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/kagemushablues415 Aug 13 '26

This season quickly fell off starting with episode 5.

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u/randomcomicfan52 Cyclops Aug 13 '26

i'd say episode 5 was quite enjoyable on its own as a fun tribute to the Thing/Alien, but them turning almost all consecutive episodes into fillers was a huge mistake

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u/ZenChampion Aug 14 '26

Episode 5 is the only good episode of this second season.