X-Men '97 had already set new standards for our expectations regarding shows coming out of Marvel next. Today saw the release of the season finale of X-Men '97 and to say it blew me away would be an understatement. X-Men '97 not only rekindled the respect I had for Marvel in my heart, but also gave the X-Men identity a much-needed revival among the newer generations. So in this review of X-Men '97 Episode 10, I'm going to talk about everything that made me fall in love with Marvel again, and let's see if you like me or not.

Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers for X-Men '97 Episode 10 (Season Finale).

First let me talk about the action sequences and all I can say is "Holy [Censored]". In all my years I have never, EVER seen such well done sequences in an animated show. In episode 9, we saw Jean Gray succumb to Cabel's attacks and was presumed dead. But in this episode we get to see that she is up and alive but not as Jean, she rises from what was thought to be her watery grave as the Phoenix!

She stripped Mister Sinister of all his powers and put Bastion under control for a time. The scene where she rises like the Phoenix made me punch the air. The animation, the echoing voice, her covered in bright yellow flames in the shape of a phoenix *sigh*, animation has never been better.