X-Men '97 S02E06 "Danger.exe"
Summary
Hosts Matthew Carroll and Ashley Coffin analyze episode six of X-Men '97 season two, "Danger.exe," focusing on Polaris’s character development and her toxic relationship with Alex Summers. They discuss Professor X’s trauma regarding Magneto, the AI antagonist Danger, and the emergence of Reverend Stryker’s cult. The episode also covers Apocalypse’s awakening of Gambit as Death and Charles establishing X-Corp in Genosha.
Topics discussed
Intro and sponsor ads
Polaris character development and power
Polaris backstory and Magneto connection
Professor X's trauma and guilt over Magneto
New students and Bishop's powers
Danger.exe AI and Polaris vs. Danger
Reverend Stryker and the Purifiers
Gambit becomes Horseman of Death
X-Corp and moving to Genosha
Charles and Lorna's dynamic and Onslaught setup
Onslaught lore and Fantastic Four cameos
MCU integration and episode wrap-up
Hall H and upcoming Doomsday trailer
Spoiler talk: Apocalypse's Horsemen
Outro and sponsor ads
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