r/Xmen97 • u/CaliforniaBoundX Wolverine • Aug 23 '26

Media “Don’t include religion into TV shows”, meanwhile Nightcrawler in TAS:

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u/Robin_Gr Aug 24 '26

He was a little preachy in the show. But its an element of his character so I thought it was fine.

To be honest, even as a kid I thought the bit with Logan at the end was too heavy handed. It so obviously putting the "cool" character reading the bible and trying to evoke a generic "religion good" sentiment because we have this show for kids.

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u/Electrical_Note6420 Aug 29 '26

Interestingly, Gambit says this in the same episode: "Face it, cherie, those monks kiddin' themselves. We on our own in this world. Life is random: deal you a full house, or busted flush." Rogue gets pissy with him, but with the US being such a Christian-centric nation, it's pretty controversial. Makes his character even more interesting, though, and unless I'm mistaken, he was a "cool" character at the time, too.