Overview
- Episode 5 of X‑Men ’97 Season 2 arrived on Disney+ this week and centers on Wolverine leading a raid on a Weapon X compound.
- Wolverine reunites a Team X lineup that includes Morph, Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike, Maverick, and Garrison Kane for the mission.
- The episode foregrounds the Brood as a central menace and leans heavily on sci‑fi horror homages that echo the Alien films.
- Morph is given a prominent emotional and tactical role that critics and reviews single out as the episode’s focal point.
- Reviewers praised the episode’s visual callbacks and tone but said the handling of long‑running Wolverine story threads felt rushed and produced notable character tensions.