the writing for this episode is out of this world

I've watched so many reactions to this episode because none of my friends really appreciate the X-Men. But every time I do, I cry every single time. This episode is so devastatingly powerful

I'm obsessed with watching people react to this episode. It's so devastating, everyone has the same emotional, completely shocked reaction to that ending. One of the greatest episodes of tv ever made, and I'll fight people over it.

Magnus saying “do not be afraid” in German hits so hard. You can tell that moment brought him right back to the camps :(

Did anyone else notice the slight reference to Schindler's List when Oskar Schindler was lamenting that he could have saved more people from the Nazi camps. Magneto being a Jewish Nazi survivor himself, it makes so much sense.

i cried. rogue is my favorite x-man. remy and rogue have always been one of my favorite story couples, and this really shows why. he loves her so much and in ways she doesn't always understand, but does feel. even if she can't touch.

Gambit sacrificed himself without knowing that Rogue choosed him in the end. The only thing missing at my advice, is the godzilla sentinel saying "omega level mutant detected" before exploding. It should be the ultimate glorification for Remy.

Damn, "The sacrifice of a piece in an attempt to tip the balance" my man Gambit finding new ways to resignify his own name

Cable said "not again," so I assume he's been trying to prevent events (or at least save his mom) multiple times.

In chess, a gambit is a sacrifice to gain an advantage usually to protect and advance the queen. In this case Gambit made the ultimate sacrifice. A very poetic symbolism. A bittersweet moment. That is why this episode for me cuts deep and now you know why he is my favorite X-Men and even my favorite Marvel character of all time.

Wow. What an epic episode. My ‘kids show’ grew up and got real. I’ll… always… remember it.

One of the things that got me the hardest was Madelyne getting her closure with Nathan right before she died.

The ending mirroring what Wanda says to the dead Vision got me. This was the best thing that Marvel/Disney+ has ever done.

Beasts end line is not only well performed (as is Rogue's) but also sums up the episode "oh my"

*WHAT A POWERFUL EPISODE! I'm honestly blown away! Never did I expect this show to be this good!* *As someone who grew up watching the original 5 seasons in the 90s, and loved it, thank you from the bottom of my heart to the crew that lovingly produced this newest season of X-Men ('97). I'd purchase it on Blu-ray today if it were available.*

Lenore Zann deserves several awards just for that Cry at the end. Cyberspace felt that one. 😩

Finally a reactor that knows who Exodus is. I'm hoping we see a lot more of him

Yes, it was the Watcher, good eye

The X-Men 97 comics are prequels to the show. The most recent, Issue 2, shows an angry Sinister saying that doing his work was much easier when people hated and attacked mutants. It kept the X-Men busy and less likely to interfere. He would definitely want to go back to the status quo. I believe he's involved in this but not directly. He'd be somewhere on the sidelines manipulating events.

The XMen are great because they mix incredible action with deep social commentary and a cast of delightful, engaging characters who all wear their hearts on their collective sleeves. This is top tier television. I've been reliving this half hour over and over again these past two days through reaction videos and I get choked up every time. Hurts so good. Give this show the award for Best Animated Series; everyone else can go home.

They did SUCH a great job on the Wild Sentinel! And the way they’re condensing multiple story runs together without disrespecting the source material is artful. We don’t need more than one Marvel movie this year cause this is EPIC!

Gambit died not knowing Rogue chose him bcos she believed him that some things are deeper than skin

I don't know the comics, so watching Trent's absolute horror as soon as he realized what was happening... that just shows how traumatic the story was from the start. Also, justice for Gambit!

Definitely going to win an Emmy

They nailed the voice acting of every character, even accents. Clearly they did their homework. Good job X-Men 97 production team.

Love both of your reactions. Other channels don't know the characters and storyline like you both, makes your appreciation of this episode more impactful. This episode one of the highlights of Marvel. Gambit is so Goddamnm Cool...and they showed him in a way that befits his character. The last line "I can't feel you ..." breaks my heart everytime I watched it.

This is the best way to get people to forget the FOX X-MEN.... by introducing a more comic book version of the X-MEN

According to Lenore Zann and the show's former frontrunner, this was just the warmup, and the really heart-rending stuff will be in the last three episodes.

"Sugar... I.... I can't feel you..." - Rogue that voice acting was heart wrenching. yeah, I know, I'm here again..

"I know all about drowning in memories best to look up and keep paddling keep moving cuz the past will pull you under if you don't" Good advice

As soon as the Godzilla sentinel turned up If you noticed when it fires it sounds like one of the aliens ships from War of the Worlds

Im a 90s kid and i love me some ace of base but would not have thought of using them in an episode. But the way the music was used, the song, the way the music was cut out leaving only the choir singing. God damn son!!! Also theyre not shying away from blood. We may get to see wolverine use his claws finally!!!

Buckle up because rumors from the writer that this episode is a appetizer compared to the coming episode 8-10.

They are building up to age of apocalypse. And once the time line resets when magic goes back in time, krakoa will be next. It's actually brilliant!

Val Cooper's reaction to the reveal of Rogue as Magneto's queen sure was unusual - as if she's not who we think she is. Notably, they went out of their way showing she survived the attack, which makes me think, she will have an important role later on, whether she really is Mystique or not.

