Cyclops is Waiting for Me - An X-Men: The Animated Series Weekly Recap

Getting our Wolverine-focused episode of the season, we get to see X23 in action again along with the debut of Evolution's versions of Omega Red and Madam Hydra (a.k.a. Viper) and the only ever appearance of Gauntlet. As Rod points out, this is full fledge super hero action and (mostly) a full move away from the high school drama of the early seasons. And we are pretty sure X23 takes out full squa...

When the biggest villain in the series has been unleashed, let's not address it beyond the cold open. Makes sense to JC and Rod. Instead the X-Men get the cold shoulder from Bayville as the Brotherhood become unlikely heroes (despite being the cause for the original disaster) paired up with the mention of an election. That's not awkward timing at all. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcas...

X-Men: Evolution's home stretch kicks off with this Apocalyptic follow-up to Season 3 as the X-Men and Magneto take different paths to how to approach this big bad. Meanwhile, Rogue and Nightcrawler don't see eye to eye on what to do with their stone mother. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-X-MEN-ANIMATED-EPISODE we can find....

Coming off of an emotional first season in the role, Rod and JC get to chat with the incredible Matthew Waterson about taking on the role of Magneto. Between taking over such an iconic voice to finding his character in a love triangle to exploring if in fact "Magneto was Right", Matthew graces us with some amazing stories about his first foray into the world of the X-Men. Find Matthew on...

The voice of Morph in X-Men 97, JP Karliak joins us and shares his experience taking the role of the iconic returning fan favorite. Between "Morph Smash", how he puts himself into many of his roles, and founding awesome organizations like Queer Vox and Nerds Vote, JC and Rod get to hear some awesome stories from the X-Men's chaotic comic. Find JP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jpkarliak/...

In a "unique" season 3 finale, JC and Rod talk about one of their lesser favorite antagonists during X-Men: Evolution, Nature. Some of the kids head out on a Caribbean cruise while Iceman tosses out 90s references and Magma finds out more about her powers. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-X-MEN-ANIMATED-EPISODE we can find. Th...

No teen drama here as the X-Men and Acolytes search the Sphinx as they try to stop Apocalypse from returning. This season finale(ish) is filled with big moments and has the most comic book feel of the entire season. And, it is impossible to discuss without comparing it to the live action X-Men: Apocalypse film. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watc...

Join us for what WOULD have been the season finale of X-Men: Evolution's third season to kick off those 2 part story. For some reason, everything that happened to Rogue gets undone as the power stealing hits extreme levels and graduation day is around the corner for Scott and Jean. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-X-MEN-AN...

Here is a quick update of what we’ve got going on leading into the end of 2024! This isn’t replacing a standard weekly upload, don’t worry! Monday’s episode is still good to go.  Rod's new podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/millennialsleepover LA Comic Con Schedule:  Saturday October 5th Noon - There and Viral Again: The Content Creator’s Journey - Room 406A  2 PM - So You Wanna...

Gather round everyone as Jon Risinger of Tales From The Stinky Dragon and the Class of X Podcast joins us to give some lessons on the debut of X-23 Laura Kinney (or as she's referred to in this episode as simply "X23" with no hyphen). Thanks so much to Jon for stopping by and sharing his wealth of knowledge with us about a fan favorite character in her very first appearance anywhere!...

Evolution let's us know the big bad Apocalypse is looming as a special lineup of X-Men (that made JC jump for joy) and Magneto's Acolytes race to get a hold of the second key needed to release him on the world. If things sound different this time its because this is our first time also recording video! To see the video version, make sure to tune into our YouTube or Facebook feeds. Cyclops...

Being a teenager is hard. Being a mutant is hard. Being a teenage mutant with multiple peoples' psyches in your head is probably the hardest. Rogue (and the rest of the team) must deal with an overload of her powers as Mystique sets her over the edge. Oh, and Scott and Jean still haven't had "the talk"... damn kids. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we...

