In this episode of XXL Men, we’re diving into the X-Men: The Animated Series episode “Beauty and the Beast,” where Beast gets a tragic romance storyline, Wolverine goes undercover in a mutant-hating hate group, and the show once again proves that a Saturday morning cartoon from the 90s had absolutely no problem tackling bigotry with the subtlety of a Sentinel crashing through your living room.
Beast falls for Carly, a blind woman who sees his heart before she ever sees his fur, while Wolverine infiltrates the Friends of Humanity and discovers that Graydon Creed’s anti-mutant movement is exactly as disgusting as you’d expect. It’s romance, prejudice, political allegory, and Wolverine pretending not to immediately solve everything with claws.
Join us as we talk about the episode’s surprisingly emotional love story, the very unsubtle but still painfully relevant hate group plot, and why X-Men: The Animated Series remains one of the best superhero adaptations ever made.
🔴 In this episode:
⚔️ Beast gets a heartbreakingly sweet romance
🧬 Wolverine goes undercover with mutant bigots
😡 Graydon Creed and the Friends of Humanity are the actual worst
💔 Carly deserves better
📺 The X-Men cartoon continues being way smarter than people remember
If you love X-Men, 90s animation, mutant drama, and watching bigots get exposed for the trash fires they are, this episode is for you.
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