Episode #7 - Turn Of The Rogue
Original Airdate January 27th, 2000

Scott and Rogue are sent on a school trip to study caves when things take a turn for the worst...

Credits
Written By: Greg Johnson
Directed By: Boyd Kirkland
Music Composed By: William Anderson
Guest Starring: Kirby Morrow as Cyclops/Scott Summers, Scott McNeil as Wolverine/Logan, Venus Terzo as Jean Grey, David Kaye as Professor Charles Xavier, Richard Newman as Mr. Rodetski and Colleen Wheeler as Mystique/Raven Darkholme.

Review: This episode brings the Rogue arc to a close, and dips into her relationship with Cyclops and Mystique. It�s a nice change of pace from this season�s formula, and works pretty well.

I liked the beginning, especially Scott�s questioning as to why they saw Rogue as their enemy. This version of Scott really did want to be everyone�s friend, you can see that from the very first episode, even though he didn�t like Toad, he felt it was worth his time to try and get him to come to the Institute. Even on the bus with Rogue, he still wasn�t trying to make enemies, despite the fact she clearly wasn�t feeling the same way.

Mystique is better used here, she�s not just the school bully, she�s actually shown as someone with a little power here. I think it was wise not to have Magneto tell her what to do in this episode; she appears as less of a puppet. What gets me about this season, is that we�re not even told why Mystique continually works for Magneto, especially after what we saw in the opening of Shadowed Past. I�m glad they decided to turn against each other in the finale, it really was a tiresome storyline.

Overall, an above average episode, with some great action scenes and a fine use of location.