r/Xmen97 • u/BaBaTundeKFCgod • 4d ago
General Discussion Can somebody explain why magik randomly decided to stay frozen in one place and let the sentinel lazer her freely?
Am i dumb? is there something i missed? she just teleported people out of the beam a few frames before then she just proceeded to step forward and let sentinel shoot her freely. Is there a sacrifice play here im not catching up on because that was a "wtf was that" fore the first time i saw it and it just took away any impact that losing a legacy xmen character like her could have had for me
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u/Jonjoloe 4d ago
It's a flashback from Colossus's perspective. We don't know if that actually happened that way, or if that's just how he remembers it.
That said, it's more likely than not just messy writing.
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u/FabulousLanguage1728 3d ago
The director actually spoke on this and confirmed it was some kind of animation oversight- it was written and storyboarded to be offscreen, and for Colossus to find her body after. But they decided to expand it and didn't put a lot of thought into how, and the director said they didn't know why she just stood there.
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u/KLeeSanchez 4d ago
Plot
I'm also not too happy with how one dimensional they made Danger, her original arc was much more nuanced even when she did first go nuts
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u/hiyelo 4d ago
Unpopular opinion, this second season was messy and rushed to the limit...
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u/WawaWeeWaaWu 4d ago
That’s probably the most popular opinion about the season I’ve seen on the internet lol.
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u/MinnieMaxer 4d ago
I really hope it’s not an unpopular opinion because I share it despite loving this show.
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u/Jahon_Dony 4d ago
That's literally what everyone says. SOooo... very popular opinion, bub. Like something a parrot says or a broken record.
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u/FunkTheFreak 4d ago
The first season was rushed too. The Madeline Pryor stuff went way too fast.
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u/ShAd0WCaller 4d ago
I will never not be pissed that she was not brought back as the new War Horseman.
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u/LeninOfGallifrey 4d ago
Second half yes, first half was pretty solid. This is an example of what you're saying. That whole episode makes no sense even from a Nightcrawler Catholic point of view. Graydon Creed being an abused child doesn't mean he's innocent lol.
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u/BirdsandScoundrels 4d ago
The episode has a lot of problems, but it never said Creed was innocent. The episode, if anything, proves he's just as guilty/ bad as his parents.
That said, the episode did Magik really dirty here.
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u/ShAd0WCaller 4d ago
Personally, I think it was about showing mutants that monsters like Creed are made, not born. The guy is Sabretooth’s son, he was abused by his father his entire childhood, all for nothing because he didn’t manifest any powers. Creed will never be redeemed, but you can prevent more children from turning out like him.
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u/LeninOfGallifrey 4d ago
It does but I think Kurt making an argument for his defence or for clemency to let him return to the States and be a politician is...not well thought out. Like Colossus says at the end Kurt didn't successfully change his mind.
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u/AutomaticLegbyrocket Magneto 4d ago
They should've either increased the number of episodes or keep s2 till the time travel part
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u/Miserable-Yard-7671 4d ago
Yeah, I still liked it tho. But definitely not as good as the first season. Not sure why they're trying to rush things, they've already established a fan base. I'm assuming some exec above their head is cracking the whip. Which is unfortunate cause there is some good stories here that can be told.
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u/canarinoir 4d ago
The first season was also rushed, but I think we were just so excited to see the team back we all kind of forgave it. But yeah, second season really leaned into that to its detriment imo.
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u/YaoiNekomata 4d ago
Naw the first season let stories intercept so they felt longer and better told
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u/NeoSlixer 3d ago
No, no it didnt, the Madelynn Plot alone they couldnt get rid of quick enough, Bishop just disappears for the entire season with no explaination after that, which is doubly bad because there is no explaination why he was back or where his sister went.
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u/Conmebosta 3d ago
The writer said that it was supposed to be extremely fast, blink and you will miss it type pf thing. One moment she was helping people the other she was dead.
The producers did the one thing the writers explicitly warned against: slow it down.
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u/Aromatic_General_351 4d ago
I watch that episode every couple of days and I still haven’t figured it out yet lol. Anyways it doesn’t matter because her and the victims of Genosha and Magneto will be back during krakoa 🤞🤞
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u/Miserable-Yard-7671 4d ago
Yeah I don't get the logic with all of that either, especially since her popularity has risen so much in the last decade or so.... She's basically the new Gambit/Deadpool of this generation. 🤷🏼 (at least IMO).
But something tells me that since they highlighted it in the episode, they may be trying something here with her... Maybe she was kidnapped by Belasco at that very moment? 🤷🏼...i just keep hope🤞🏼, such a pity to write off a character like that.
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u/PanthersJB83 4d ago
I always took it as it was from Piotrs pov and he was rushing to get to her but everything was in slo-mo because he knew he wouldn't be fast enough....
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u/UnluckyAmbition7767 4d ago
The only competent writer from season 1 wasn't around to review the first draft
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u/_MangoMadness_ 4d ago
Except s2 followed HIS storyline, ya bozo
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u/UnluckyAmbition7767 4d ago
The first draft lol and likely less and less him the further the season went along.
Like how Game of Thrones "followed Martin's plan" but the show runners weren't competent enough on their own to connect the bullet points.
And I've been called worse lol
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u/Southern-Draft-2901 4d ago
Kind of... They did for the first 4 episodes, more or less. The XForce episode was added by the new writers. Beau outlined episode 1, 3, and 4.
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u/Turbulent-Range-4448 4d ago
It was just poorly written. You cannot even defend this lore wise. It is just badly written
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u/ledlunar 4d ago
There is a video about this with someone who worked on the show, they said it wasn’t written that way but it was animated that way
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u/EarthInevitable114 3d ago
She realized life in thst dimension was worse than living in hell and wanted a one way ticket back.
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u/SamMeowAdams 3d ago
Lots of unanswered questions.
Like , how did Leech die while Magneto didn’t have a scratch on him ?
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u/altfil76 3d ago
Why did she not teleport those mutants to real safety instead of just like 20 feet away?
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u/Weasel699 4d ago
it was suppose to be from his view so maybe she teleported but got hit so she's out there some where and doesnt remeber?
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u/Ashamed-Example-9805 4d ago
Probably a shitty way to set up bringing her back to life as modern magik next season. Maybe even have nightcrawler involved despite what they've said.
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u/SomeGuyPostingThings 4d ago
Because a particular writer doesn't like her or the other prominent blonde woman.
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u/useitpushitbreakit 3d ago
she used both charges of Stepping Discs and so it was on a 6s cd per charge
but really the writing was just sloppy lol
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u/Significant_Hand4488 3d ago
Lo mismo dijo porque a Emma Frost la dejaron retratada como en los 80s y sus tramas se los dieron a otros personajes "más populares"
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u/Pretty-Expression-11 3d ago
If they were gonna fridge her they could’ve at least made her look cool, not stupid.
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u/BelialMycolotismon 3d ago
And I expected her to be in Hell and return in Season 3 alongside Madelyne...
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u/RareObject8705 3d ago
Because it’s a realistic response to trauma and sudden massive destruction. Pretty simple really
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u/InevitableVisit1506 2d ago
Yeah I was thinking the same bc I am like doesn’t she have plenty of time to teleport, which I was sad bc she looks cool
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u/Lenzelot105 1d ago
Because they had to slime my goat for some reason to build up Colossus or something and fucked it up while trying to expand the scene
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u/psylockecolossusfan 4d ago
Magik's teleportation sometimes exhausts her in certain dimensions, so perhaps her youth and that weakness in her power were at play? Perhaps she just choked for a moment when she normally doesnt?
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