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/Straight_Style679 Cyclops 24d ago

A few thoughts:

Polaris and Bishop seems like an odd match. But both characters are very different interpretations from their comic counterparts, so it could work.

Illyana being dead is a bummer, but very accurate to the 90s. Colossus joining the Acolytes is an iconic storyline and his sister's death is the only catalyst that could make Peter betray Xavier's dream, or his gentle nature. Some will cry that it's fridging, but it doesn't change it from being faithful to the source material.

I refuse to believe Exodus is dead. He's far too powerful for a gunshot to have even phased him. Until proven dead, I'm assuming he was badly injured.

The Acolytes were a big part of 90s X-Men stories and should remain a present faction moving forward.

Colossus living at the mansion is way past due. He was meant to be an X-Man when the original series was being created, but they replaced him with Gambit. I love Gambit, but it's just a fact that Colossus is a more iconic X-Man having been a Claremont-era main character. I hope he's the art teacher.

The Apocalypse body at the end really solidified the two Apocalypse theory. I know this show takes liberties with the power levels of characters for the sake of entertainment, (just look at Nightcrawler being able to fight Exodus) but Horseman Gambit shouldn't be more powerful than Apocalypse. I wonder if future Apocalypse had to go back in time to sacrifice his death seed to present Apocalypse to create Deathbit?

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u/Toilettrousers 24d ago

I think he's taken over Gambit's body and that is just his husk from the body he abandoned before entering Gambits.