The Worst Episodes of X-Men: Evolution

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   6.3/10(303 votes)

   #1 - Adrift

   S2:E611/3/2001

   Havok is swept out to sea while surfing in Hawaii, and Scott saves him, but they both end up stranded and have to work together to survive.

   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writer:Greg Johnson

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   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writer:Greg Johnson
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   6.3/10(294 votes)

   #2 - African Storm

   S2:E711/17/2001

   The X-Men help Storm when her abilities are threatened by a visiting African witch doctor who attempts to steal her powers.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown
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   6.6/10(300 votes)

   #3 - Walk on the Wild Side

   S2:E133/2/2002

   The women form a team of crime fighters after Jean and Amara are teased for having weaker powers, and they call themselves the Bayville Sirens.

   Director:Frank Paur

   Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat

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   Director:Frank Paur

   Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat
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   6.7/10(398 votes)

   #4 - Speed and Spyke

   S1:E512/9/2000

   Ororo's nephew starts exhibiting mutant powers, but he's more interested in settling a rivalry with a fellow mutant than hearing about a ""school for freaks"".

   Director:Gary Graham

   Writer:Bob Forward

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   Director:Gary Graham

   Writer:Bob Forward
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   6.7/10(386 votes)

   #5 - SpykeCam

   S1:E82/10/2001

   As an extra credit project, Evan is given a camera to record the ""current events"" in his life. Though most of them aren't keen on being caught on tape, Sabertooth is most definitively interested in the result.

   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Christy Marx

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   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Christy Marx
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   6.8/10(417 votes)

   #6 - Mutant Crush

   S1:E411/25/2000

   The only thing bigger than Fred Dukes' strength and size, is his temper, which makes his first day at school rather difficult. When Jean Grey makes contact, trying to be friendly, he takes it just a bit to seriously.

   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Katherine Lawrence

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   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Katherine Lawrence
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   6.8/10(315 votes)

   #7 - Bada-Bing Bada-Boom

   S2:E210/6/2001

   Nightcrawler has a crush on a new student. The wild girl is grounded for breaking the rules, but things get worse when her father arrives and asks that she help him in a bank robbery.

   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writer:Greg Johnson

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   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writer:Greg Johnson
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   6.8/10(294 votes)

   #8 - Joyride

   S2:E812/1/2001

   Avalanche wants to join the Institute, but has trouble being accepted by the others, especially after he's accused of taking joyrides on the X-vehicles at night.

   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat

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   Director:Steven E. Gordon

   Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat
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   6.8/10(280 votes)

   #9 - Retreat

   S2:E122/16/2002

   Beast is mistaken for Bigfoot by hunters while he's on a camping trip with the students.

   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Michael Merton

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   Director:Frank Paur

   Writer:Michael Merton
10. 

    6.8/10(270 votes)

    #10 - X-Treme Measures

    S3:E611/2/2002

    Evan enters an extreme Skateboarding competition, and puts his skills to the test. But something is wrong: A mysterious woman is watching and following him during the competition.

    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Jules Dennis, Greg Johnson

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    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Jules Dennis, Greg Johnson
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    6.8/10(275 votes)

    #11 - Cruise Control

    S3:E138/23/2003

    The X-Men are on vacation with Storm as their guardian. Amara falls ill while on the ship.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Craig Kyle

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    Writer:Craig Kyle
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    6.8/10(270 votes)

    #12 - Ghost of a Chance

    S4:E710/11/2003

    Kitty is rescued by a mutant and invites her to join the institute. But the mutant soon vanishes, and only Kitty remembers her.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Greg Johnson

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Greg Johnson
13. 

    6.9/10(398 votes)

    #13 - Middleverse

    S1:E61/27/2001

    Kurt accidently finds an abandoned lab, and is sucked into a pocket dimension by a strange device he finds there.

    Director:Steven E. Gordon

    Writer:Adam Beechen

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    Director:Steven E. Gordon

    Writer:Adam Beechen
14. 