Have you ever been SO mad at your dad you've spent months tracking him and his minions down to their mountainside lair? Have you ever been so scared of your daughter you forcibly recruit a top tier telepath to rearrange her memories to forget that you suck as a father? If so, you may be ready for the Brotherhood of Mutants or to lead your own mutant liberation. And meanwhile, Toad is the ultim...

It's 2002. Everything is extreme. The most extreme don't even need an E at the beginning of the word. JC and Rod hop into the time capsule of energy drinks and skateboarding with a full on appearance from the Morlocks as Spyke continues having trouble adjusting with his powers. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-X-MEN-AN...

Oowee! We are finally back to X-Men: Evolution hopping back into the middle of season 3 after quite the break. But things didn't slow down as Mystique is back and turning into two different kinds of birds to get her revenge on Cyclops. F it, she's an owl. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-X-MEN-ANIMATED-EPISODE we can f...

We are doing something a little different this week as we invite Meg Boland, best known for her horde of memes in support of our beloved Cajun, Gambit. Apologies to the Rogueneto stans as this episode may have a little bit of bias to it. An avid member of the X-Men '97 online community, PunkerDuckie has been one our favorite people to cross paths with since the series relaunch back in March. W...

We couldn't be more excited to drop this episode as David Errigo Jr joins us to share some amazing stories about the world of voice acting and his contributions to X-Men '97 including polarly opposite characters like Leech and Mojo alongside other classics like Gladiator and Banshee. The Xavier Files is our offshoot interview show focused on conversations with members of the cast or produc...

With Deadpool & Wolverine just around the corner, we've got our second movie watch along commentary from JC & Rod. To watch along with us, que up the movie to 0:00:00 and we'll count down together before hitting play! And make sure to have appropriate snacks like a chimichanga (or your very special popcorn bucket). Let us know in the comments if you like this format. Cyclops is Wai...

With Deadpool & Wolverine just around the corner, we've got two weeks of movie watch along commentary from JC & Rod. To watch along with us, que up the movie to 0:00:00 and we'll count down together before hitting play! And make sure to have appropriate snacks like a chimichanga (or your very special popcorn bucket). Let us know in the comments if you like this format. (We've a...

The breakout character of X-Men '97, Gui Agustini a.k.a. Roberto Da Costa, a.k.a. Sunspot, joins us to talk about his character's phenomenal first season and defining the animated version of this new mutant. Gui has embraced the X-Men 97 community who has returned the favor to him and we are so grateful for the time he shared with us along with some fantastic stories about the character, h...

The X-Men '97 Prequel miniseries wraps up. While there were some fun moments, it ultimately didn't compare to what we got in the actual show. Take a quick listen to hear about the events but we wouldn't say this is a "must read" for fans of the show. But at least we do talk about how one of Rod's songs was used by the animation studio behind X-Men 97! Preorder Your Copy o...

We are excited to welcome the voice of Sunspot's mom (Nina Da Costa) Christine Uhebe to the show to discuss her role in the series. Christine shares with us her feelings about the character and their motivations, the reaction of the X-Men '97 community to her character's pivotal moments and her real life crossover with Gui, the voice of Sunspot. The Xavier Files is our offshoot intervi...

Wrapping up this incredible season of X-Men '97, we change up our format to talk about Marvel Studios: Assembled - The Making of X-Men '97, Disney+'s DVD extras style BTS of the production. What we saw, what we wished we saw and how it left us feeling as the inevitable wait begins for season 2. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching...

X-Cutioner's origin is revealed in a flashback while three separate teams of X-Men are throwing down with the bad guys. And we see why the prequel comic didn't finish up before the series aired (or concluded). Preorder Your Copy of the X-Men 97' Trade with our Affiliate Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3PqkK3r⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are g...

What a wild ride it has been. Nearly 25 years after the final episode aired, we got word about the story continuing from X-Men: TAS and JC and Rod have spent another 2 years getting ready for its launch... and now Season 1 has already wrapped up in amazing fashion. Listen up as we wrap up the 3 part season finale here. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back...