7.3/1014 votesLoading...#1 - The Final Decision
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/1993
Prominent anti-mutant and presidential hopeful Senator Kelly is caught in a tug-of-war between Magneto's goal of mutant superiority, the X-Men's dream of peaceful co-existance between mutants and humans, and the mutant-hunting Sentinel robots' goals of global domination.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
7.2/1019 votesLoading...#2 - Enter Magneto
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/27/1992
As the Beast faces an arraignment in court before a mutant-hating public, the X-Men unwillingly take in an old enemy of Wolverine's. Magneto, an old friend turned enemy of Professor Xavier's, attacks a military base in an attempt to unite mutants against humanity.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell
7.2/1014 votesLoading...#3 - Days of Future Past (1)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/1993
A mutant from more than half a century into the future, named Bishop, arrives in the present, attempting to change history for the better, by stopping an X-Man from committing an assassination. But between being chased by a future breed of Sentinel, and the details of his mission being fuzzy, he's got his work cut out for him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1014 votesLoading...#4 - Days of Future Past (2)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/1993
Aware of an impending assassination which will create a catastrophic future, the X-Men must deal with threats both outside and within their team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1016 votesLoading...#5 - The Unstoppable Juggernaut
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/1993
The X-Men return from Genosha, finding the home destroyed, and Professor Xavier missing. They suspect a super-strong Russian mutant named Colossus, but the real culprit turns out to be someone more human, far tougher, and with deeper ties to the Professor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Julianne Klemm
7.0/1017 votesLoading...#6 - Cold Vengeance
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/1993
Having left the X-Men to seek peace in the arctic, Wolverine instead finds himself battling Sabretooth for the safety of an Inuit tribe. Storm, Gambit, and Jubilee investigate an island resort which welcomes mutants, and might be too good to be true.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Edens
6.9/1014 votesLoading...#7 - Come the Apocalypse
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/1993
An ancient and immensely powerful mutant, known as Apocalypse, creates four Horsemen to help usher in a new world where survival of the fittest reigns.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Edens
6.8/1017 votesLoading...#8 - Captive Hearts
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/1993
Wolverine must overcome his feelings for Jean, and Storm must overcome her crippling claustrophobia, when the team journeys into the sewer to rescue Jean Grey & Cyclops from a race of hideously deformed mutants known as Morlocks, and their leader Callisto, who wants to make Scott her king.
Director: N/A
Writer: Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg
6.8/1016 votesLoading...#9 - The Cure
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/1993
Rogue seeks a scientist who claims to be able to "cure" any mutant of their powers, unaware that neither he, nor his process, are what they appear to be.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.7/1020 votesLoading...#10 - Night of the Sentinels (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/1992
Breaking into the Mutant Control Agency's headquarters to destroy the registration files on mutants, the X-Men lose two of their members against the Sentinels, but eventually gain another.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.7/1018 votesLoading...#11 - Deadly Reunions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1993
Magneto & Professor Xavier come face to face for the first time in years amid an exploding factory, while Sabretooth & Wolverine face off in the mansion.
Director: N/A
Writer: Donald F. Glut
6.7/1017 votesLoading...#12 - Slave Island
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/1993
Gambit, Storm, and Jubilee become slave labor on the island resort of Genosha, along with other mutants, forced to help build the new power source for a Sentinel factory. They're given aide in escaping by a mysterious mercenary named Cable.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.4/105 votesLoading...#13 - One Man's Worth (2)
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1995
Bishop, Shard, and the alternate-present versions of Wolverine & Storm, will have one more chance to save Xavier from being killed before he founded the X-Men... if they can survive the alternate-future ruled entirely unopposed by Mastermold.
Director: Larry Houston, Fred Miller
Writer: Gary Greenfield
6.4/105 votesLoading...#14 - The Lotus and the Steel
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1996
Finding himself continually losing control, Wolverine takes a sabbatical to Japan, in an effort to find inner peace in temple-building. Instead, he faces a village under siege by a group of bandits, and struggles to help them without compromising his search for his true nature.
