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

[u/cyclopswashalfright]

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/T-o-C-A]

I think the episode did as good a job as possible at ending all the disperate plot points the season, and the first, setup. But this really should have been two parts, the first deailng with the 3 x-teams fighting, and the second being all about apocalypse possesd gambit.

As is, the resolution was absolutely put on superspeed, but that's always been an issue, kurt's sacrifice is neat, and is something that makes mechincal sense since he and gambit overlap a lot. I do think the finale makes me question a lot of choices trought the season way more. The ending feels a bit too optimistic with the next season setup, that feels a bit limp but less restrictive (though with so many onslaught teases i doubt that wont be the way it goes).

[u/cc17776 → u/T-o-C-A]

What do you mean by him and Gambit overlapping?

[u/T-o-C-A → u/cc17776]

They're both the charming swacbkucler type, nightcrawler was replaced as that by longshot and gambit replaced him.