X-Men '97 Season 2
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The returning voice ensemble is repeatedly praised as confident, emotionally committed, and completely at home in the roles.
Pros: story quality, action quality
Cons: season pacing, season length
The voice cast is generally praised as talented and effective, with positive comments on both Japanese and English performances. One reviewer especially liked the lead voice performance.
Pros: action quality, franchise connection
Cons: season pacing, character balance
Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio remain the show’s foundation, with repeated career-best or top-tier praise. Their performances give the political and psychological material weight even when plotting wobbles.
Pros: story quality, entertainment value
Cons: season pacing, dialogue quality
Nicola Walker is the season’s most consistent standout, repeatedly praised for turning Alice’s fury into something funny, painful, and magnetic. Clement and the broader lead work are mostly liked, though...
Pros: humor, main cast performance
Cons: age appropriateness, story quality
The young ensemble gives the coven distinctive personalities and convincing emotional connections. Malachi Barton and Louis Thresher receive particularly strong individual praise.
Pros: entertainment value, genre satisfaction
Cons: season pacing, episode length
The two leads consistently carry the series, pairing Abdul-Mateen's vulnerable intensity with Kingsley's eccentric humor and tenderness.
Pros: entertainment value, humor
Cons: critic appeal, villain quality
Sasha Knight and John DiMaggio receive mostly positive marks, with Knight praised for fitting young Finn and DiMaggio still carrying Jake’s relaxed charm. One reviewer liked Knight but still missed...
Pros: visual style, animation quality
Cons: lore depth, continuity