Director: Larry Houston, Fred Miller
Writer: N/A
6.4/105 votesLoading...#15 - The Phalanx Covenant (1)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1996
Rushing to investigate a disturbance downtown, the X-Men find Sabretooth on the rampage again, but realize too late that it isn't really Sabretooth at all. It is the Phalanx, a voracious alien life-form that can assume the guise of anything or anyone. Before long, the X-Men are all captured, except for Beast, who must find a way to stop the alien horror from devouring the entire Earth.
Director: Larry Houston, Fred Miller
Writer: N/A
6.4/105 votesLoading...#16 - The Phalanx Covenant (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/1996
Snatched from the jaws of the Phalanx by the villainous Mr. Sinister, Beast and Forge search for allies to help them battle the alien threat. Gathering assistance from such unlikely sources as Magneto and Sinister himself, they embark upon a daring and risky plan to free the planet from the clutches of the Phalanx by traveling straight into the belly of the beast.
Director: Larry Houston, Fred Miller
Writer: Steven Melching, David McDermott
6.3/1023 votesLoading...#17 - Night of the Sentinels (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/1992
A young teenager has been rejecting her mutant powers ever since she discovered them. But when giant robots track her down, it's up to the X-Men to save her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.3/106 votesLoading...#18 - One Man's Worth (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1995
Bishop & Shard recruit Wolverine & Storm for a time travel mission to save Professor Xavier's life. Except they're from the parallel timeline where he died before founding the X-Men, a world where humans and mutants are in a constant war with one another. Not only do they pair lack a connection to him, but correcting history may put an end to their marriage.
Director: Larry Houston, Fred Miller
Writer: Richard Mueller
6.2/1012 votesLoading...#19 - Till Death Do Us Part (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/1993
The X-Men are divided and conquered, by none other than a friend they had thought dead.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.2/105 votesLoading...#20 - The Phoenix Saga: Sacrifice (1)
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/5/1994
Following visions from recent dreams, Professor Xavier sends his X-Men on a mission to the Eagle One Space-Station, putting them in the middle of an interstellar conflict.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Michael Edens
6.2/105 votesLoading...#21 - The Phoenix Saga: Child of Light (5)
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/9/1994
Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken's rise to power via the M'Kraan Crystal is causing a universal implosion. The X-Men, Imperial Guard, and Starjammers find themselves overpowered and unable to stop it. Jean Grey must unleash her destiny as the host of the Phoenix, even at a most personal cost.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Mark Edward Edens
6.2/104 votesLoading...#22 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (1)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/1994
Mutant-draining, pterodactyl-man Sauron is persuaded into capturing Storm by Zaladane, the high priestess of Savage Land Sun God Garokk, unaware of her ulterior motives for unleashing the mutant's full potential.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Marty Isenberg
6.2/104 votesLoading...#23 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (2)
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/1994
Storm's unfettered weather-fury continues setting the stage for the rise of Garokk. Even if Storm can be brought back under control, the Sun God's geothermal rejuvenation will spell an end to the Antarctic paradise known as the Savage Land.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Marty Isenberg
6.2/104 votesLoading...#24 - The Juggernaut Returns
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/6/1995
Professor Xavier's step-brother, and sworn enemy, the Juggernaut loses his powers to a bumbling archeologist. He must overcome the pain of their childhood together, and have the powers restored to him to save his life.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Julianne Klemm
6.2/104 votesLoading...#25 - Nightcrawler
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/1995
Gambit, Rogue, and Wolverine take a ski trip in Germany. While Gambit and Rogue seem to be enjoying themselves, Wolverine is restless, and longs for some action. When he hears reports of a demon hiding in a local monastery, his investigation reveals not a demon, but a mutant, Nightcrawler, whose devilish appearance is in stark contrast to his peaceful and deeply philosophical nature.
Director: Larry Houston
Writer: Len Uhley
The Best Episodes of X-Men
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Best Episodes Summary
"The Final Decision" is the best rated episode of "X-Men". It scored 7.3/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Mark Edward Edens, it aired on 3/27/1993. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Enter Magneto".