Editing X-Men: Evolution (section)

==Reception==
According to [[IGN]], the show aired "much to X-fans' initial protests and lamentations."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://ca.ign.com/articles/2011/05/31/the-x-mens-tv-history?page=2|title = The X-Men's TV History|date = May 31, 2011|access-date = June 14, 2014|website = IGN|publisher = IGN Entertainment, Inc}}</ref> [[RPGnet]] enjoyed ''Evolution''<nowiki/>'s second season, hailing it as the show's "transition season." An improvement over the show's first season "in every way," ''X-Men: Evolution'', according to RPGnet, "introduc[ed] many ... re-imagined characters from X-Men lore that will certainly entertain the X-Men fans," specifically Beast and Principal Kelley. RPGnet wrote, "Some episodes could easily be cut out of the show and they would not be missed," describing the dialogue as "atrocious at times" and some of the characters as "very one dimensional."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/12/12924.phtml|title = Review of X-Men: Evolution Season Two|access-date = June 12, 2014|website = RPGnet|publisher = Skotos Tech, Inc}}</ref> Positively, Fred Choi of ''[[The Tech (newspaper)|The Tech]]'' hailed ''X-Men: Evolution'' as "the best incarnation of X-Men yet," admitting that "There are a few changes which will send [[wikt:purist|purist]]s howling in the streets." Choi acknowledged that "The students generally have abilities more powerful than they ever had in the comics," specifically mentioning intangible Shadowcat and telekinetic Jean Grey. While praising the show's animation and music – "cleaner than the original series" – Choi described the transformation of Rogue "into a reclusive goth chick" as " completely baffling but surprisingly palatable."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://tech.mit.edu/V122/N48/X-men.48a.html|title = X-Men: Evolution, Third Season|date = October 18, 2002|access-date = June 14, 2014|website = The Tech|last = Choi|first = Fred}}</ref>

Noting the show's treatment of its characters, specifically making them high school teenagers for thematic purposes as "admirable," John G. Nettles of [[PopMatters]] concluded, "What disappoints, however, is the sheer number of missed opportunities here and the decision to subscribe to the same old social norms."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.popmatters.com/review/xmen-evolution/|title = X-Men: Evolution|access-date = June 12, 2014|website = PopMatters|publisher = PopMatters Media, Inc|last = John G.|first = Nettles}}</ref> Reviewing ''X-Men: Evolution''<nowiki/>'s third season, Filip Vukcevic of [[IGN]] was mixed in his analysis, deeming it inferior to ''X-Men: The Animated Series ''and concluding, "''Evolution ... ''will interest long-time X-fans, but the fluffy stories and underutilized character personalities ... will cause discerning viewers to zone out," suffering from its attempt "to cram everyone in." Additionally, the author felt that ''Evolution ''lacks the "visual flair" of ''The Batman'' and the "wit" of ''Teen Titans''. The author also panned the series' "average" voice acting, feeling that Magneto, Wolverine and Beast were "miscast."  He also noted that combined with "inventive gags," "the show does its best to make the most of the mutants' powers" because "The fight scenes are fun to watch if only to see how the characters interact."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/06/09/x-men-evolution-the-complete-third-season|title = X-Men: Evolution - The Complete Third Season|date = June 9, 2006|access-date = June 12, 2014|website = IGN|publisher = [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|last = Vukcevic|first = Filip}}</ref>