X-Men: Evolution S2 E2

## Plot

After the last episode, Mr. Kelly awards Jean the MVP award. However, before she can give a speech, she loses control of her telepathy and hears everyone's thoughts. Obviously, this episode foreshadows the Phoenix Entity that sadly was never depicted on the show. Odds are it would've been a better and more faithful adaptation than the terrible movies that were thankfully wiped from canon. Rogue doesn't like Jean because she thinks that she's popular and perfect and everything always goes right for her. Also, they both like Scott. Ugh. I hate love triangles. I accept this one because no unnecessary melodrama or conflict really comes from it, since Rogue never tells anyone about her feelings and she could move on. Gambit. Anyways, Jean plays it off and doesn't tell anyone about it. She invites Scott to a house party at Duncan's that night. Kitty and Lance meet Mr. Hank McCoy, their chemistry and P.E. teacher. Or as he's more commonly known as in the comics, Beast, played by the amazing Kelsey Grammar in the present (ish) Fox timeline. Coincidentally enough, he was the one good thing, at least in my opinion, from the third movie. Scott goes to the party. Risty and Rogue are there too. They leave when Scott shows up and Risty correctly guesses that Rogue has a crush on him. Rogue, if you didn't want to be here in the first place, then why did you even come? Scott and Duncan compete in ping pong, which they take very seriously. Jean chews Duncan out for trying to make her pick between him and her friend, and for not inviting Scott. Her telepathy goes out of control again. She runs out to the balcony where Scott is. She accidentally uses her telekinesis and sends him over the edge. Luckily, he lands in the pool. She doesn't want to talk about it. Back at the institute, Rogue is showing Risty around. Visits have to be scheduled ahead of time though, for obvious reasons. Kurt was almost caught, as well as Kitty, and Logan doesn't even bother trying to hide his claws. Rogue is convinced that Xavier wouldn't treat Jean like that, and Jean accidentally reads her mind. Xavier talks to Jean about it. She insists that it's just stress and fatigue, what with the soccer season, track and field tryouts the next day, and Scott and Duncan fighting. It could be that, or her powers could be growing. Xavier offers to help her control it, but she insists that all she needs is a good night's sleep. At tryouts, Scott and Duncan keep competing. During the hurdles, Duncan purposefully bumps Scott, who falls and loses his sunglasses. Hank sees what he did and kicks him off the team. He knows that the kids are mutants. Jean loses control of her powers again, but it's a lot worse this time. Mainly because her telekinesis sends sharp and blunt objects towards people. Lance uses his powers to subtly save Kitty and some other girls from being skewered by a javelin. Hank catches two shot put balls. Scott dodges another one. He saves Duncan from unknowingly being hit by the last one by using his powers. It lands in Kelly's office instead. Jean passes out. The kids hurry back to the institute. Jean's powers cause a lot of destruction in the lab, and no one can get close enough to stop her. Her powers are evolving too rapidly for her to control. Rogue volunteers to drain some of her powers to clear her head, and Scott can get her to focus on him. He tells her that he knows her better than anyone else ever has or ever will. Aw! Rogue seems hurt when Scott goes to Jean instead of her. Ouch. Jean has things under control now, and she'll be working with Xavier everyday to keep it that way. Scott asks Rogue why she risked her life to save Jean's. She says that she and Jean may be really different, but she realized that Jean would do the same for her. Scott assures her that they all would. Aw! How can anyone not love that smile? Jean says that she can't remember what happened, but she quotes Scott's words back to him. Remind me again why these two aren't among other iconic superhero couples like Barry Allen and Iris West, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, Peter Parker and Mary Jane, etc.? I could watch that last scene with the two of them over and over again. It's friendly, romantic, and just perfect. I think the lack of music and the feeling of the two just sitting outside and relaxing helps. So, I didn't find this out until after he died, but in this cartoon, Scott was voiced by Kirby Morrow, and I'd like to dedicate this review to him. RIP Kirby. I will *always* love and appreciate you.