RIP?) and to add Nightcrawler, who looks to be joining the X-Men full-time moving forward. But did you notice that the logo that accompanies Nightcrawler in the opening credits is the same logo that adorned the cover of his solo Marvel comic from the 1980s? Yup, it’s true.
That’s just one of the many Easter eggs, hidden references, and little details you might have missed in the latest episode of X-Men ’97. If you didn’t spot any of them, our latest video will help break them all down for you. It will show where all of this week’s “Lifedeath – Part 2” storyline comes from — not just the comics that shared that title, but also the famous X-Men crossover storyline “Fall of the Mutants” — and the debut of a major X-Men character we’ve never seen in the show before.
Watch the full video below:
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If you liked that video on all of the Easter eggs in X-Men ’97 Episode 6, check out more of our videos below, including one on Eternals and why the material would have worked so much better as a television series on Disney+ instead of as a feature film, one comparing Thor: Ragnarok and Love and Thunder and figuring out why one worked and one didn’t, and one on Deadpool & Wolverine’s CinemaCon footage and Marvel’s whole presentation. Plus, there’s tons more videos over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. New episodes of X-Men ’97 premiere on Wednesdays on Disney+.
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