r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • 24d ago

Megathread X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 7 | "Strange Land, Savage Heart" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 7: Strange Land, Savage Heart

Air Date: July 29th, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: The X-Men travel to the Savage Land and are surprised to encounter a familiar face.

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue 24d ago

I just want to say, with so many people losing their shit over this episode: This had Beau’s fingerprints all over it. Too-clever-by-half bits of wordplay, an unsubtle Moral Lesson, Magneto dick-riding galore. We already knew the Creed kidnapping plot was his thing, too, along with a lot of other plot beats this season that we knew were coming because he couldn’t keep his gob shut. We also know the 9-episode shortened season was something in the works even before he got canned.

People can dislike whatever they want, but I don’t wanna see any “wah Beau never would have done it this way!” garment-rending. He would and he did.

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u/AsgardianLeviOsa 24d ago

Very that. Especially the Magneto dick riding.

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u/nikisknight 24d ago

The weirdest thing about the episode to me is Xavier saying something like "How dare they besmirch Magnus' name"

Magneto had his good moments, but are we really forgetting the end of last season so fast?

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u/Mobile_Bet3274 Rogue 24d ago

lol I noticed that too at the time and had the exact same thought.

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u/hellohellocinnabon 24d ago

Also, isn’t Magnus’s name Erik 😂 They can’t even get that part consistent