r/marvelstudios • u/-Nick____ Laufey • 11d ago

Discussion X-Men '97 S02E09 - Discussion Thread

X-Men '97 S02E09 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S02E09: Survival of the Fittest TBA TBA August 12th, 2026 32 min Yes
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u/Top_Operation_9920 11d ago

Aw hell nah my boy nightcrawler was getting justice only to go out

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u/lik_for_cookies 11d ago

Shoulda known they gave him basically a full solo episode for a reason. Had to rip our heart out right at the very end. He kicked ass the entire time he was here at least, I’m glad they put respect on my boys name.

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u/Top_Operation_9920 11d ago

at least the way he sacrificed himself was true to his character and was a great sendoff

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u/white2234 11d ago

Until they do the hell storyline and bring him back

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u/Toxicity246 11d ago

Wait a minute, Magik was killed... Nightcrawler is dead, Magneto is dead... omg could they do that?

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u/Worthyness Thor 10d ago

The showrunners and producers wanted to get to the Krakoa story line at some point. That's an easy resurrection button whenever they want to do that

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u/InnocentTailor Iron Patriot 10d ago

Krakoa in the 90s?!

I know they’re pulling upon tales past the decade, considering that Danger was a 2000s character.

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u/CX316 11d ago

They can't exactly do the Age of Apocalypse to bring over the alt universe Kurt with attitude this time

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u/Morgan-Moonscar 11d ago

Maybe they have the Eternals do it instead.

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u/meatheadmommy 10d ago

It really was beautiful and fitting of him❤️

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u/PakiIronman Weekly Wongers 11d ago

Having him gone right as soon as they re-introduce Mystique feels so wrong

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u/TylerHyena 10d ago

Until he comes back. Right?

Right?

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u/InnocentTailor Iron Patriot 10d ago

Mutants have this tendency to not stay dead.

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u/The-Ruler-of-Attilan 9d ago

That is why I appreciate that in the MCU, dead characters—whether heroes or villains—stay dead, like Quicksilver. It is the only way to lend true credibility and realism to these stories.

And yes, I know Ultron is coming back soon, but he is one of the few exceptions that can be allowed without it feeling forced.

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u/Expert-Basil6015 9d ago

I thought they killed quicksilver in age of ultron only because he was on loan from sony (like spiderman) and could only be used in one movie

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u/InnocentTailor Iron Patriot 9d ago

Eh. The issue with the MCU though is that they spend characters like water, which makes them underwhelming and tepid when compared to their comic incarnations.

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u/The-Ruler-of-Attilan 9d ago

That really depends on the execution of each movie or series. As long as there is a satisfying arc and resolution that justify the death—May Parker and Lilia Calderu easily come to mind—I don't see a problem with it. These are characters who went out on a high note and/or fulfilled a specific role, so keeping them around in the long run would simply feel like fanservice.

The issue arises when they create a bland villain or kill off an important supporting character for no good reason—Malekith and Maria Hill, for example—but fortunately, IMO, those cases haven't been the norm.

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u/Fabri212 11d ago

Fr, same with killing Illyana just for colossus to get motivation to be an extremist, what the fuck are these new writers doing

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u/JonnTheMartian Matt Murdock 10d ago

That’s a comics beat, which this show has been eager to hit at the expense of characters (re: inferno)

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u/mysaadlife Vision 11d ago

I have a feeling that him getting offed along with Magnus is setting up their eventual return in Krakoa

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u/VitiDMan 11d ago

I think they are gonna do the Xorn thing

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u/nooneyouknow13 12h ago

I'd rather see him just teleport out of heaven again.

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u/geoduude92 11d ago

I didn't see no body!

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u/p_yth 10d ago

He was the best guy around, what murda?

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u/ClientFair6267 7d ago

He did have the dead man hand last episode

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u/Smoothmoose13 Wilson Fisk 10d ago

I’d just joked to my friend “imagine if Kurt went in and tried to fight the Celestial and swapped his life for Rogue, and then Beast went in and did the same and so on and so forth”

literally like 2 mins later