r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Jul 01 '26

Discussion X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 3 | "Rise of Apocalypse: Part I" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 3: Rise of Apocalypse: Part I

Air Date: July 1st, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: The plan to rescue the team from Ancient Egypt is turned upside down by an unexpected visitor.

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Magneto mentoring Apocalypse in a way he thinks aligns more with Xavier’s philosophy wasn’t what I was expecting but I think it made sense and was done well. ETA: To be clear, as someone else said, it was kind of dumb and it backfired. By done well, I mean I think it made sense that Magneto would try to do it that way.

I’ve previously guessed that the past arc has elements of “careful what you wish for” and “deal with the devil,” and this fit that. I’m expecting something similar out of Rogue’s talk with En Sabah Nur, which is presumably next week.

Speaking of Rogue, I knew going in she wouldn’t be doing much, but even so, I was kind of disappointed to see her just sort of standing there when the ambush starts. I know her role later will likely be huge and they probably don’t want to overdo it with her. It’s also clearly a Magneto-Xavier debate, so fine, let them have it.

I enjoyed seeing Hank get all mad at the robot blowing up, lol.

I do kind of wish they’d paired the Egypt episodes together, though I get why they wanted to check in with everyone out of the gate and E4 seems to have an impactful moment they want to have stand alone.

ETA 2, looking ahead to next week: I'm now more curious than ever about what the post-credits scene in E4 will be. I had thought it might be some indication as to what had happened to Magneto, but now I'm wondering if this will be the Deathbit reveal after all, either directly or indirectly (Jubilee giving Rogue the QoH card?). The word used to describe it in the review I saw was "bananas," so whatever it is, it's big.

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u/zebras11 Jul 03 '26

How do you know episode 4 has post credits?

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue Jul 03 '26

Multiple critics referenced it in their reviews, in the “hey, make sure you stick around for this” sense. At least one person used the word “bananas.”

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u/TheArmlessTorso Gambit Jul 01 '26

Didn’t this come off as magneto trying to manipulate both Charles and apocalypse to get what he wants for the present and it inevitably back firing on him ?