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'Til Death Do Us Part, Parts One And Two
Review by Stu, Media by Jim Harvey
Episode #14 - Til Death Do Us Part, Part One
Original Airdate - February 20th, 1993
The X-Men are shocked to learn someone is trying to divide them... but who is it?
Episode #15 - Til Death Do Us Part, Part Two
Original Airdate - February 27th, 1993
The X-Men search for Scott and Jean, and meet a new foe in Mr. Sinister.
Credits
Written By: Mark Edward Edens (Part One), Micheal Edens (Part Two)
Music Composed By: Shuki Levy
Animation Services By: AKOM
Guest Starring: Christopher Britton as Mr. Sinister, David Hemblen as Magneto, Ron Rubin as Morph,
and John Stocker as Graydon Creed
Review:
The animation in this season was a big improvement, and the season long story arc began right away. The new villain,
Mr. Sinister wasn�t anything like Magneto and unlike Magneto, this villain was evil. When I was a kid, he used to
scare the crap out of me. Christopher Britton was absolutely perfect for the role and for once, they got a
perfect design for the character. He didn�t really appear too much in these episodes, as he wasn�t the main villain,
Morph was the main villain.
I remember thinking how creepy it was seeing Morph again. The thought of him coming back didn�t occur to me when I first
watched this and I was genuinely shocked to see him again! And now he was evil! He too had a creepy design, and SHOCK
VALUE! Oh my God Morph is still alive! I don�t think anyone could�ve seen that coming!
This episode also introduced one of my favourite groups into the show; The Friends Of Humanity. I found them to be a
fantastic foil for the X-Men and the perfect example of what the X-Men fought against. Narrow minded prejudice people. I
especially liked how they set up Beast.
Speaking of setting up, Morph tricking the other X-Men into fighting each other came up with some genuinely clever
ideas, especially Beast and Rouge�s argument in the hospital. Now only was he back (OH MY GOD!) but now he really was
evil and manipulative!
I thought the most disappointing part of the episode was its conclusion. I found the ending to be very under whelming.
I knew we�d see Sinister and Evil Morph again, but I thought that the way this particular episode ended was a little
rushed and lacked any real conclusion. I usually love the continuity in this series but here; I thought it left too much
to be told in later episodes. It�s also worth noting� Cyclops is a fashion disaster in or out of his costume. A bright
orange shirt and blue shorts. It was like watching Bart Simpson shoot laser beams out of his eyes.
But still, one can�t complain at this story too much, especially seeing how good (and damn creepy!) Mr Sinister actually
was and how much of an �OH MY GOD!� moment�s Morph�s return was.
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