The New Mutants proves that X-Men characters would work better on TV

How The New Mutants confirm that a TV show would work best for X-Men

The New Mutants squad isn’t like the Avengers, Spider-Man, or Thor. The casual fan doesn’t know a lot about them. This writer has been buying comics weekly for two decades and still doesn’t know a lot about them.

Sometimes knowing the characters doesn’t matter. However, when you introduce things like Lockheed or Reverend Craig, explanations should be made. If you didn’t know who Lockheed was you’d have no idea that it’s been at Kate Pryde’s side for years. Sure, you may have gotten the gist of what happened with Rhane and Reverend Craig, but more backstory could have helped her character.

Let’s take a look at Dani’s character. Everything that happened to her in the movie seemed rushed. There was no clear explanation to what was happening to her. We knew that she was having the nightmarish visions, but that was it. How was she causing them? Was this only due to her trauma or was there more to it? Was there something else to the Spirit Bear? The movie left people with more questions than satisfaction.

Now, let’s picture everything mentioned above if The New Mutants had been designed in a TV show format. Dani’s powers and past life, Rhane becoming a mutant and Illyana’s connection to Lockheed could have been handled much better. Another moment that could have benefitted from more time in terms of story and character development? The nod to Mr. Sinister with the Essex Corporation.