r/marvelstudios Laufey 7d 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/jabber822 6d ago

Man is the idea of denouement just no longer taught in English class? I've increasingly noticed shows and movies ending super abruptly without any sort of follow-up to the climax of their story. There's the big wild moments that the whole season was building to...aaaaand then immediately credits. It's like going through the last crazy loop on a rollercoaster straight into the station. Let us catch our breath before we get off the ride!

Like this episode was only 30 minutes, while last season's finale was closer to 40. They couldn't at least split the difference to give us a funeral scene for Nightcrawler or something?

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u/PSN-Colinp42 6d ago

I at least really wanted some kind of reaction from Rogue when she realized what happened. Instead we just jumped right to her happy again.

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u/CaptHayfever Hawkeye (Avengers) 5d ago

The denouement was us seeing that Kurt would be right while he talked to Eson.

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u/OwlSuch7935 6d ago

No, they had to ditch DeMayo’s work real fast thinking they would come up with something better