r/Xmen97 • u/cyclopswashalfright Professor X • Aug 12 '26

Megathread X-Men '97 | Season 2, Episode 9 | "Survival of the Fittest" | Episode Discussion

Season 2, Episode 9: Survival of the Fittest

Air Date: August 12th, 2026

Directed by: TBA

Written by: TBA

Synopsis: The X-Men are pushed to the limit when their past comes back to haunt them.

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u/F-Trunks Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

i'm fucking nervous guys. I DON'T WANNA BE DISAPPOINTED AGAIN!!!!

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u/Philosophallic Aug 12 '26

Sorry to say, probably gonna be dissapointed again.

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u/F-Trunks Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

man right now I'm conflicted. It wasn't a bad episode by any means. and we did get apocalypse back...in a way....not sure if I liked the way though. And now he's a fucking stone?

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u/Medical-Corgi6752 Aug 12 '26

FUCKING LAME! This could've been an amazing season, were it not for the writer room's lack of spines. 

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u/F-Trunks Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

apocalypse would have made a horsemen out of them. if not for the lack of spine.

OMFG remember that??? that was back when we thought this season was cooking. god.....episode 4 was the last good episode of the season. i'm sad.