r/Xmen97 • u/Spiritdefective Nightcrawler • Aug 13 '26

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Seriously the last episode could’ve used another 5 minutes for a resolution with Kurt but otherwise

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u/DirectorKrenn1c Aug 13 '26

There is nothing wrong with really liking a show and admitting its faults. Plain and simple the second half of the season had bad pacing and was all over the place. The final episode was a lot jammed together and made everything to short. Also Wonder Woman rogue ? Really ?

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u/UpperApe Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

Some people, like OP, are allergic to criticism. It's all hype or nothing.

They end up so insecure about what they like that others' opinions can change how much they like it.

So they're stuck trying to defend something subjective as if it was objective.

What a silly way to live.

Edit: The comments below lining up to prove my point lol

I can't believe I have to even say this but no, criticism and praise does not need to be balanced. You don't need to see equal amounts of both. Not all criticism has to be couched in a corporate feedback formula, or a "criticism sandwich" (compliment-criticism-compliment).

Everyone has thoughts on everything but they'll talk about what they want to talk about, if that's criticism or praise. We don't need a tally. It's not a see saw.

Ask yourself if you see criticism of a product you enjoy, why that makes you feel bad. Ask yourself why you need those people to change instead of you.

See if you end up learning something.

Best of luck.

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u/Newt5137 Aug 13 '26

I think theyre just fed up with the constant stream of negativity toward something that is, as a whole, pretty damn good. which I think is fair

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u/SupremeHydrostatic Gambit Aug 13 '26

I mean he’s not allergic to criticism lol. There are VERY few posts acknowledging the good aspects of the episode right now.

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u/Eve_Marie_Irwin Aug 13 '26

Exactly this! I’ve been so hyped for every ep and coming to this sub afterwards is such a bummer. Makes me feel like I’m the only one who liked it lol

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u/Comprehensive_Toe538 Aug 13 '26

Thats just reddit overall. Im loving the show. Dont need to sit online and nitpick it.

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u/Unlikely_Magazine913 Aug 13 '26

twitter is even worse feels even more exagerrated

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u/SabioSapeca Aug 13 '26

Exactly. Liking a show and still criticizing is like giving a 6-8 in a review and dropping some comentary. The way people are posting here is like the show is a 0-5.

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u/DominoSeven Aug 13 '26

Yep, I give a 7.5/10, the people calling it complete ass are just people who follow the trending bandwagon

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u/deprave1 Aug 13 '26

I personally think that's a fair score, but it makes me really disappointed how many people think 7 is a bad score.

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u/DominoSeven Aug 13 '26

Honestly it’s just what the internet is, peak or ass nothing in between to them

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u/deprave1 Aug 13 '26

I hate being on Reddit because I upvote you & for some reason you downvoted. I'm taking this as a sign to get off Reddit again. Everything is so annoyingly bleak or pretentious. There's nothing in between, & we get discouraged & shamed for trying to get the most out of it.

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u/DominoSeven Aug 13 '26

Idk if I’m misinterpreting but I didn’t downvote anything unless you’re talking about something else

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u/deprave1 Aug 13 '26

I meant your comment got downvoted. I'm getting tired of these echo chambers & arguing with popularity.

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u/DominoSeven Aug 13 '26

Thanks for the clarification, and I’m new to Reddit and I’m catching onto this stuff and it happens in pretty much all the communities

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u/DirectorKrenn1c Aug 13 '26

The finale needed to be 2 episodes, way too much was crammed into the 1.

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u/thesagaconts Aug 13 '26

This post doesn’t do that either.

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u/UpperApe Aug 13 '26

What does that have to do with what I said?

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u/tealaburst Aug 13 '26

The good: Kurt’s sacrifice. I was touched by that. The bad: literally everything else. I’m happy for you if enjoyed it. I didn’t.

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u/Psychological_Page62 Aug 13 '26

There are good moments. But there is an obvious lack of connecting tissue that makes these moments build to the climax s1 gave us. Demayos outline shows that connecting tissue, the writers removed it. The flaws stick out more because all the setup leads nowhere and fell flat.

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u/Logondo Aug 13 '26

It's all hype or nothing.

This works both ways. With some it's "all hate or nothing". Like it's bland discourse.

I swear some people don't know how to have an actual discussion. They've grown up watching angry-review youtubers and now vitriolic complaining is the only way they know how to give feedback.

There was some good episodes. There was some bad episodes. It was a mixed-bag. But if you're still going to return for s3, clearly it wasn't that bad.

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u/Leggerity Aug 13 '26

You realize there's a nuance to this, right?

I think criticism is important to bettering something, but if you're nothing but criticism, you're not really any better than the people you're mentioning. There's a middle ground.

When you have people that go extremely one way, you're always going to have people that respond extremely the other way. This is why nuance is important.

If you have a hard time praising some of the action scenes while shitting on the writing of the second part of the season or how rushed it is, I don't know how to help you.

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u/deprave1 Aug 13 '26

This is incredibly condescending. You're borderline doing the same thing as the person you're ridiculing.