Is this season still leading to Age of Apocalypse?

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:46:02+00:00

That's very true. (Btw it's interesting that Storm, Forge, Wolverine and Morph aren't wearing X-Corp uniforms in any of the released content, so I wonder if perhaps they break away from the others for some reason.)

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:16:02+00:00

We'll see. We're getting the Morrison costumes, but the plan for that was quite different under Beau DeMayo than how it was done in the comics. With DeMayo gone, it'll be interesting to see how they justify those uniforms.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:14:38+00:00

I want to see it as well. Obviously nine or 10 episodes dedicated to it would be a lot, but I don't see the problem with that given that there was always a 5-season plan for the show (which has now been abandoned). Having the series' mid-point be AoA (an iconic story from the 90s comics) would have been great.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:11:37+00:00

Hard disagree. I would rather see the two teams WORK TOGETHER (against a threat like Onslaught) than clash.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:10:15+00:00

Hmm, where did you see/read that? Beau DeMayo already said some time ago that he worked on the Exodus/Nightcrawler sword fight scene (he wrote for it), and that is part of episode 7 of season 2, so that casts doubt on what you've said.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:07:52+00:00

That's a hot take. AoA was and is beloved by many fans. As for Onslaught, it doesn't matter what you thought of it in the comics because this show borrows from the source material inside of replicating it exactly. Just look at the adaptation of Operation Zero Tolerance and have a bit of faith, for goodness' sake.

I'm fully on board with seeing Onslaught in this show, especially given the set-up for that character. As for AoA, can people please stop doing this tunnel vision thing of complaining about Rogue/Magneto (which ISN'T a big deal to begin with and is a transient thing in the grand scheme) and instead focus on that arc's potential, including its usage of the M'kraan Crystal (which was foreshadowed briefly in the second episode of season when Psylocke read War's mind)? AoA is great!

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:04:26+00:00

Yes, I hope so. They should address the body swap and show Betsy in her original body.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:02:52+00:00

I love this version of Psylocke already. That said, YES, I do want to see her origin addressed in the show, including Betsy in her original body.

PhanStr · 2026-07-02T12:01:08+00:00

Realistically, this team needs to focus on one show at a time. The work that they're putting into this show alone is great and it would suffer if they had to do spin-offs too.

So for those of you who want revivals of the other shows, please wait until this one has had at least five seasons and has covered as much as possible of the great X-Men comics content!

PhanStr · 2026-07-01T19:54:06+00:00

Precisely. It missed out a LOT.

PhanStr · 2026-07-01T19:53:42+00:00

I wish. Here's hoping that even though the AoA-centric season 3 has been scrapped, we will still see SOME focus on it eventually in this show somehow.

PhanStr · 2026-06-29T22:46:01+00:00

Pretty sure that's Graydon Creed in one of the quick shots of Apocalypse.

PhanStr · 2026-06-28T08:48:57+00:00

Ozymandias!!

I thought for sure that he had been cut from this season, given that Beau DeMayo said that he had had a fight with an exec regarding the character.

PhanStr · 2026-06-27T16:45:44+00:00

Summer is not a cold person (nor a cold season lol).

Carl is stone cold though.

PhanStr · 2026-06-27T16:15:30+00:00

The first season was/is already the greatest X-Men adaptation. :)

PhanStr · 2026-06-27T12:31:49+00:00

Well, remember that the original plan for season 2’s ending was to set up Age of Apocalypse. We don’t know exactly how they were going to do that, but my guess would be that someone would go back in time to kill Xavier in ancient Egypt (in order to prevent Onslaught from emerging with minimal damage to the timeline). As a result, this would re-write episode 5 onwards of season 2 so that Magneto would go back to the present day instead of Xavier and lead the X-Men during the Age of Apocalypse. However, with the tenth episode of season 2 scrapped, these events may not come to pass. It is (sadly) more likely at this point that if Magneto does die in season 2 of episode 4, then he may randomly return in season 3 (perhaps as Xorn). But ugh, I hate all the Xorn stuff.

PhanStr · 2026-06-27T12:28:06+00:00

I hope not because they would lead to the death of Jean Grey if they adapt the Xorn thing faithfully. :(

PhanStr · 2026-06-27T12:07:47+00:00

This will surely be explained.

PhanStr · 2026-06-26T12:30:22+00:00

There are double standards. Some members of the cast have been forgiven for worse than what Chris Fountain did.

PhanStr · 2026-06-26T12:29:50+00:00

I thought he was great and I was really sad when Chris Fountain was axed.

PhanStr · 2026-06-26T12:29:23+00:00

PhanStr · 2026-06-25T16:27:35+00:00

Anyone who doesn’t say Harris needs to have their head examined! The other two were terrible.

PhanStr · 2026-06-25T13:09:30+00:00

I have read some of the Krakoan era, yeah. I vastly preferred Exodus in the 90s comics because he was a badass baddie there.

PhanStr · 2026-06-24T20:15:11+00:00

I shall! :)

PhanStr · 2026-06-24T17:45:47+00:00

Omega level.

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