Upcoming Marvel Show Already Has A Perfect Rating On Rotten Tomatoes

By Chris Snellgrove
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Lately, Marvel fans are feeling something they haven’t felt in a good, long time: hope. It’s been a rough half-decade or so as MCU films went from being boring (Eternals) to bizarre (Quantumania) to, shockingly, unprofitable (The Marvels). Meanwhile, Marvel TV gave us shows that went from ambitiously weird (Moon Knight) to weirdly controversial (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) to downright bad (Secret Invasion). As time went on, even the franchise’s biggest fans began to wonder if we’d get anything that could possibly match the glory days of Marvel.

However, late last year, the studio began releasing teaser trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, which (thanks especially to the trailer with Professor X, Magneto, and Cyclops) reignited Marvel hype for countless fans. This year, Daredevil: Born Again matched the quality of its breakout first season, and the early trailers have made it clear that Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be the hit film of the summer. With Avengers: Doomsday coming out on December 18, fans have plenty of awesome things coming out later this year. But would you believe that in just two weeks, a Marvel TV show with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score is coming out? 

That show is X-Men ‘97, Season 2, which will be slicing its way onto Disney+ on July 1.

A Perfect Season Of Superhero Television

X-Men ‘97 Season 2 focuses primarily on the fight against Apocalypse, a villain who believes in nothing more than survival of the fittest. In his world, perfection is achieved by culling the weak. While things are a little less cutthroat in the real-world, X-Men ‘97 has still achieved perfection in its own right. On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Season 2 currently has a critical score of 100 percent. That’s good news for fans wondering if the show’s sophomore season would be nearly as good as the spectacular Season 1.

Based on the critics’ reviews, it sounds like X-Men ‘97 is going to be even better than we’d hoped. According to Empire Magazine’s Amon Warmann, “X-Men ’97’s second season continues to build on the mutants’ rich history in fresh, exciting and unpredictable ways. The years-long wait for its return was worth it.” Polygon’s Jake Kleinman agrees, writing that this season “is just as good, if not better, than anything I’ve seen before.” Additionally, IGN Movies’ Jesse Schedeen said that, “The series continues to be both a love letter to a particular era of the X-Men franchise and a source of deep, enjoyable character drama that can appeal to Marvel fans of all stripes.”

There’s Just One Big “But”

Now, there is a big but here, and I’m not talking about the one on Rogue. X-Men ‘97 Season 2 currently has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating, but the critics have only seen the first four episodes. Additionally, the show is universally beloved on Rotten Tomatoes, but there are (as of this writing) only 17 reviews. Is it possible the show will botch the landing, or that other reviewers will dislike the series and lower its score? Sure. But based on the show’s strong start and the extreme praise of these early reviewers, it looks like X-Men ‘97’s second season will be another one for the ages.

Like an Age of the Apocalypse? Nah. They gotta save that for Season 3!