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

Picking up with our second part of the Reunion story, we walk through some heartfelt moments between Rogue and Gambit along with questioning/accusing different members of the team and why specific body parts began to glow when they regain their powers. This one continues the deep dive of the emotional resonance of a series that came out nearly 30 years ago.  Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our w...

After months of mini-segments in the Savage Land, we and the X-Men find out where Xavier has been and the machinations of a returning Mister Sinister bookend season 2 in this two part episode (two parts for both us and the show). This episode, we have our first guest on CIWFM. We welcome WallE, JC's cofounder of his other digital project Whiskey & Waffles. If you thought we went on tangents be...

Despite what JC says, this episode featuring the debuts of Mojo, his Major Domo and the mullet-rocking superstar Longshot and their improv entertainment obsessed home the Mojoverse is not one of the highest rated episodes of the series on IMDb. That said, this one is a fun departure from the weekly focus on individual team members and introduces one of the most fun antagonists from the X-Men unive...

Finally, we get an episode dedicated to one of the most beloved X-Men, Beast. While a political prisoner in season 1, "Beauty and the Beast" is dedicated to showing the trials of one of one of the smartest men on the planet and the fear and hatred he must overcome. Probably JC's favorite portrayal of Hank McCoy comes from this episode. (Apologies for the delayed post going live. Error in the sched...

Ever wonder where Rogue got her super strength and flight? Want to find out more about her estranged relationship with Mystique? And where does MCU mainstay Carol Danvers fit into a 90's cartoon about mutants? Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-EPISODE of the original 1992 X-Men: The Animated Series in their original intended sc...

In the show's first (and possibly only) go at Multiperspectivity, we see early examples of the Butterfly Effect and the challenges of time travel. Again, this was a Saturday morning kids cartoon but the team treated their audience like adults as we saw two men fighting to save their respective presents as both Bishop and Cable must find a way to stop a techno virus to save millions without condemn...

Gambit has been a character shrouded in mystery with a past that hadn't been explored much leading into this episode, both in The Animated Series and even only touched upon in the comics. Getting an unexpected phone call, Gambit is pulled back into the life he had once escaped during the generational war between the Thieves and Assassins Guilds. Between a mystical woman of the swamps, a jaded ex a...

This week, we finally dive into Wolverine's backstory and travel to the magical land of...Canada? After getting tricked by some old friends to revisit old turf, Logan has a run in with his old team Alpha Flight. They think they're helping him but may find the powers overseeing them don't have as noble intentions as they originally thought. Is Alpha Flight just the Canadian X-Men? Find out this wee...

With the return of one of our favorite mutants Colossus, Jubilee finds herself making her way to Russia to aid against a Soviet-era living super weapon, Omega Red. With history catching up to him yet again, Wolverine travels to aide Colossus, Jubiliee and (a non-powered) Illyana Rasputin against the one man wrecking crew Arkady Gregorivich Rossovich and an unsure Darkstar.  This Episode was r...

One of the more globetrotting episodes, Whatever It Takes gives us a look at more of (Rod's favorite) Storm's past when she collides with an old foe of hers and Professor Xavier's while Wolverine searches for Morph.  Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-EPISODE of the original 1992 X-Men: The Animated Series in their original...

Rod and JC wrap up the first season of Cyclops Is Waiting For Me with the final episode of the original episode order for Season 1 of X-Men: The Animated Series. Picking up on the cliffhanger of Bishop's supposed failure at preventing the assassination of Senator Kelly and finding out Magneto is involved, this episode further puts into question the logic of those fighting against mutants in an epi...

Rod and JC wrap up the first season of Cyclops Is Waiting For Me with the final episode of the original episode order for Season 1 of X-Men: The Animated Series. Picking up on the cliffhanger of Bishop's supposed failure at preventing the assassination of Senator Kelly and finding out Magneto is involved, this episode further puts into question the logic of those fighting against mutants in an epi...

One of the most iconic stories in X-Men history, Days of Future Past explores TAS's take on what may happen to mutants if one man is assassinated. But, as with all time travel tales, it also explores if things are destined to happen and what can be done to shape the future. With the introduction of Bishop and Nimrod, the X-Men must face the possibilities of one of their own being an assassin, poss...

in one of the most anticipated episodes for Season 1, JC and Rod dive into "Come the Apocalypse". After failing to enslave Rogue, the opportunity for a Cure tricks four unknowing mutants into becoming the Horsemen of the Apocalypse for one of Marvel's oldest villains. With War, Famine, Pestilence and Archangel as Death, Apocalypse reveals himself to the world and becomes one of the X-Men's biggest...

After the aside of the Juggernaut's attack, the team finds out more of the whereabouts of Professor X who has traveled to Muir Island. There Gottfried Adler claims to have developed a cure for mutations. The X-Men find themselves somewhat divided as some are fiercely against it while Rogue secretly looks to get rid of the powers that prevent her from touching another person. As expected, things ar...

Returning to a destroyed mansion, JC and Rod react to the first TAS appearances of both Juggernaut and Colossus, which of course somehow degrades into talking about how some mutants want to get busy. With stakes so high in recent episodes, this one helps keep the X-Men grounded. Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-EPISODE of the...

Filled with mutant cameos galore including the lowkey introduction of some pivotal players, Slave Island takes Storm, Jubilee and Gambit to a tropical paradise gone wrong. Forced to work for the island's regime, the mutants must band together to escape all while the man named Cable uses guerilla tactics to subvert their rule.  Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we ar...

Wolverine decides he needs to get some space and find himself so he heads up to the great white north. But, as anyone who knows Wolverine, the Canuck can't seem to find peace anywhere and he is followed by Sabretooth (who seems to have a sixth sense when it comes to find ice bridges. At the same time, Gambit, Storm and Jubilee get rewarded with a undercover mission / vacation to the supposedly mut...

Wondering where we got our name for the podcast? Captive Hearts covers the most meme-tastic episode of X-Men: TAS as we see Wolverine have his heart broken as Jean lets him know, "Cyclops is waiting for me" before a big date. In the most famous shot of the series, Wolverine lusting over the framed photo of Jean & Scott on his bed only to find out they've gone missing, being captured by the Mor...

Deadly Reunions splits the X-Men into two epic confrontations against two of their most infamous villains. On one side, Cyclops, Rogue, Storm and Xavier try to stop Magneto as he continues his assault on humanity at a chemical plant. On the other, Wolverine and Jubilee clash with Wolverine's oldest foe, a bloodthirsty Sabretooth who has played possum to infuriate the X-Mansion on behalf of (you gu...

Sometimes friend, sometimes foe, this is the first episode of X-Men: The Animated Series to feature Magneto. As seen by his inclusion in the opening credits and his involvement in the comics for 30 years prior to the debut of the cartoon, Erik Magnus Lehnsherr was destined to play a massive part in this series. With an episode giving an homage to X-Men #1, JC and Rod give their thoughts on the deb...

Join Rod & JC as they explore "Night of the Sentinels", the two part premiere of X-Men: The Animated Series, Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2. In this episode, we get our first introduction to mutants and the humans who fear them as they have one of their first public missions after encountering the young Jubilee as she is attacked at the mall by the Sentinels.  Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our...

Launching Monday, January 24th...  Cyclops is Waiting for Me is our weekly podcast series where we are going back and watching EVERY-SINGLE-EPISODE of the original 1992 X-Men: The Animated Series in their original intended script order building up to the release of X-Men 97’, coming to Disney Plus. SPOILER WARNING: We are a recap show about a series that came out 30 years ago. There will be s...