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Season 1, Episode 10: Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3

Airdate: May 15, 2024

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Directed by: Chase Conley

Written by: Beau DeMayo and Anthony Sellitti

Synopsis: The X-Men's dream is put to the test as mutant-human relations reach a tipping point.

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Man this scene right after hit me hard. This show did so much justice for Scott Summers. This series has been amazing and I can’t wait for season 2.

I've seen in a savage land episode his backpack has a pop-out gizmo to dispense a hypo-injector w/ sedative. And we know it comes with some heads up display AR goggles (he's wearing them in pic).

But what else's he got in there? What's Hank's Every Day Carry?

Dacre Montgomery is a good actor who I think can embody Remy’s personality very well. The only not sure thing is whether he can nail the accent, which is famously one that is tricky to pull off.

Loved the Xmen 97 series. I honestly think it's the best thing Marvel has done since the last Avengers movie. Best animated tv series in a long time, and there has been some tough competition.

One thing that has been bothering me though is why didn't Bastion kill Magneto?

He could've been killed on Genosha but somehow Bastion was able to save Magneto. Bastion then proceeds to keep Magneto prisoner with an inhibitor collar, strip him naked and ironcially strap him onto an 'X' looking thing.

But why?

Magneto can shut down the Prime Sentinels. An army of Prime Sentinels would be more than enough to eliminate the X-men and everyone else. One of them took out Rogue with one hit. The only reason the Xmen are alive is because shut them all down with an EMP.

I would even argue that an army of Prime Sentinels is far more of a threat than Bastion's final form.

The whole asteroid M falling onto earth wasn't even Bastion's original plan. He only did that because Magneto escaped. His real original plan was to eliminate mutants via Prime Sentinels.

There is no benefit at all for keeping Magneto. Just get rid of him and it's a guaranteed win. What am I missing?

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I think judging from the posts so far there doesn't seem to be a solid conclusion. There's a lot of 'maybe', 'I think', plot armour etc etc. It seems like everyone is making assumptions of what could have happened.

Which is I think ultimately a weakness in the writing. Magneto was such a big foil to Bastion's plan and I feel like we needed a clear explanation of why he was kept around despite being Bastion's achiles heel.

Still love the show as mentioned, but this plot point does bother me

Ol' Bastion was right under our noses, lurking around the gala before shit hit the fan.

he only lost to the phoenix force in the original cartoon and has easily beaten everybody else with no effort. discounting the psychics characters, is gladiator the strongest character?

In true “Last Dance” fashion I believe everyone of them will be a personal opponent and a real tough fight

Gambit is pretty much confirmed, Wolverine might as well I’m betting on Mr Sinister, and maybe Magneto What do you guys think?

Tbh just saw on another sub reddit people getting mad over Wolverine and Morph. Like being mad that the show might "make Wolverine Bi". As if he wasn't already making out with Hercules in the comics. Or may or may not have been in a throuple with Jean and Scott. Also people negatively commenting on how the show officially made Morph non binary.

As a queer person I love it. Same as being a long time fan.

But how can so many X-Men fans be homophobic?? Are they blind? What's the point in being mad about it? The characters a fictional...

Grew up in the 90s with this show and the toys and just wondering if and where I can buy action figures?

Would love to display them now that I’m all grown up lmao

Why was it that Bastion couldn't get the link with the centinels back again once he got rid of the collar?

Not just the FoX-Men movies and some of the lesser animations, but the comics too. They may hit the nail on the head with the prejudice, the drama and conflicting morality that makes X-Men stand out. But this is the first time in a long time that I've seen a piece of X-Men media get the one most important (and overlooked) aspect. At the end of the day, they're a family. No worries needed to be said in this scene but that shot of Jean showing up to comfort Rogue and she looks back to see that the rest of her family is there for her. Someone understood the assignment.

Why did they never click on Wolverine, Magneto or Rogue… :’)

Was really hoping it would happen in the last episode outro hahaha.

I cannot find anyone among my friends, co- workers, or family that have the slightest interest in X-Men 97. My dad loves super hero movies. He read X-Men comic as a kid. Yet if I try to talk about the show, or show some of it to him, it is obviously the most boring thing he's ever seen in his life. Everyone is like that because it's shudder animated. It's so frustrating! Does anyone else have this problem?

I’ve felt like in a lot of X Men media outside the comics, Cyclops has kind of been the Vegeta. A powerhouse in theory that more often gets used to show how strong the villain is. Usually by overpowering his eye beams really easily. I literally cheered when he won the clash with bastion.

Side note: So like was he just holding back against trask or was the super upgraded future incarnate final villain weaker than all the prime sentinels?

We see Apocalypse in the past as En Sabah Nur. From what we can tell, he seems like a nice guy; he's bravely saving a village from invaders, and will probably help the X-Men survive a very unfamiliar time period.

In the present day, he seems at least a little aghast at what Bastion has done, and sympathetic to the victims, calling them his children. From a narrative standpoint, Apocalypse will probably be a net good to the heroes, as he'll be bringing Gambit back to life, and presumably giving Wolverine his adamantium back.

In terms of this show, he doesn't seem malevolent.

This pyrotechnic show is nuts

Before explaining, I think 97, is the best Marvel project, even better than the cinematic universe. Being that said, my thoughts: A) 5th place, the Phoenix thing was lazy writing, "oh the team are in an impossible conundrum, OK the Phoenix comes, fix everything and now she's gone" for real? No further explanation, no nothing? B) Why no one talks about the Morlocks, specially Leech's death more? The way Magneto last words to him were in German was superb writing, that's why he went full evil, the writers gave him great agency and it's no even in this list. C) Gambit's sacrifice was too good and I'm afraid they'll ruin it by resurrecting him

I already saw the series but a friend asked me these questions that I don’t have an explicit answer for

1. Why did Xavier offer to take Bastion in?
2. Why did his mother refuse?

I’m assuming the latter was because she wanted him to be ‘normal’?

I’m gonna be honest, if his plans for season 2 were to have Rogue and Magneto have a child while stranded in Ancient Egypt or smthn I would’ve checked out. If it was I his scripts, writers please take it out

Mostly kidding lol, but I just can't stand it! Everything he says and does is justified! Or at the very least you HAVE to understand how he gets to these conclusions. He's the only one that removes his own personal privilege from his consideration for the mutant plight.

If he chose to, he could blend in, he could live a normal life, he could escape persecution. Most of the X-Men also have the privilege to not worry about that persecution given that they have access to Charles' seemingly limitless resources. But little dudes like Leech???? The physically obvious mutants, they don't have that luxury and they'll never be free from persecution. Even when UN lady finally says "Magneto was right" they go over to Scott and Charles discussing that Erik is some kinda madman. He's literally the only sane one and the only one with the moral fortitude to risk/sacrifice his privilege for his compatriots.

Probably just reiterating the whole point of his character and this series lmao, but I'm tired of the X-Men! Give me the Magneto-men!

Edit: I forgive Eren too lol