Episode #38 - Self Possessed
Original Airdate November 16th, 2002

Rogue begins to uncontrobally morph into everyone she's ever absorbed. Can The X-Men defeat one of their own?

Credits
Written By: Greg Johnson
Directed By: Curt Geda
Music Composed By: William Anderson
Guest Starring: Ellen Kennedy as Irene Adler/Destiny.

Review: Similar to Blind Alley in that a simple, original idea goes onto become of the show�s better episodes, and doesn�t stop having fun right the way through it. At this point in the series, given how much Rogue was developed, and episode of her fighting The X-Men was inevitable at this point, but I didn�t ever think it would be this much fun.

Rogue is tricky to master, because her power makes her too powerful too much. This series did a mixed job handling Rogue�s powers, as, even after dramatically powering her down from the comics, Rogue still saved the day much more than anyone else, even Cyclops. I think turning her into a Goth outsider really worked. Given how Goths don�t really get a lot of acceptance in today�s society, the shoe seems to fit. Like most Goth girls I�ve met, you don�t really know if she�s actually looking for acceptance or not either. This wasn�t the situation with TAS, who desperately wanted to touch. You often get the impression that Evo Rogue really doesn�t give a crap if she can touch or not.

The animation was a little better than usual here, and Rogue�s morphing look especially impressive. The general animation quality on Evo was excellent, but there�s one or two episodes which are worth noting, and this is one of them. It�s one episode I can�t wait to see on DVD.

Very cool episode, well worth your 22 minutes.