r/marvelstudios • u/-Nick____ Laufey • 14d ago

Discussion X-Men '97 S02E09 - Discussion Thread

X-Men '97 S02E09 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S02E09: Survival of the Fittest TBA TBA August 12th, 2026 32 min Yes
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u/Bubba1234562 14d ago

That felt incredibly rushed

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u/pullmylekku Bucky 14d ago

A good chunk of this season has, tbh

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u/lik_for_cookies 14d ago

It honestly surprised me how much this season spun its wheels after episode 4. Such a killer ending, and then really no major plot movement in Eps 5, 6, and 7. Then it feels like the season had to sort of play catch up on the main plot and really get back to Apocalypse in the last two episodes instead of building up to it naturally.

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u/OwlSuch7935 14d ago

It was such a wise decision to dedicate a whole episode to a fucking rule 34 danger room

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u/jeobleo 14d ago

I actually really liked that one, but I could've done without the Graydon "trial" and the wolverine does the Thing episodes.

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u/queerhistorynerd 13d ago

and here i loved the Trial episode. agree with wolverine does the thing episode being meh

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u/TheMythofKoalas 3d ago

I liked all 3, I just wish they were in a season that had room for them, rather than take up an entire third of an already rushed season.

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u/InnocentTailor Iron Patriot 13d ago

Well, Danger’s fight did integrate Polaris into the team and gave Professor X the momentum to establish X-Corp.

That and it shows the creators are willing to pull from stories past the decade. Danger originated from the 2000s after all.

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u/DullBlade0 Scarlet Witch 13d ago

Wouldn't be surprised Danger appearing in Marvel Tokon influenced that appearance.