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The Worst Episodes of X-Men: Evolution

Every episode of X-Men: Evolution ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of X-Men: Evolution!

Teenagers Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Spike fight for a world that fears and hates them.
Genres:KidsAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:The WB
Episodes
52
Avg. Rating
7.3
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.1
7.1
8.0
7.6
7.0
6.9
8.0
7.0
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.2

Worst Episodes Summary

"Adrift" is the worst rated episode of "X-Men: Evolution". It scored 6.3/10 based on 242 votes. Directed by Steven E. Gordon and written by Greg Johnson, it aired on 11/3/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "African Storm".

  • Adrift
    6.3/10(242)
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    #1 - Adrift

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/3/2001

    Havok is swept out to sea while surfing in Hawaii, and Scott saves him, but they both end up stranded and have to work together to survive.

    Director: Steven E. Gordon

    Writer: Greg Johnson

  • African Storm
    6.3/10(236)
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    #2 - African Storm

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 11/17/2001

    The X-Men help Storm when her abilities are threatened by a visiting African witch doctor who attempts to steal her powers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walk on the Wild Side
    6.6/10(239)
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    #3 - Walk on the Wild Side

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 3/2/2002

    The women form a team of crime fighters after Jean and Amara are teased for having weaker powers, and they call themselves the Bayville Sirens.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark

  • SpykeCam
    6.7/10(302)
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    #4 - SpykeCam

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 2/10/2001

    As an extra credit project, Evan is given a camera to record the ""current events"" in his life. Though most of them aren't keen on being caught on tape, Sabertooth is most definitively interested in the result.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Christy Marx

  • Speed and Spyke
    6.8/10(309)
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    #5 - Speed and Spyke

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 12/9/2000

    Ororo's nephew starts exhibiting mutant powers, but he's more interested in settling a rivalry with a fellow mutant than hearing about a ""school for freaks"".

    Director: Gary Graham

    Writer: Bob Forward

  • Joyride
    6.8/10(234)
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    #6 - Joyride

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 12/1/2001

    Avalanche wants to join the Institute, but has trouble being accepted by the others, especially after he's accused of taking joyrides on the X-vehicles at night.

    Director: Steven E. Gordon

    Writer: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark

  • Retreat
    6.8/10(219)
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    #7 - Retreat

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 2/16/2002

    Beast is mistaken for Bigfoot by hunters while he's on a camping trip with the students.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Michael Merton

  • Cruise Control
    6.8/10(222)
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    #8 - Cruise Control

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 8/23/2003

    The X-Men are on vacation with Storm as their guardian. Amara falls ill while on the ship.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Craig Kyle

  • Ghost of a Chance
    6.8/10(210)
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    #9 - Ghost of a Chance

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 10/11/2003

    Kitty is rescued by a mutant and invites her to join the institute. But the mutant soon vanishes, and only Kitty remembers her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Greg Johnson

  • Mutant Crush
    6.9/10(325)
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    #10 - Mutant Crush

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 11/25/2000

    The only thing bigger than Fred Dukes' strength and size, is his temper, which makes his first day at school rather difficult. When Jean Grey makes contact, trying to be friendly, he takes it just a bit to seriously.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Katherine Lawrence

  • Middleverse
    6.9/10(306)
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    #11 - Middleverse

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 1/27/2001

    Kurt accidently finds an abandoned lab, and is sucked into a pocket dimension by a strange device he finds there.

    Director: Steven E. Gordon

    Writer: Adam Beechen

  • Bada-Bing Bada-Boom
    6.9/10(249)
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    #12 - Bada-Bing Bada-Boom

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/6/2001

    Nightcrawler has a crush on a new student. The wild girl is grounded for breaking the rules, but things get worse when her father arrives and asks that she help him in a bank robbery.

    Director: Steven E. Gordon

    Writer: Greg Johnson

  • X-Treme Measures
    6.9/10(213)
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    #13 - X-Treme Measures

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 11/2/2002

    Evan enters an extreme Skateboarding competition, and puts his skills to the test. But something is wrong: A mysterious woman is watching and following him during the competition.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Jules Dennis, Greg Johnson

  • The X-Impulse
    7.0/10(355)
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    #14 - The X-Impulse

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 11/11/2000

    15-year-old Kitty Pryde wakes up one day and finds herself able to walk though objects. She tries to ignore it, but finds that hard when she's approached by Jean Grey and a mutant trouble maker, who both say they know what she's going through and want to help her. Meanwhile Wolverine's old nemesis, Sabertooth, arrives in town - looking for trouble.

    Director: Gary Graham

    Writer: Rick Ungar, Greg Johnson

  • Fun and Games
    7.0/10(246)
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    #15 - Fun and Games

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/2001

    The young X-Men are left alone in the mansion when the adults respond to a jailbreak, and they throw a party that doesn't end well.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Brian Swenlin

  • No Good Deed
    7.0/10(211)
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    #16 - No Good Deed

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/6/2003

    The Brotherhood cause mishaps so they can stop them and appear to be heroes.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sins of the Son
    7.0/10(207)
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    #17 - Sins of the Son

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 9/20/2003

    Xavier is told he has a son, who has been kidnapped in Scotland. So he and the X-Men head there to find him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strategy X
    7.1/10(419)
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    #18 - Strategy X

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 11/4/2000

    Mystique sees an opportunity to get a spy in Xavier's institute when the morally shady Todd Tolanski starts exhibiting mutant powers. Kurt Wagner, Xavier's latest recruit, arrives and tries to familiarize himself with his new life as part of the X-Men.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Avi Arad, Bob Forward, Rick Ungar, Bob Forward

  • Growing Pains
    7.1/10(261)
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    #19 - Growing Pains

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/2001

    When Cyclops and Nightcrawler save people from a car crash they question Xavier's desire to keep their identities a secret. Meanwhile, the Brotherhood terrorize people in a crowded stadium.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark

  • The Toad, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
    7.1/10(217)
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    #20 - The Toad, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 11/9/2002

    Wanda receives a clue from one of Magneto's minions, Pyro, directing her to a ski resort. Meanwhile, Kurt is meeting Amanda's parents for the first time, and the Toad believes he can use Kurt's holo-inducer to disguise himself and win Wanda's love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Steve Granat, Cydne Clark

  • Grim Reminder
    7.2/10(278)
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    #21 - Grim Reminder

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 4/14/2001

    A news report from the Canadian mountains triggers something deep inside Wolverine, and he starts having berserk fits. To find out why, he takes the Blackbird to the site, not knowing that Kitty and Kurt are sitting in the back.

    Director: Frank Paur

    Writer: Len Uhley

  • The Beast of Bayville
    7.2/10(242)
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    #22 - The Beast of Bayville

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 10/27/2001

    The serum Hank McCoy uses to control his mutation no longer works, and his students are afraid of his angry outbursts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shadow Dance
    7.2/10(226)
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    #23 - Shadow Dance

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 2/2/2002

    Forge invents a teleporter, and Nightcrawler uses it to travel large distances, but inadvertently opens a portal that allows strange creatures to follow him back to the school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stuff of Villains
    7.2/10(217)
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    #24 - The Stuff of Villains

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 10/5/2002

    Wanda goes searching for Pietro. Meanwhile the brotherhood's members are expelled from school, much to Lance's dismay.

    Director: Gary Graham

    Writer: Adam Beechen

  • Target X
    7.2/10(210)
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    #25 - Target X

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 9/13/2003

    Wolverine finds his clone, X-23, who's trying to destroy Hydra, her creator, and the two team up to complete the mission.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Craig Kyle, Christopher L. Yost