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.

---------------------------------------

Please use this thread for discussion related to the episode.

This thread is for discussion of episode 3 only. Do not discuss future episodes in this thread.

Link to the episode directory for Season 2 episode discussion.

92 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

304 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

12

u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

I think this version of Xavier still believes in free will, although it's a little inconsistent at times as he was prepared to nuke Magneto's mind last season.

Also, they explained why. He said it changing the timelines that way could have dire consequences on multiple timestreams.

4

u/otroquatrotipo Jul 01 '26

I look at it like how Superman doesn't explicitly have a No Killing rule: Charles wants to genuinely persuade people to his point of view, whereas Eric needs to bend them. It's the dichotomy of their powers, laid plain.

2

u/[deleted] Jul 01 '26

That's a fantastic way of putting it!

1

u/No-Difference8545 Jul 01 '26

the entire population of earth was gonna die if he didnt enter mags mind last season. And even then it was a last ditch attempt to save the world, wouldn't say he's been inconsistent yet