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The Worst Episodes of X-Men

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The X-Men are an elite team of mutants, genetically gifted human beings with superpowers, sworn to fight for mutant rights against hostile Government agencies, whilst at the same time protecting mankind from mutant supremacist Magneto

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    X-Men Season 2 Episode 12 - Reunion (1)
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Reunion (1)

    S2:E12

    Professor Xavier and Magneto gain a native ally, as they finally come face to face with the new ruler of the Savage Land. A lead from Morph sets up a rematch between Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey and Mister Sinister & his Nasty Boys.

    Director:Larry Houston
    Writer:Len Wein

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  2. X-Men Season 2 Episode 11 - Mojovision
    5.4/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Mojovision

    S2:E11

    An alien being named Mojo abducts the X-Men to use as forced action stars of television programming.

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  3. X-Men Season 2 Episode 13 - Reunion (2)
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Reunion (2)

    S2:E13

    The X-Men find themselves powerless in the Savage Land, and become fodder for Mr. Sinister's experiments. It's up to Wolverine and Ka-Zar to initiate a rescue.

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  4. X-Men Season 4 Episode 12 - Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas
    5.6/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas

    S4:E12

    Jubilee's first Christmas with the X-Men doesn't go exactly as she expected, when she, Storm, and Wolverine become involved with a mission to save the Morlock child known as Leech.

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  5. X-Men Season 2 Episode 6 - X-Ternally Yours
    5.7/10(12 votes)

    #5 - X-Ternally Yours

    S2:E6

    Gambit must come face to face with the past he's been running from for years, as he returns to Louisiana to save his brother from the woman he left at the altar.

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  6. X-Men Season 4 Episode 3 - Courage
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Courage

    S4:E3

    Morph feels he's finally ready to return to the X-Men. But his homecoming is interrupted by the return of the Sentinels, the robotic mutant-hunters who nearly killed him the last time he faced them. Will history repeat itself?

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  8. X-Men Season 4 Episode 4 - Proteus (1)
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Proteus (1)

    S4:E4

    The long hidden secret patient of Muir Island, a reality-warping mutant teen known as Proteus, escapes from his 15 year long captivity, and wreaks havoc across Scotland searching out his father.

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  9. X-Men Season 4 Episode 5 - Proteus (2)
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Proteus (2)

    S4:E5

    Tracking down his father, who is now a candidate for Secretary of State, Proteus continues threatening lives with his uncontrolable powers. It's up to Professor X alone to try to stop the boy who brought even Wolverine to his knees.

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  10. X-Men Season 4 Episode 16 - Xavier Remembers
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Xavier Remembers

    S4:E16

    Trapped on the astral plane after suffering a concussion, Professor Xavier is at the mercy of the Shadow King, and in desperate need of help from his X-Men, who are unable to hear him.

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  11. X-Men Season 5 Episode 5 - Longshot
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Longshot

    S5:E5

    Longshot, a rebel from another world, tumbles into this world with no memory and a murderous gang led by the six-armed woman warrior Spiral hot on his trail. It turns out that Longshot is on the run from Mojo, maniacal inter-dimensional TV executive. Using Jubilee as the 'prize', Mojo and his minions lure Longshot and the X-Men into a deadly contest which Mojo broadcasts 'live' to up his ratings.

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  12. X-Men Season 2 Episode 5 - Repo Man
    6.0/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Repo Man

    S2:E5

    Wolverine is led back to his homeland of Canada, and is attacked by his former teammates from the supergroup Alpha Flight. The government wants the secrets of his adamantium skeleton back, and are willing to take him apart to get it.

    Director:Larry Houston
    Writer:Len Wein

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  13. X-Men Season 4 Episode 6 - Sanctuary (1)
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Sanctuary (1)

    S4:E6

    Magneto builds a home strictly for mutants on the orbiting base known as Asteroid M. The message goes out worldwide of initial exodus, and he finds just as many eager to join him, as those anxious to destroy him.

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  14. X-Men Season 4 Episode 8 - Beyond Good and Evil (1)
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Beyond Good and Evil (1)

    S4:E8

    Apocalypse steals Cable's computer in the year 3999, allowing him to time travel to the past, where he schemes to bring an end to his struggle against inferior mutants once and for all. This leads to Bishop becoming trapped amid the timestream, and brings

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  15. X-Men Season 4 Episode 15 - Secrets, Not Long Buried
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Secrets, Not Long Buried

    S4:E15

    Cyclops heads solo to the desert town of Skull Mesa, where humans and mutants live in harmony, to visit an old mentor from his youth. But he not only finds himself powerless when he arrives, but discovers the place under the rule of a maniacal mutant, with none of the citizens willing to take a stand.

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  16. X-Men Season 4 Episode 17 - Family Ties
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Family Ties

    S4:E17

    X-Factor's Quicksilver, and his sister, the Avenger called Scarlet Witch, seek revenge against Magneto when they learn that he was responsible for their birth mother's death. But the trio is unaware of the common bond between them, nor the true purposes of the mysterious man who brought them all together.

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  17. X-Men Season 2 Episode 4 - Red Dawn
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Red Dawn

    S2:E4

    Jubilee joins Colossus as he returns to his homeland of Russia, and helps him face an unbeatable menace from the Cold War, who wishes to restore the former Soviet Union, and has a history with Wolverine.

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  18. X-Men Season 3 Episode 1 - Out of the Past (1)
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Out of the Past (1)

    S3:E1

    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.

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  19. X-Men Season 3 Episode 2 - Out of the Past (2)
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Out of the Past (2)

    S3:E2

    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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  20. X-Men Season 3 Episode 10 - Obsession
    6.1/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Obsession

    S3:E10

    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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  21. X-Men Season 3 Episode 16 - Orphan's End
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Orphan's End

    S3:E16

    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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  22. X-Men Season 2 Episode 3 - Whatever It Takes
    6.2/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Whatever It Takes

    S2:E3

    Storm returns to her village in Africa, and must choose between her life and that of her godson when a powerful evil overtakes him. Meanwhile, Wolverine tracks down Morph in the Amazon, and Professor Xavier & Magneto find their situation going from bad to worse as they end up in a hidden land.

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  23. X-Men Season 3 Episode 12 - The Dark Phoenix: The Inner Circle (2)
    6.2/10(8 votes)

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

    S3:E12

    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

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  24. X-Men Season 3 Episode 15 - Cold Comfort
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Cold Comfort

    S3:E15

    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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  25. X-Men Season 4 Episode 7 - Sanctuary (2)
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Sanctuary (2)

    S4:E7

    With Magneto seemingly dead, Fabian Cortez takes over Asteroid M, and initiates a nuclear war with Earth. The X-Men attempt to sabotage his warhead stockpile, and rescue Gambit, finding assistance in the most unlikely of places.

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  26. X-Men Season 4 Episode 9 - Beyond Good and Evil (2)
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #25 - Beyond Good and Evil (2)

    S4:E9

    When Oracle, the psychic member of the Imperial Guard is kidnapped by Apocalypse, Professor Xavier deduces his scheme involves capturing mutants with telepathic abilities. The X-Men are split up to track them down before the villains can, which puts Wolverine & Shard in the middle of a scuffle between Archangel and a ninja named Psylocke.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Reunion (1)" is the worst rated episode of "X-Men". It scored 5.2/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Larry Houston and written by Len Wein, it aired on 2/12/1994. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mojovision".