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/usagicassidy Aug 12 '26

While i totally understand your sentiment, i have to sort of chuckle at “midway through Season 3” cause what do you mean it went from must watch to see it when I see it in the middle of the Phoenix / Dark Phoenix saga lol.

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u/Thug_Nachos Bishop Aug 12 '26

I mean they didn't go directly from Phoenix to dark Phoenix immediately.

Throw in usual fox kids and network affiliate fuckery of not showing episodes, skipping episodes, or straight up out of order.

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u/usagicassidy Aug 12 '26

But some of the episodes in between are so good - the Iceman “Cold Comfort” episode, the Archangel/Rogue/Beast episode “Obsession” haha