X-Men ’97 Creator Explains Episode 5’s Impact On The Rest Of Season 1
Few fans were ready for the events of X-Men ’97 Season 1, Episode 5, “Remember It,” which thrust the entire series into a much darker direction. The story took its cues from the “E For Extinction” storyline from Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely’s 2001 run on New X-Men, which depicted the fall of the mutant nation of Genosha to a genocidal attack from the Sentinels. The show took that story several steps further and seemingly depicted the death of two members of the X-Men and several of their friends and allies.
Warning: the following contains spoilers from the latest episode of X-Men ’97 on Disney+. If you haven’t seen the installment or don’t want to know what happens, stop reading now.
In response to the episode’s debut, former X-Men ’97 showrunner and series creator Beau DeMayo broke his silence for the first time since he was fired by Marvel last month. Although DeMayo didn’t elaborate on his dismissal, he explained that this episode in particular was important to the pitch he made to Marvel.