X-Men: Evolution | A Critical Retrospective

This video essay is my attempt at a nuanced assessment of the highly entertaining Marvel cartoon 'X-Men: Evolution', trying to figure out precisely what this show accomplished and what it didn't. My criticisms come from a place of appreciation - I'm not at all trying to hate on what was an interesting and timely series!

Links:
TVTropes on High School AUs: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighSchoolAU

J.K. Rowling is a TERF: https://theblemish.com/2019/12/j-k-rowling-is-a-terf-surprising-virtually-no-one/

X-Men Films as Gay Rights Parables: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/06/first-class-the-latest-chapter-in-the-x-men-gay-rights-parable/239959/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction - What Was Evolution?
1:41 High School 101
4:58 2000s Flashback - School Reboots, Dialogue, and Soundtrack
7:16 Adaptation 101
9:49 Sociology 101 - Or, the Missing X-Factor
12:00 Missed Opportunities?
13:09 Conclusion - Evolution in Retrospect
#marvel #xmen #mutants

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