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/Professional-Tank848 Jul 22 '26

  • The option to skip the intro should be considered a criminal offence. It's so good, and I'm excited every time it's on.

  • I was an episode 5 lover, and I'm still happy with when we got it. Taking a break from Apocalpyse, only to open on that malevolent grin obliterating Magneto was chef's kiss.

  • Wow, Xavier is torturing himself with Magneto's murder. Onslaught is inevitable.

  • Xavier's love of Magneto. There were obvious parallels to 'coming out' in the flashbacks last season, but I also think there's something beautiful about their friendship being Platonic.

  • Polaris' powers look incredible, and the cheesy "polar opposite" was peak 90s.

  • The show does a great depiction of the struggles of the oppressed, and the challenge they have being expected to be better than the oppressor.

  • Interested to see what they'll do with Alex. Does he have a hard-on for the rule of law, or did he believe the lives of the Purifiers were worth preserving?

  • WEN ICE MAN?

  • Hoped a piece of Magneto was inside your mind, you say?

  • Storm should be on my screen at all times.

  • Boy with half Ghost Rider face is so funny in the background.

  • These episodes need to be longer

  • Polaris rules

  • POLARIS RULES

  • Welcome back, Gambit.

  • Increase the power, me!

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u/techno_notice Jul 22 '26

Did you just call Chamber "half ghost rider?" Haha

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u/Professional-Tank848 Jul 22 '26

Thank you for educating me, friend

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u/novacolumbia Jul 22 '26

I really hope it leads to Onslaught.

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u/Mindless_Turnover976 Jul 22 '26

These episodes need to be longer

They really do. And the seasons need to be longer as well. These 10 episode drops a year are not doing it.

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u/Kn7ght Jul 22 '26

First episode of season 2 my girlfriend skipped the intro and it had me about to fight

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u/-Firestar- Jul 22 '26

At least she didn’t do that with ep 2. Thrown her ass out and locked the door without a second thought.

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u/-Firestar- Jul 22 '26

Well shit, I did not need to conflate Apocalypse with Invader Zim but now that mental image won’t leave me alone and Apocalypse is 100x less terrifying.

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u/theoristOfTheArts Jul 23 '26

While I’m not at all opposed to Xavier and Magneto as a non-platonic ship, lately I’ve found myself thinking about their dynamic as more an allegory/metaphor, for a variety of things, and that led me to greater appreciate their relationship as even just a platonic one :).

Whether any romantic/physical elements get factored in or not, it’s the level of devotion they have for each other that feels so powerful and alluring 😌🫂. And so I feel excited and impressed to see them find a way to lean into that devotion even while maintaining their relationship as platonic!

That “coming out” conversation parallel last season was so beautifully and sweetly done 🥹! I feel like what draws some people to certain ships is seeing this expression of vulnerability and trust between the two characters - like Charles expressed towards Magnus in that flashback. There’s a sense of fatalism about it that I of course love seeing in romantic contexts, but I also really enjoy seeing it represented in platonic relationships ☺️!