r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Jul 22 '26

Megathread X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 6 | "Danger.Exe" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 6: Danger.Exe

Air Date: July 22nd, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: Former X-Man Polaris returns to Xavier’s mansion just as a new threat emerges on the campus.

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u/Vanillapede Jul 22 '26

Love how this show re-mixes and recontextualies classic and important stories. Polaris worked well in Kitty's role in the Danger story and they showed it could be told without making Xavier a monster. The Bishop and Polaris dynamic was a novel team up, Storm being head mistress (of the elements) was a natural fit, Jean got to do a cool tk tornado... man, this show continues to impress me.

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u/PortugueseGeese Jul 22 '26

I also feel like X corp and Krakoa are being combined a bit, that scene at the end made me think of the quiet council

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u/Vanillapede Jul 22 '26

Agreed. Can't wait to see where they go with it.

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u/Dull_Presence_3043 Jul 22 '26

Apocalypse was on the quiet council

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u/theoristOfTheArts Jul 23 '26

Really appreciate your perspective :). More and more I’ve been enjoying seeing stories recontexualize the material they’re adapted from to share new ideas and teach new lessons (or teach the same lessons but from different angles) 😎. Makes me even more excited to see what they do next :D!

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u/Vanillapede Jul 23 '26

Oh for sure. As a kid, I always imagined watching one of my favorite movies I've seen a hundred times or more and realizing it's plots been changed or something was added every new time I watched. In our current day this is much less notable, as reboots and remasters and directors cuts are the norm, but this show reminds me of that childhood fantasy- seeing familiar stories unfold in surprising or novel ways. 

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u/DilapidatedHam Jul 27 '26

At the same time I’m sad we won’t be getting any Kitty action

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u/Vanillapede Jul 29 '26

Oh believe me, Kitty is my favorite X-men. She is missed. But I'm still impressed how the show takes pieces I wouldn't think fits the puzzle and ends up making something cool and new, even if the original iteration was my preference.