Very uneven episode. I went from actually feeling tocuhed by some scenes to averting my eyes from the screen the next due to the amount of cringe. Overall many moments lost impact due to the fast pace. It felt like we were suppose to care because we know them from other medias. Goblin Queen and Maddie.. without any explanation as to why she picked those names. Just glorified easter eggs that takes you out of the story. I went "Yeah so why did you choose that name?".
Sinister was done very well, I liked his voice and the babymonitor scene was really well done.
It's wierd... Nathan or Nate, supposedly these all powerful characters that Sinister spends years trying to achieve and we fans go: "What, he's not even Omega!".
So far in, a whopping 3 episodes, it certainly feels like the Scott show. With Magneto and Jean closely behind. Storm had a good first 2 episodes and just a small cameo in this one to set up next episode. With so many other characters fighitng for their screen time I can't really approve of the balance so far. I guess they argued that these episodes needed to happen in the start to set up other things but I'm finding myself several times wondering when say Rogue, Gambit, Jubilee or Bishop will show up and what they will get to do. Gambit had his vision this episode but beyond that he got wounded and didnt' even participate in the mansion fight. Rogue and Magneto missed it also, but while Rogue stayed behind for a short scene Magneto got to join the action against Maddie. Bishop got his big fight scene so we could send him to the future. Which just makes me feel he should have been a bigger presence earlier. Jubilee and Roberto had the tv-scene, which was fine, but then they were gone.
It's a balance act and so far the balance is askewed. It's impacting my enjoyement of the show. I want cool action scenes for Gambit. He only really did something in the first episode. The trailer would have been enough, it's given me about the same enjoyment on that front.
I don't want to sit and wait for that one episode were said character gets to do something. Or that these episdoes means that Scott and Jean gets sidelined. What's the fun in that?