Howling at the Moon (New Mutants episode)

"Howling at the Moon" is the second episode of the first season of the Disney+ animated series New Mutants. Directed by Sage Cotugno from a script co-written with Tim Federle, the episode centers on Wolfsbane after exposing her powers.

Synopsis
Rahne Sinclar is filled with shame and fear after exposing her wolf powers, but Danielle Moonstar will belp her see things differently.

Plot
A few weeks before the pilot episode, Rahne Sinclair is hiding in the woods in her human form, living inside a cave in fear and shame for her powers, believing them to be a curse from the Devil. Suddenly, she is approached by Dr. Henry McCoy of the X-Men, who comforts her. He then takes her to the Xavier Institute, where Charles Xavier explains to Sinclair her powers are just a manifestation of her mutant DNA. While this does little to make her feel better, she neverthless agrees to stay and study the next semester.

Main cast

 * Kelly Marie Tran as Karma
 * Kelly McDonald as Wolfsbane
 * Destony Nicole Frasqueri as Mirage
 * Eric Bauza as Cannonball
 * Ícaro Silva as Sunspot

Guest roles

 * Morgan Freeman as Professor X
 * John Cena as Beast
 * Cree Summer as Storm

Trivia

 * Sinclair and Xavier's first meeting was inspired by the scene where Xavier meets Kitty Pryde in the failed pilot Pryde of the X-Men. Parts of their dialogue were also taken from the comic Marvel Graphic Novel #4, where the New Mutants first appeared.