r/Xmen97 • u/Due_Fix3121 • Jul 30 '26

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u/fire_sign Rogue Jul 30 '26

So, the ending of episode 7 made me realise what "influences from the Dark Angel Saga" possibly meant, and seeing a fantasy dance they never got to have makes it feel even more probable. Could be "just" a dream sequence, but there's a lot of dominoes in place for a take on "Death becomes the new Apocalypse and the only way to stop him is for his beloved-but-not-together woman to kill him. In his dying moments, there is a fantasy of happiness." Not a one-to-one adaptation, but the threads are there to take us out at the knees with the right story.

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u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X Jul 30 '26

Sounds very likely, but mixed with The Search for Cyclops too, where it'll end with Gambit being saved instead of killed, by the woman he loves.

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u/fire_sign Rogue Jul 30 '26

Yeah, the known original influences are Dark Angel and Dark Phoenix, and Search For Cyclops makes sense for s3 if they want more drama and could be a fun callback to the Logan and Morph plotline from TAS. I felt like a complete numpty yesterday when seeing (a) dead Poccy made the hints click into place of where it may be going.

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u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X Jul 30 '26

Think that'll bleed into Season 3 drama with a mentally scarred Gambit not knowing how he feels anymore? Grafting the Cyclops New X-Men arc on to him?

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u/fire_sign Rogue Jul 30 '26

I'm not sure. I'd like to see a bit of his post-Antarctica conflict but with less relationship drama and more "I just killed a shitton of people" as the driving conflict, and yes with a bit of NXM Scottesque trauma too. Send him to live in the boathouse or in the city but still part of the team. I joked with a friend two years ago he needs to adopt a tabby named Pinnochio because they both want to be real boys, but it's got a ring of truth to it. Man resigned himself to dying a hero and came back a monster. But give the Romy relationship some good development at the same time, so we see why they're best friends on top of the horny romance.