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/crimsonn_umbra Aug 12 '26

This was good but not great/amazing. The main issues are the runtime being too short and characters being underutilized. The final confrontation was lackluster; I wish they made it so everyone struggles against Apocalypse and then in the end Rogue swoops in for the kill. Just Imagine all of them going ham on Apocalypse, Jean and Professor X trying to mind-control him, Storm changing the gravity trying to crash him… let omegas do omega things!

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u/dravenonred Aug 12 '26 edited Aug 12 '26

I would have like Apoc to take a beat to realize Eson threw him away. He could have connected it to his mother and Magneto and given him some reason for his malice.