Season 2 Episode 2 – “After E-Day, a covert paramilitary force rises to try to fill the void left by the X-Men”
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What I Liked
1. With the X-Men split through time, a new Force arrives in the 90s to stand in for the X-Men. Jubilee and Sunspot are still in the 90s in an arcade when Cable comes to speak to them about Apocalypse. Cable tells the two that it’s a dangerous mission; if they are in, they’re in. They are officially X-Force.
2. The X-Force team manages to capture one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen, War. They capture him and interrogate him about Apocalypse. Psylocke uses her powers to look into his mind of him, and we get to see Apocalypse talking about forcing a new destiny. Angel receives an order from Cable to kill War.
3. X-Force engages in a battle with the new X-Men, but when they get captured, Jubilee manages to cause a distraction to allow the others to escape, but she is the only one who manages to stay captured before she can get away with the rest of the team. The Brotherhood takes her to Washington DC.
What I Disliked
Nothing to report.
Favorite Moment
My favorite moment would be seeing the action that Jubilee was getting into while escaping the prison. Everything in this scene was absolutely great: her fighting, her powers, how badass she was, and the music made this scene great.
Standout Character
The standout character for me was Jubilee. I felt like this episode delivered huge on her development as not only a character but as an X-Man.
The Verdict
Story - 7.5
Action - 9
Character - 8
Entertainment - 8
Quality - 10
8.5
Great
Overall, a great episode for Jubilee, some huge, and quite frankly deserved character development for this character. The story was alright, wasn't as interesting as the first episode but the action was really good.
