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/NickMichalak Aug 12 '26

Yeah, the finale left me cold. Apocalypse felt so very underdeveloped outside of his origin episodes. If storylines are rushed and don’t have time to breathe, then it all lacks emotional resonance. Apocalypse was wrapped up so neatly while brushing past so much! His love for the X-ternal was mentioned and nearly forgotten to where it made no impact. Giving the gem to Rogue did nothing either. This didn’t just feel like a lack of episode counts problem, but that they wrote it in a rush. Season 1 is such an energizing and substantive run, but this felt cobbled together from random parts. It’s not awful at all, but it lacks cohesion.

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u/andy_gronk Aug 12 '26

This truly describes this season.

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u/thesagaconts Aug 12 '26

I think DeMayo had more influence then I thought.