This re-interpretation of the X-Men could have been handled better, but it did deliver something of substance. But I must be honest with you guys, the first and second seasons were rather weak. Not that they didn't have good episodes, but they could be counted on one hand.
The idea of turning either a beloved solo hero or in this case a team into highschool students is in the category of being prone to clichéd stereotypes that come with such a setting, and while has worked in shows like Batman Beyond, X-Men: Evolution sadly falls into many of those clichés.
Not that it's complete garbage, because some of them kind of work even though it on papers sounds stupid. Rogue as an introverted emo chick actually made it through the eye-rolling idea, and Wolverine as this tough guy with a heart of gold inside was my favourite.
Speaking of Wolverine, I must touch the subject of the new voice actors, because they were really good! I had problems with how theatrical many of the voice actors sounded in the 90's series, but here we got more grounded and still worthy replacements. But to be fair, Nightcrawler sounded a little weird to me and Toad was really annoying at times.
And the animation had undergone a welcomed upgrade, because the animation in the 90's show hasn't aged especially well. My only minor complaint here is that if you look at many of the characters' hair, you'll see that many of them have the same haircut with little variation. A nit-pick, but it struck me as a little lazy.
So to sum up, in terms of substance X-Men: Evolution is noticably weaker than the 90's show and delivers best in the third and fourth seasons, but it looks really good and offers some interesting takes on the different characters and their ways to becoming the X-Men or The Brotherhood.
The idea of turning either a beloved solo hero or in this case a team into highschool students is in the category of being prone to clichéd stereotypes that come with such a setting, and while has worked in shows like Batman Beyond, X-Men: Evolution sadly falls into many of those clichés.
Not that it's complete garbage, because some of them kind of work even though it on papers sounds stupid. Rogue as an introverted emo chick actually made it through the eye-rolling idea, and Wolverine as this tough guy with a heart of gold inside was my favourite.
Speaking of Wolverine, I must touch the subject of the new voice actors, because they were really good! I had problems with how theatrical many of the voice actors sounded in the 90's series, but here we got more grounded and still worthy replacements. But to be fair, Nightcrawler sounded a little weird to me and Toad was really annoying at times.
And the animation had undergone a welcomed upgrade, because the animation in the 90's show hasn't aged especially well. My only minor complaint here is that if you look at many of the characters' hair, you'll see that many of them have the same haircut with little variation. A nit-pick, but it struck me as a little lazy.
So to sum up, in terms of substance X-Men: Evolution is noticably weaker than the 90's show and delivers best in the third and fourth seasons, but it looks really good and offers some interesting takes on the different characters and their ways to becoming the X-Men or The Brotherhood.