A big difference between seasons.

Just finished today’s episode and decided to make this post. The action scenes in season 1 were so much better. Each episode we got a different mutant showcasing their power set in a creative/exciting way. We got Cyclops zipping around with optic blasts, Storm turning the desert into glass and singly handedly destroying sentinels, Wolverine and Nightcrawler fighting Sentinels together, Rogue fighting the military, and the list goes on. This season has almost none of that. Magneto stopping the Blackhole is the only scene that feels like it could have been in season 1 in terms of quality. The rest of the action scenes feel very uninspired and rushed imo. Even the flashback in today’s episode I thought Colossus and Magik would get their time to shine but again, it felt rushed and uninspired. There hasn’t been an action scene yet where I thought, “I need to see that again!” But season 1 had like 10 scenes like that. Maybe I’m wrong, and I’m just not seeing it. I enjoy the show but just feel like it’s a step backwards from last season when comparing fights and action.

I’m hoping the last two episodes really take it to the next level.

I would love to come back to this post and say, “I was wrong. The fights these last two episodes were the best of any season.” I really hope that’s the case.