@ultralord: "The episode "No Mutant is an Island" was supposed to explain the "resurrection" of Jean Grey, leading to the "Dark Phoenix Saga", but it was released only 2 years after the end of the saga, leaving viewers confused."
"The episodes that followed the premiere of The Phoenix Saga were broadcast in most cases out of order. Since a number of episodes were created at different animation studios, the writers decided to abandon linear storytelling, as it was in seasons 1-2, and try to make do with "independent" stories. However, they couldn't avoid the confusion by releasing episodes 5.05 "Longshot" and 5.04 "No Mutant is an Island" only 2 years after they were supposed to be broadcast."
Oh, I remember how after watching the series I saw an adaptation of the same arch in X-Men 2 and was so angry that the coolest plot was so heavily grounded
"The episodes that followed the premiere of The Phoenix Saga were broadcast in most cases out of order. Since a number of episodes were created at different animation studios, the writers decided to abandon linear storytelling, as it was in seasons 1-2, and try to make do with "independent" stories. However, they couldn't avoid the confusion by releasing episodes 5.05 "Longshot" and 5.04 "No Mutant is an Island" only 2 years after they were supposed to be broadcast."