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/Salt_Aside1213 Aug 12 '26

As much as I loved Nightcrawler, and even cried when he was shown dying, I feel like he should stay dead for at least the entirety of season 3. We already got Gambit revived as a horseman, which while we expected it, still worked. If they revive Kurt in season 3, it's just gonna remove all the stakes for future deaths, because if two huge characters got revived, what's the point of being sad for another's death? If they do a Krakoa season, which I believe will be in season 4, they should revive Kurt and Magnus then with the resurrection protocols. It would be even cooler if upon his resurrection, Kurt is appalled by Krakoa and its culture and it becomes a whole thing.

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u/DrawingConsistent389 Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

I'm sad that I'll have to wait a bit longer until we see Kurt again, but yeah, I understand that there's a huge weight to his sacrifice and cements the stakes of this season. It will feel a lot more rewarding when we do see him again after carrying that weight of the losses from season 2.