The Worst Episodes of X-Men

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   5.4/10(11 votes)

   #1 - Reunion (1)

   S2:E122/12/1994

   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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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Len Wein
2. 

   5.5/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Mojovision

   S2:E112/5/1994

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

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Brooks Wachtel

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Brooks Wachtel
3. 

   5.6/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas

   S4:E1212/23/1995

   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.

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writers:Eric Lewald, Larry Parr

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writers:Eric Lewald, Larry Parr
4. 

   5.7/10(13 votes)

   #4 - X-Ternally Yours

   S2:E612/4/1993

   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.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Julianne Klemm

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Julianne Klemm
5. 

   5.7/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Reunion (2)

   S2:E132/19/1994

   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.

   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Michael Edens

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   Director:Larry Houston

   Writer:Michael Edens
6. 

   5.9/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Courage

   S4:E39/23/1995

   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?

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writers:Sandy Scesny, Michael Edens

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writers:Sandy Scesny, Michael Edens
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   5.9/10(7 votes)

   #7 - Proteus (1)

   S4:E49/30/1995

   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.

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Bruce Reid Schaefer

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Bruce Reid Schaefer
8. 

   5.9/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Proteus (2)

   S4:E510/7/1995

   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.

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Luanne Crocker

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Luanne Crocker
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   5.9/10(7 votes)

   #9 - Xavier Remembers

   S4:E164/27/1996

   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.

   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Longshot

    S5:E510/5/1996

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Frank Squillace

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Frank Squillace

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching
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    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Beyond Good and Evil (1)

    S4:E811/4/1995

    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

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Steve Cuden

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Steve Cuden
12. 

    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Secrets, Not Long Buried

    S4:E152/17/1996

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Unknown
13. 

    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Family Ties

    S4:E175/4/1996

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Marley Clark

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Marley Clark
14. 

    6.1/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Whatever It Takes

    S2:E311/6/1993

    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.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Julia Jane Lewald

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Julia Jane Lewald
15. 

    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Red Dawn

    S2:E411/13/1993

    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.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Francis Moss

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Francis Moss
16. 

    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - 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
17. 

    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #17 - 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
18. 

    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #18 - 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
19. 

    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Sanctuary (1)

    S4:E610/21/1995

    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.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writers:David McDermott, Steven Melching
20. 

    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Love in Vain

    S4:E142/10/1996

    In a New Mexico desert, Wolverine witnesses the crash of a spaceship carrying horrific, alien bug-like creatures—the Family—which overwhelm him. Rogue reunites with her first boyfriend, Cody, who ends up being a part of the Family's plot to have Rogue become their new leader.

    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Unknown

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    Directors:Fred Miller, Larry Houston

    Writer:Unknown
21. 

    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Repo Man

    S2:E511/20/1993

    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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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Len Wein
22. 

    6.2/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Time Fugitives (1)

    S2:E712/11/1993

    Bishop returns from the future to again attempt to fix his world, this time trying to stop a plague from infecting mutants. But his noble actions lead to a far greater tragedy.

    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Michael Edens

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    Director:Larry Houston

    Writer:Michael Edens
23. 

    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #23 - 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
24. 

    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #24 - 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
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    6.2/10(9 votes)

    #25 - 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