The Best Episodes of X-Men

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   7.5/10(1677 votes)

   #1 - Days of Future Past (1)

   S1:E113/13/1993

   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.

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   7.4/10(1915 votes)

   #2 - Enter Magneto

   S1:E311/27/1992

   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:Unknown

   Writers:Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell

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   Writers:Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell
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   7.3/10(1635 votes)

   #3 - Days of Future Past (2)

   S1:E123/20/1993

   Aware of an impending assassination which will create a catastrophic future, the X-Men must deal with threats both outside and within their team.

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   7.2/10(1688 votes)

   #4 - Cold Vengeance

   S1:E62/6/1993

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Edens

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   Writer:Michael Edens
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   7.1/10(1576 votes)

   #5 - The Unstoppable Juggernaut

   S1:E82/20/1993

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Julianne Klemm

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   Writer:Julianne Klemm
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   7.1/10(1544 votes)

   #6 - The Final Decision

   S1:E133/27/1993

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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   Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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   7.0/10(1802 votes)

   #7 - Deadly Reunions

   S1:E41/23/1993

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Donald F. Glut

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   Writer:Donald F. Glut
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   7.0/10(1568 votes)

   #8 - Come the Apocalypse

   S1:E103/6/1993

   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:Unknown

   Writer:Michael Edens

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   Writer:Michael Edens
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   7.0/10(896 votes)

   #9 - The Phalanx Covenant (1)

   S5:E19/7/1996

   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.

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

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    6.9/10(2125 votes)

    #10 - Night of the Sentinels (2)

    S1:E211/7/1992

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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    6.9/10(1725 votes)

    #11 - Captive Hearts

    S1:E51/30/1993

    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:Unknown

    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg

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    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg
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    6.9/10(1615 votes)

    #12 - Slave Island

    S1:E72/13/1993

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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    6.9/10(1162 votes)

    #13 - The Phoenix Saga: Child of Light (5)

    S3:E79/9/1994

    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

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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    6.9/10(890 votes)

    #14 - The Phalanx Covenant (2)

    S5:E29/7/1996

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching
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    6.8/10(1568 votes)

    #15 - The Cure

    S1:E92/27/1993

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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    6.8/10(1063 votes)

    #16 - Nightcrawler

    S3:E185/13/1995

    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

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Uhley
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    6.8/10(894 votes)

    #17 - Bloodlines

    S5:E610/26/1996

    Nightcrawler gets a mysterious message. He is informed that his birth mother (whom he never knew) is in trouble. He turns to the X-Men for assistance. Jubilee is baffled that Nightcrawler wants to help the mother who abandoned him -- she has never known her birth parents and feels pretty hostile toward them, whoever they are. Nightcrawler admits there has been pain, but his faith in God has helped him overcome her rejection. The plot thickens when one of the team members recognizes Nightcrawler's mother's voice.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Uhley

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    Writer:Len Uhley
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    6.8/10(975 votes)

    #18 - Graduation Day

    S5:E149/20/1997

    At a Mutant/Human Relations Summit, Henry Peter Gyrich attacks.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Jim Krieg

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

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    6.7/10(2353 votes)

    #19 - Night of the Sentinels (1)

    S1:E110/31/1992

    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:Unknown

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
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    6.7/10(1241 votes)

    #20 - Beauty & the Beast

    S2:E101/15/1994

    Beast falls in love with his patient, a blind woman named Carly, and though the feelings are mutual, her mutant-hating father and anti-mutant sentiment drive a split between the pair. Meanwhile, Wolverine seeks to take down the Friends of Humanity from the inside out.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Stephanie Mathison

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    Writer:Stephanie Mathison
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    6.7/10(1065 votes)

    #21 - The Dark Phoenix: The Dark Phoenix (3)

    S3:E1311/19/1994

    As the Dark Phoenix grows increasingly hostile, even destroying an entire star system, the X-Men struggle to figure out a way to stop her without harming their teammate Jean Grey.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Larry Parr

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Larry Parr
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    6.7/10(980 votes)

    #22 - The Juggernaut Returns

    S3:E175/6/1995

    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

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Julianne Klemm
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    6.7/10(990 votes)

    #23 - One Man's Worth (2)

    S4:E29/16/1995

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Gary Greenfield

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Gary Greenfield
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    6.6/10(1266 votes)

    #24 - A Rogue's Tale

    S2:E91/8/1994

    Haunted by visions of a strange woman, Rogue must come to grips with the dark secrets of her past prior to joining the X-Men.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writers:Robert N. Skir, Marty Isenberg
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    6.6/10(1065 votes)

    #25 - The Dark Phoenix: The Fate of the Phoenix (4)

    S3:E1411/26/1994

    The X-Men face the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in a trial by combat to spare the life of Jean Grey, though even they begin to question the safety of the universe as long as the Dark Phoenix remains alive inside her.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Brooks Wachtel

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    Writer:Brooks Wachtel