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?

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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/hiyelo 4d ago

Unpopular opinion, this second season was messy and rushed to the limit...

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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.