    7.0/10(456 votes)

    #14 - The X-Impulse

    S1:E211/11/2000

    15-year-old Kitty Pryde wakes up one day and finds herself able to walk though objects. She tries to ignore it, but finds that hard when she's approached by Jean Grey and a mutant trouble maker, who both say they know what she's going through and want to help her. Meanwhile Wolverine's old nemesis, Sabertooth, arrives in town - looking for trouble.

    Director:Gary Graham

    Writers:Rick Ungar, Greg Johnson

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    Director:Gary Graham

    Writers:Rick Ungar, Greg Johnson
15. 

    7.0/10(305 votes)

    #15 - Fun and Games

    S2:E410/20/2001

    The young X-Men are left alone in the mansion when the adults respond to a jailbreak, and they throw a party that doesn't end well.

    Director:Frank Paur

    Writer:Brian Swenlin

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    Director:Frank Paur

    Writer:Brian Swenlin
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    7.0/10(268 votes)

    #16 - No Good Deed

    S4:E29/6/2003

    The Brotherhood cause mishaps so they can stop them and appear to be heroes.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
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    7.0/10(265 votes)

    #17 - Sins of the Son

    S4:E49/20/2003

    Xavier is told he has a son, who has been kidnapped in Scotland. So he and the X-Men head there to find him.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    Writer:Unknown
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    7.1/10(533 votes)

    #18 - Strategy X

    S1:E111/4/2000

    Mystique sees an opportunity to get a spy in Xavier's institute when the morally shady Todd Tolanski starts exhibiting mutant powers. Kurt Wagner, Xavier's latest recruit, arrives and tries to familiarize himself with his new life as part of the X-Men.

    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Rick Ungar, Avi Arad, Bob Forward

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    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Rick Ungar, Avi Arad, Bob Forward
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    7.1/10(329 votes)

    #19 - Growing Pains

    S2:E19/29/2001

    When Cyclops and Nightcrawler save people from a car crash they question Xavier's desire to keep their identities a secret. Meanwhile, the Brotherhood terrorize people in a crowded stadium.

    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat

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    Director:Frank Paur

    Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat
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    7.1/10(306 votes)

    #20 - The Beast of Bayville

    S2:E510/27/2001

    The serum Hank McCoy uses to control his mutation no longer works, and his students are afraid of his angry outbursts.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.1/10(273 votes)

    #21 - The Toad, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

    S3:E711/9/2002

    Wanda receives a clue from one of Magneto's minions, Pyro, directing her to a ski resort. Meanwhile, Kurt is meeting Amanda's parents for the first time, and the Toad believes he can use Kurt's holo-inducer to disguise himself and win Wanda's love.

    Director:Unknown

    Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat

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    Writers:Cydne Clark, Steve Granat
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    7.2/10(364 votes)

    #22 - Grim Reminder

    S1:E114/14/2001

    A news report from the Canadian mountains triggers something deep inside Wolverine, and he starts having berserk fits. To find out why, he takes the Blackbird to the site, not knowing that Kitty and Kurt are sitting in the back.

    Director:Frank Paur

    Writer:Len Uhley

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    Director:Frank Paur

    Writer:Len Uhley
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    7.2/10(289 votes)

    #23 - Shadow Dance

    S2:E112/2/2002

    Forge invents a teleporter, and Nightcrawler uses it to travel large distances, but inadvertently opens a portal that allows strange creatures to follow him back to the school.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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    7.2/10(274 votes)

    #24 - The Stuff of Villains

    S3:E410/5/2002

    Wanda goes searching for Pietro. Meanwhile the brotherhood's members are expelled from school, much to Lance's dismay.

    Director:Gary Graham

    Writer:Adam Beechen

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    Director:Gary Graham

    Writer:Adam Beechen
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    7.3/10(293 votes)

    #25 - Mindbender

    S2:E101/26/2002

    Jean is possessed by a mutant with telepathic powers, which he uses to control the students and have them help him in his plot to release the imprisoned Apocalypse, a mutant who wishes to enslave the human race.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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