The Best Episodes of X-Men Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(1254 votes)

   #1 - 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
2. 

   8.2/10(1157 votes)

   #2 - 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
3. 

   8.2/10(1157 votes)

   #3 - 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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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Brooks Wachtel
4. 

   8.0/10(1161 votes)

   #4 - 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
5. 

   8.0/10(1064 votes)

   #5 - Weapon X, Lies, and Video Tape

   S3:E196/11/1995

   A cryptic postcard unleashes a flood of maddening and painful memories in Wolverine that threaten to drive him insane. To keep his mind from being torn apart, Wolverine and Beast travel to the one location that may hold the answers to his hidden past: the ruins of the top-secret Weapon X lab where Wolverine's bones were laced with adamantium. There he encounters other former 'test subjects'—Sabretooth, Maverick and Silver Fox—who are suffering similar mental breakdowns.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writers:Steven Melching, David McDermott

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writers:Steven Melching, David McDermott
6. 

   7.9/10(1213 votes)

   #6 - The Phoenix Saga: Cry of the Banshee (3)

   S3:E59/7/1994

   Professor Xavier's claims of the capture of his alien soulmate Lilandra by Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy are met with skepticism.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Michael Edens

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Michael Edens
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7. 

   7.9/10(1137 votes)

   #7 - The Dark Phoenix: The Inner Circle (2)

   S3:E1211/12/1994

   The Circle Club makes the Phoenix-controlled Jean Grey their new Queen, but finds two factors opposing it: her mental bond with Cyclops, and the presumed-dead Wolverine stalking after them.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Steven Levy

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Steven Levy
8. 

   7.8/10(1205 votes)

   #8 - The Phoenix Saga: The Starjammers (4)

   S3:E69/8/1994

   Lilandra seeks to protect the M'Kraan Crystal from her wicked brother, the Emperor D'Ken. But the interstellar pirates known as the Starjammers capture it, and Cyclops, in an effort to enact their own revenge scheme on the emperor.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Mark Edward Edens
9. 

   7.6/10(1228 votes)

   #9 - The Phoenix Saga: Sacrifice (1)

   S3:E39/5/1994

   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

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Michael Edens
10. 

    7.6/10(1218 votes)

    #10 - The Phoenix Saga: The Dark Shroud (2)

    S3:E49/6/1994

    The X-Men barely survive their return trip from space, Jean Grey discovering herself changed by the experience. Professor Xavier's dark half is given form, and proceeds to attack his students.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Mark Edward Edens
11. 

    7.6/10(1159 votes)

    #11 - Obsession

    S3:E109/24/1994

    Fueled on by his desire to seek vengeance against the immortal mutant that changed him into a weapon of evil, Archangel persaudes Rogue into helping him hunt down and destroy Apocalypse.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Adam Gilad

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Adam Gilad
12. 

    7.6/10(1137 votes)

    #12 - The Dark Phoenix: Dazzled (1)

    S3:E1111/12/1994

    The flirtation between Cyclops and a mutant singer named Dazzler exacerbates the Phoenix-controlled side of Jean Grey, leaving her open for manipulation by a secret sect of mutants coveting her immense powers for their own evil designs.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Jan Strnad

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Jan Strnad
13. 

    7.6/10(1140 votes)

    #13 - Cold Comfort

    S3:E152/4/1995

    A founding member of the X-Men, named Iceman, breaks into a government facility. He refuses to trust his former teammates about his reasons for doing so, but when Jubilee aids him in his quest, it leads to the team going up against another group of mutants, known as X-Factor.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Uhley

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Uhley
14. 

    7.3/10(1229 votes)

    #14 - Out of the Past (1)

    S3:E17/29/1994

    A group of cyborg mercenaries, led by a woman from Wolverine's past, seek his forced help in unlocking the secrets of a long buried alien spacecraft.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Michael Edens

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Michael Edens
15. 

    7.2/10(1212 votes)

    #15 - Out of the Past (2)

    S3:E28/5/1994

    An alien being called the Spirit Drinker drains the life-force of Jubilee and the Reavers, making strained allies of Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Wein

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Wein
16. 

    7.1/10(1074 votes)

    #16 - Orphan's End

    S3:E162/25/1995

    Cyclops discovers that Corsair, the leader of the interstellar band of pirates known as the Starjammers, is his father. He's a fugitive on the run from the Shi'ar empire, and seeks his help in proving his innocence. But can the man who abandoned him as a child truly be trusted?

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Doug Booth

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Doug Booth
17. 

    7.0/10(1071 votes)

    #17 - 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
18. 

    6.9/10(1112 votes)

    #18 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (1)

    S3:E89/10/1994

    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

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Marty Isenberg
19. 

    6.9/10(1111 votes)

    #19 - Savage Land, Strange Heart (2)

    S3:E99/17/1994

    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

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Marty Isenberg