Rating: - Just gets better and better!
This show shouldn't have ended, in my opinion. Marvel had a good thing going here. They were telling slightly "tweaked" or even brand-new stories with these characters that so many people loved and respected, and they were blazing a new trail for Saturday morning cartoons that was darker and more "real" than anything I've seen in a long time. This season opened with the entire town of Bayville knowing that the mutants existed (Magneto having "helped" them to that realization in the Season 2 finale) and the X-Men consequently being hunted for their lives. They have to fight for the right to go to school, even to survive, simply because they were born different from most of the world. There are moments in some of these episodes that surprised me in how dark they were, such as the episode "X-23", which introduces a young girl who was forced to be a living weapon her entire life. Then there are some moments that bring a smile to your face - like Jean and Scott finally admitting their feelings for each other in "Blind Alley" (or as close as they could get, on a kids' show). Altogether this is one of the best animated shows I've ever come across, hands down.