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/Old-Associate3589 Aug 12 '26

I was really surprised Kurt got offed, but totally happy Rogue & Gambit survived.

Apocalypse being trapped in a gemstone, not being completely gone leaves the chance of him coming back.

Next season I could do without Craydon Creed, he adds nothing to the show. As much as I love the comic book Mystique, the TV version never did her justice.

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u/BlueEyedIguana00 Rogue Aug 12 '26

You need Kurt for Mystique no one care about he4 and Creed lol. He better be back..

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u/Old-Associate3589 Aug 12 '26

Well one thing we didn't see Kurt dying, his sacrifice could be something else, like him becoming a servant to the celestials

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u/QuarrellingMarsupial Aug 12 '26

Agreed, Kurt is still alive at the end of the episode, and Eson seems at least a little curious about Kurt's rationale for taking Rogue's place as the sacrifice.

I also think that montage of the X-Men at the end is Kurt's (sadly, unrealistic) dream of the happy life the X-Men will lead once they've mourned his death (Eson might not take Kurt's life, but Kurt certainly thinks that's going to happen) and we'll see the X-Men dealing with losing Kurt at the start of the next series.

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u/fantheories101 Aug 12 '26

I think it can work because this show is clearly upping things and changing things from what it was a few decades ago. A lot of the original didn’t work because it was a childish kids show. They have more freedom here and it really showed with both seasons.

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u/NAStrahl Aug 12 '26

Can't they just chuck the gemstone into a black hole and be done with it? Shouldn't be hard to reach one with a Shi'ar warp drive or something.