The Mutant Ages

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"Longshot," X-Men: The Animated Series Apr 28, 2020

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If Mojo knew about The Mutant Ages, he would make sure we were canceled. Or he'd force us to pivot into a battle royale. Luckily, he has no idea! Unluckily, we had to watch "Longshot," a very uneven episode about the Mojoverse. Longshot crash-lands in Jubilee's car and has amnesia (of course), and then he falls in love with Wolverine all over again. Beast and Rogue have to put up with everyone's bullshit in the background, and Xavier just can't wait to get into Longshot's brain. X-Men Spotlight: Mojo Next week's episode: "Bloodlines" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"No Mutant Is An Island," X-Men: The Animated Series Apr 21, 2020

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Let's go back in time to season three of X-Men: The Animated Series, when Jean was way off in the universe somewhere protecting the M'Kraan Crystal. In this episode, Scott decides to quit the X-Men and go on a personal journey, revisiting the orphanage where he grew up. "No Mutant Is An Island" is definitely out of sequence, but it originally aired as part of season five, so that's when we're watching it. It's a fantastic episode with some dark themes that resonate, no matter where in sequence you choose to watch it. We also make an important announcement this week: the podcast is going to be weekly now! Or at least, we're going to try. Whew. X-Men Spotlight: Zebediah Killgrave Next week's episode: "Longshot" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"A Deal With The Devil," X-Men: The Animated Series Apr 14, 2020

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You know who Maddy and Ryan forgot about? Omega Red. The communist tentacle cyborg has returned to remind us that people used to spend a lot of time thinking about Soviet Union submarines armed with nuclear weapons. The prospect of nuclear war is still scary even now, but this episode isn't. Omega Red and Wolverine tie each other up in bondage, and in the background, Storm and Rogue have to do all the work. Beast recites poetry as usual, and Professor X tells everybody that if they have to die to save the world, that's fine with him. Just another episode of X-Men: The Animated Series! X-Men Spotlight: Omega Red Next week's episode: "No Mutant Is An Island" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Phalanx Covenant, Part 2" X-Men: The Animated Series Mar 31, 2020

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Here's a first: the second half of a two-parter in X-Men: The Animated Series gets just as rave of a review from Maddy and Ryan as the first half. Thank goodness for that, because "Phalanx Covenant" tells the story of a terrifying virus sweeping over the entire planet, and if this episode was either bad or a downer, we're not sure our poor stressed hearts could take it. Luckily it's got just the right mix of political commentary and mega-queer moments to satisfy our appetites. Also, we recorded this episode late at night, and boy does it show. We get a bit loopy. X-Men Spotlight: Cameron Hodge Next week's episode: "A Deal With The Devil" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Phalanx Covenant, Part 1" X-Men: The Animated Series Mar 17, 2020

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The season five premiere of X-Men: The Animated Series is all about a virus that takes over the planet in a terrifyingly short amount of time. Ryan and Maddy didn't plan to talk about covid-19 this week, but now we kind of have to. But don't worry! Even in the midst of a crisis, Logan is still madly in love with Sabretooth, and Beast is fed up with that bullshit and making a new alien BFF. Also, Mr. Sinister is back at last and ready to steal every scene he's in. X-Men Spotlight: Warlock Next Week's Episode: "Phalanx Covenant, Part 2" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

Generation X (1996) Mar 03, 2020

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This week, we watched Generation X, a made-for-TV movie about Emma Frost being amazing and also a bunch of other bullshit. This movie is obscure, and it probably should be. Maddy and Ryan brought Todd Harper back on as a guest for an hours-long breakdown of this very silly movie, complete with our Irish accents (apologies to Sean Cassidy) and tons of reminiscing about the '90s. Ahhh, what a time. Next week's episode: "Phalanx Covenant," X-Men: The Animated Series (Season 5 premiere) E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Family Ties," X-Men: The Animated Series Feb 18, 2020

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Maddy and Ryan wrap up the fourth season of X-Men: The Animated Series with this acid trip of an episode, in which Magneto finds out that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are his kids, but also the ThunderCats are there. And they're mad. And then there's a UFO? Wolverine hides behind a tree and live-tweets the whole thing for Beast and Xavier's benefit. If you think this description of the episode is confusing, trying watching it. No, seriously, try it! It's amazing! X-Men Spotlight: The High (Heel) Evolutionary Next Week's Episode: Generation X (1996) E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Xavier Remembers," X-Men: The Animated Series Feb 04, 2020

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For a Xavier-centric episode of X-Men: The Animated Series, Maddy and Ryan actually had a pretty good time with this one. We would've enjoyed it even more if we'd been high, but the animation is gorgeous even if you're not. If you're watching along with us, strap in for some Shadow King illusions and astral plane fights. Jean screams. A lot. Also, Logan keeps having "nightmares" about Sabretooth. X-Men Spotlight: The Shadow King Next Week's Episode: "Family Ties," X-Men: The Animated Series E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Secrets, Not Long Buried," X-Men: The Animated Series Jan 21, 2020

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This episode of X-Men: The Animated Series makes no sense, to the point where most of the recap section of this episode is Maddy and Ryan just debating what literally happened in each of the scenes they have to summarize. "Secrets, Not Long Buried" features Cyclops going to a secret mutant town in the middle of the desert and getting fucked by a bunch of cowboys, but somehow, it also manages to be boring. And confusing. Too bad! X-Men Spotlight: Solarr, a.k.a. Silas King, a.k.a. Bill Braddock, a.k.a. Who Cares Theory Ages (via Todd) gives a shout-out to this article by Nico Deyo: https://kotaku.com/how-an-overwatch-skin-left-some-of-d-vas-biggest-fans-f-1840880191 Next week's episode: "Xavier Remembers" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Love In Vain," X-Men: The Animated Series Jan 07, 2020

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Logan's in a whale! Maddy and Ryan were very punchy while recording this episode because it was late at night. We somehow manage to straddle the line between silly and serious, talking about how Logan's in a whale (no, really, he's inside of a whale for most of this episode) and also about how this episode depicts an abusive relationship between Rogue and her long-lost boyfriend Cody. Also, this episode is about aliens, and it's all very horny. Or maybe that's just us? It might just be us. E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

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