X-Men 97 season 2 doesn't run away from season 1's most brutal twist

Brian VanHooker is a Pop Culture Writer specializing in Celebrity Interviews and In-Depth Oral Histories in the areas of Comedy, TV, Film, Cartoons, Comic Books, 80s/90s Nostalgia, Fatherhood, Retro Games and Food (especially Pizza). He was the Senior Features Writer at Cracked and a Staff Writer at MEL. He has written for Inverse, Inside Hook, Maxim, Men's Health, Fatherly, SFGate and more. He's the co-creator of the comic book/cartoon Barnum & Elwood and The Tramp, an award-winning comedy pilot starring John O’Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called Turtle Tracks and was once called a “Good Guy” by Mr. T. The first three episodes of X-Men ‘97 season 2 are now streaming on Disney Plus, and the X-Men have been scattered across time. After season 1 ended with half the team in Ancient Egypt and the other half in the 40th Century, a lot has changed when we pick up the story a little while later. One of the most notable is with Wolverine and the absence of his adamantium claws. Instead, bone claws come out of his hands, which break a lot more easily as he slices up killer robots in an apocalyptic future. They do grow back right away — and they look very cool — but they’re