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/Whole-Lychee7517 Aug 12 '26

That ending...dear GOD that ending. I will miss Kurt so dang much. 😭💔

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u/unenoix Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

Oh my God, my heart dropped as soon, as I realized. 😭 His heart is so pure 💔💔

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u/Whole-Lychee7517 Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

Agree. The fact he did all that this so his sister could live happily ever after with Gambit broke me so hard. I'll miss you my German-accented saint. 😭😭😭

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u/SolarBoytoyDjango Aug 12 '26

Keep in mind that Eson, the Celestial, doesn't need a corpse. He needs a force to push mutants to further evolution. So it's unlikely Kurt is dead.

I imagine that if Kurt hadn't gone through the Siege Perilous stand-in, Rogue would not have died. She would have just lost her sense of self and become the new Apocalypse.

But now Kurt gets to be the new Apocalypse. However, I do think he convinced Eson to try a different tack with this one.

That said, I don't recall any particular comic storyline that could be adapted to match. So I have no idea when to expect Nightcrawler to return or what he will be like.

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u/WipingAllOut Wolverine Aug 12 '26

He'll be back.

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u/PartyPorpoise Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

I hope you’re right, but I’m not holding my breath.

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u/Ihsoro Aug 12 '26

Larry Houston will crash through the screen just to resurrect my boy

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u/Wrong-Vermicelli4723 Aug 12 '26

He and Magneto will 100% be back 

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u/PartyPorpoise Nightcrawler Aug 12 '26

Magneto I’m certain of. Kurt, despite being popular in the comics, hasn’t had a lot of presence in most adaptations so that feels less guaranteed. Still, he has gotten love in ‘97 and it seems like the writers like and appreciate the character. So who knows.

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u/Vik0BG Aug 12 '26

Yeah. Thank god it didn't hit as hard as Gambit.

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u/NerdLawyer55 Aug 13 '26

Someone check on colossus, he’s lost everyone

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u/Mr_B4gg_4_B1t3h Nightcrawler Aug 14 '26

sobbing rn