PART 2 OF 2. Our conversation with X-Men: The Animated Series showrunner Eric Lewald and series writer Julia Lewald continues. How did Chris Claremont react to their adaptation of The Phoenix Saga? Why is Thunderbird in the opening sequence? How was the series suppose to end? What other X-Men adaptation did they pitch Marvel? And how would their X-Men look today if it was revived? Strap in, True Believers. We got answers to all these questions and more.