| "Hindsight (Part 1)" | |
|---|---|
| Wolverine and the X-Men episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Boyd Kirkland |
| Written by | Greg Johnson Craig Kyle |
| Production code | 101 |
| Original air date | September 6, 2008 |
"Hindsight (Part 1)" is the pilot episode of the new animated series Wolverine and the X-Men. It was written by Greg Johnson and Criaig Kyle and directed by Boyd Kirkland. It is the first of a three part pilot. The first part aired on September 6, 2008(Canada), the second September 13, 2008 and the third September 20, 2008.
Plot
editThe episode begins with Shadowcat, Colossus and Nightcrawler training in the Danger Room where it becomes very difficult and all three are captured. It turns out Wolverine was tampering with their session as a goodbye present, making the level very difficult. Outside, Logan sees Jean Grey and Cyclops having an argument where Jean mentions to Cyclops that it is not she he should be apologizing to but Logan. He then meets with Beast, asking if he knows where Rogue is. Beast acknowledges that he believes Rogue is upset that Logan is leaving. Logan goes and speaks to Rogue in which Rogue tells Wolverine that he is like family and he keeps leaving her. Angry with him, Rogue walks away. Logan is then seen walking towards Professor X and Storm, when suddenly Professor X seems to be having trouble with his telepathy. Professor looks at Jean only to see she is having the same problems. Seeing this Logan begins to run toward Professor, only to be blinded by a bright light.
When he awakens, the scene has shifted to the present, and it is revealed to be one year after the events in Logan’s dream. A group of trailers passes him and a girl waves from one to which he acknowledges her. While riding a short while after, there is an explosion in the opposite direction to which he hesitates to go see what has occurred. It is revealed that the trailer in which the girl was in collided with a train. Logan arrives at the scene and runs into the flame to find the girl who is said to be trapped inside. While finding the girl, the trailer explodes leaving the girl’s parents distraught. When the fire subsides, Logan is seen lying face down to the ground and the girl safely underneath him. The parents are relieved but the other people are not supportive of helping Wolverine who is now injured but healing. While sleeping Logan has another dream about what happened after the flash of light. It is shown that there was an explosion and it was directed at Professor X whose wheelchair is left destroyed and his body no where in sight. Logan awakes to find himself at the family’s house. He overhears the girl’s mother speaking to a neighbour about them having him in their house. After a short while, the MRD arrive and storm the house arresting the family due to their lack of co-operation. Logan attacks on seeing this but is not successful in rescuing the family who is taken away in a helicopter.
The family is then shown at a facility in which mutants are being kept in cells. Colonel Moss approaches and asks about Logan but they still deny knowing who they are speaking about. He responds saying that “his name is Wolverine and he is very dangerous”. Now feeling a little upset, the girl says that she disagrees with his comment and he screams at her that he is.
Logan goes to the now destroyed mansion. It is shown that Beast has been conducting research to find out what caused the explosion and Beast also mentions that not only Professor X is missing but also Jean. Beast then says that he has found that the explosion was centred on Professor X but there is no plausible explanation; no evidence of combustion, chemical reaction, radiation or electromagnetism. Beast then asks Wolverine why he is here due to the fact that he doesn’t show up without a reason. Logan explains that the MRD are getting out of control and that they snatched the family for helping him. He asks beast for his help and Beast replies that he can’t and why doesn’t he ask the other. Logan admits he doesn’t know where anyone else is and that he really needs his help to which Beast accepts. After hijacking an MRD vehicle, Logan disguises as an agent and Beast pretends to be a captured mutant and they go to the MRD facility. On entering, they attack the guards but while doing so, the father is taken from his cell. Colonel Moss threatens him to tell about Wolverine and when he doesn’t, he slams his head into a device in which it seems he is having a very high pitched noise sent to his brain. Beast locates the cells in which the prisoners are held and they defeat the MRD for now. They free the family and the captive mutants which include Boom Boom, Pyro, Dust, Wolfsbane and Rockslide. After torching the hangar using Boom Boom’s and Pyro’s ability, two jets begin to pursue. This time, Dust attacks and causes the jet’s propellers to malfunction and explode. This allows them to escape.
Logan is then seen leaving the family safe in the mountains telling them that the MRD will lose interest in them. The girl pleads for him not to leave but he tells her, he has to. He goes to the X mansion and talks to Beast. He asks about the other mutants are and Beast tells him that they have gone their separate ways. Beast then says that the cells will be filled again by the next day and Logan agrees saying that a war is coming. Beast asks what they will be doing next to which Logan replies ‘We bring back the X-Men’.