As a millennial who grew up watching cartoons on Saturday mornings with a bowl of cereal, the original X-Men series was a favorite. I loved watching Professor X and his band of mutants like Storm and Wolverine attempt to make this fictional world a more cohesive place to live. Prior to the debut of X-Men '97, I was incredibly excited by the idea of the show and even made mention of it in What to Watch's must-see TV spring shows.
So it's with much joy that I can declare the cartoon as the best "new" series I've seen this year, even with only the first two episodes premiering on Disney Plus. X-Men '97 is also getting love from critics. As of March 21, the series has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, literally a perfect score. The impressive feat means the series in its opening week is the best-reviewed project of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, besting Avengers: Endgame.
