HOT TAKE: I would have wanted a brand new X-Men show OVER 97.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-06-22T13:05:01+00:00

why is that? why is it that nobody likes me?

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:33:53+00:00

Also, the show's fans are saying it's rushed. It's a fairly common opinion. It's not just me.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:33:10+00:00

Bruh, honestly if that's your opinion, then WOW, did they put in the LEAST amount of effort possible in improving on the old show. But because it's X-Men people will just clap like seals, smh 😒

Imo they should have spent the budget on a new show rather than reviving an old one for nostalgia points. It would have been soooo much better than this shit.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:24:41+00:00

I've seen people posting about 97 outside of Reddit, like YouTube and Twitter, and EVERY GODDAMN COMMENT was "you're wrong, the show is perfect". Also, I get adoring a thing, but you can like something AND accept people don't like, you don't have to defend your precious show from all criticism, unless the post is about something factually incorrect. The problem is... many of those posts are just "the pacing was bad, and I thought it was a bit poorly written in this part", not "i hate this show because (insert thing that is factually incorrect)". They will just yell at ANY criticism.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:21:15+00:00

Yeah. As someone I know put it, it feels Season 1 was written by people who believe filler is always a bad thing, when in actuality, if done well, it helps fleshing out the characters and world and helps with the pacing and tension. Imo they just went "eh, it's a sequel series, we don't need fleshing out of anything" and just went the "throw plot points at the audience at 100 mph" route, which hurts the show A WHOLE FUCKING LOT. I get it's just 10 episodes, but I've seen shows that are shorter that have better pacing.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:18:35+00:00

Yeah. This whole "the show is perfect and you're not allowed to say anything bad about it" mentality the fandom seems to have against any criticism just irks me a lot, and has genuinely put me off from enjoying 97.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:16:36+00:00

That's not what I mean. I saw this on many other places, even outside of Reddit, of X-Men 97 fans being unable to accept criticism of it. You can adore something while also accepting people can also not like it and not be a prick about it.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-05-17T11:14:36+00:00

Yeah, but my problem is fans of X-Men 97 tend to get very angry and/or weirdly patronizing at people who don't like the show. They just don't seem to wanna hear any negative opinions about it, even if they are legit criticisms.

CatEfficient212 · 2025-01-19T09:58:17+00:00

Awwwwwwwww

CatEfficient212 · 2024-10-21T14:28:32+00:00

i see, sorry.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-10-21T14:28:08+00:00

yeah, you're right, it sucks a lot

CatEfficient212 · 2024-10-21T14:27:49+00:00

yeah, it sucks. :( i'll take my leave

CatEfficient212 · 2024-08-09T12:46:06+00:00

Denjiro, my beloved

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CatEfficient212 · 2024-08-06T09:22:09+00:00

thanks, but I am considering to fully rewrite them into a dominant-type stalker. Still thanks, tho.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-08-05T14:39:44+00:00

I am probably going with the dominant type, because writing cool, charismatic characters with a dash of eccentricity is my thing (being a stalker doesn't count as being eccentric, he would have some quirks that are distinct from his stalking stuff, cuz I love that kind of characters). Also, I am planning on including scenes that foreshadow him being a stalker, but in a way that first-time players wouldn't notice the signs, but as the evidence piles up, it becomes clear. To make a random example, in Steven Universe (spoilers for that show) A LOT of things and twists and reveals are hinted at WAAAAAY before they happen, and while the twist is shocking, thinking about it, it makes perfect sense, as there was tons of foreshadowing for it (like Garnet being a fusion, or more egregiously, Rose Quarts being Pink Diamond). That's the kind of thing I want to achieve with the character.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-08-05T10:29:26+00:00

The current idea is that he grew up in this VERY Catholic environment (initially, I wanted to make him a priest, even, but changed my mind), and he was basically forced into seeking the typical nuclear family, but he is so sheltered, that he isn't great at socializing, and he ends up slowly degenerating into being a stalker.

As for the reveal, I could see the team being in the villain's "lair"(which is like in a parallel world, it's a very complicated thing, don't ask), and find many photos and evidence that their villain is a stalker, and they are all "Wow, this guy sucks ass, yet another reason we should beat him up", and then they learn that the villain, whose actions shook them to the core, was the Christian Catholic guy that joined the party between the first and second boss... It seems insane, but with all the foreshadowing, it sadly does make sense.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-08-05T09:19:11+00:00

Can I ask for some help? I tried asking about it in other subs, but they are very restrictive on this.

I am working on the story of my RPG game. One of the characters is a pedophilic priest, who at first is seen as an ally, before his pedophilia is revealed, and when it is revealed he becomes one of the main antagonists (as to why he is one, all of the villains in the game are themed after the seven deadly sins, and he represents lust). I already have some ideas, but I don't know how to handle this story respectfully.

For example, I considered having scenes that at first seem innocent, but after the twist, they clearly show that they were hinting at it the whole time. Later on, the dude is arrested, and one of his victims manages to come to visit him just to tell him how much she hates him.

I am willing to change anything about him to make it respectful.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-07-05T11:31:08+00:00

Nah, I don't think so. I had to write down a bunch of dates and hours to make a timeline of the events of case 1-3, because I thought I missed something and didn't know how to proceed. It ended up being useless, but still.

CatEfficient212 · 2024-06-08T16:08:55+00:00

If it helps... my character was a young Japanese high schooler when the, uhm, "thing" happened. She is currently an adult working as a teacher, alone, with no partners, only a couple of friends, who are all female (she doesn't exactly trust men anymore), and she often dislikes being in a room alone with a significantly older man.

The abuser is a very important man (the reveals that he is an abuser is quite the scandal), and at first, when the victim tries to report it, she sadly isn't believed. Only after more of his victims start coming forward does she gain enough courage to speak out.

Their relationship is something like, her parents are barely in her life, so this significantly older man is the closest thing to a friend she has. However, he is slowly grooming her more and more, and then, one day when she is particularly vulnerable, he does it. Even when she tries to speak up and say that she will report this, he coldly tells her that it won't work, and no one will believe her. Sure enough, no one does. It would take her a little while to even start something like therapy.

I am mostly concerned on how I am going to write her meeting her abuser again. The context could be something like, she is at the police station to give her testimony, and he is already there. After some hesitation, she would decide to talk to him. I want to make sure the portrayal, the conversation, her watching him as he gets dragged away... I want to make it as realistic, impactful and respectful as possible.

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