This episode. Wow. One bit of writing from the early part that I haven't really seen anyone talk about is how Logan tells Jean his eyes have only ever seen one of her, contrasted with Scott who is seeing both her and Madelyn. And that's when she kisses Logan, because Scott wants both of them and Logan just wants her (Even if she doesn't know yet that Scott has been psychically seeing Maddy, he has been ambivalent about it with both of them from the moment Jean showed up at the front door).

You can tell the guys a true nerd and knows his stuff. Hehe

The psychic blast that hit jean was about Madeline (you can hear her saying Madeline!! during madeline's vision) . And Madeline's vision was about the future that was coming that she saw in episode 1 about everyone dying

The writing in this show is so dang good. You can tell the writers have such a love and reverence for both the original series and the comics.

“No this is more that oh no, I know what this is” you can feel the fear in his voice and see the horror in his eyes, thus is the burden of those with knowledge

When you said "I know what this is" you gave me chills.

“It’s more than oh no. I know what this is.” Me too, man. Me too. And I still wasn’t ready for what was coming.

the “oh thank god” knowing kurt was still alive. I FELT THAT. that’s my boy 😭

This episode was phenomenal, i had no plans in watching '97 but had some free time one day and boy am i glad i did.

Yours was one of the reactions I was most looking forward to and you really didn’t disappoint. The second half of this episode grabbed me by the throat and did not let up until the credits rolled and it’s been AGES since something got me like that!

The episode really destroyed me. Remy is one of my favorite characters and his heart was really torn to shreds this season. It breaks me that he died not knowing that Rogue chose him in the end, and that he died thinking that he was not enough. I get Rogue's trauma and how being able to touch someone, anyone, would be such a temptation for her but she was so wrapped up in her own issues that she didn't recognize that a man as passionate as Remy was willing to give up ever having a physical relationship with her because he loved Rogue that much. She figured it out in the end, but too late. Meantime, Remy was still willing to give up everything, including his life for her and the others.

The name of this Sentinel is Wild Sentinel A giant “Wild Sentinel,” built by a lost Master Mold and made of metal junk, surfaced in South America. They were built in the service of Charles Xavier’s evil twin Cassandra Nova. She ordered them to obliterate the mutant island of Genosha in 2001’s New X-Men #114, killing 16 million mutants.

That was an entire season of TV in half an hour. Just incredible.

E for Extinction is one of my blindspots when it comes to comic knowledge, as my mom collected comics, but stopped some time in the 90s. But as soon as they got off the plane and Madelyne mentioned a Gala, I immediately thought of the 3rd Hellfire Gala and started screaming cause I knew things were going to get really bad really quick. And honestly? While I felt Inferno was really rushed, I LOVED what they did for Scott here. Instead of cheating with Emma, he's cheating with another version of Jean. Instead of leaving his wife and child for Jean, he's torn between essentially two Jeans. Amazing rework of his character. Given Scott's outburst, combined with the genocide of Genosha, I wonder if the tolerance is Extinction plot is going to be a take on the "Cyclops was right" arc?

I know this tragic story where 16 million mutants died and if it's not the Professor's sister behind this because both Gray and Prier had what looked like a psychic attack so Cassandra could be behind this to knock out telepaths before geneside started happened, but then I started thinking that we've just been introduced to one of those ancient evil gods of mischief that goes by the name of The Adversary, and that character loves chaos and despair and what's more despair than what happened in this episode... What really tugged at my heartstrings was when you look into Cabel's eyes and realize it's his mother in front of him and he couldn't save her.

This episode had so many jaw dropping moments I couldn't believe. From Jean and Wolverine kissing,to Cyclops snapping on the reporter,to the reveal of Madeline and Cyclops's psychic Affair,to seeing Nightcrawler and Dazzler,Rogue and Gambit breaking up,Rogue and Magneto's dance and finally that final attack by the sentinels. This 1 episode surpassed the entire Fox Adaptation of the Xmen. MAGNETO "WE SHALL NOT LIVE OUR LIVES WONDERING IF WE COULDVE SAVED MORE" GAMBIT" GAMBIT SEES YOUR BET AND RAISE IT!!"

I didn't have Ace of Base on my X-Men '97 bingo card, but here we are. 😛

The greatest single episode in any comic book series of all time!

" I can't feel you... " Then, Wanda to Vision. Now, Rogue to Gambit.

I’ve watched multiple reactions of this episode and I got to say this is my favorite by far… I’m subscribed and ready for future reactions. Love all you two recognized and your theories! Hoping next episode is Cable continuously trying to fix this genocide!

I love the symbolism of how rogue could feel gambit but not touch him until he died, and she can touch him but couldn't feel him...

I love y’all reactions yall don’t jump to conclusions just yet yall literally watch the episode!!🥰 other reactors be thinking they know what gone happen but sadly they don’t 🤣

The fact that Val is never attacked is strange. I AGREE THAT SHE IS MYSTIQUE.

Marvel was like we gonna get them in the feelings

Great reaction video. I really appreciate that you knew the source material because your reaction right before everything started going down was exactly my reaction too. In most videos, people are thrown by what happened, but knowing the backstory makes it so much more powerful.

These are the reactors I wait for on an episode like this! Love you two.

THANKS for this!!! Always glad to see hardcore comics people enjoy this!!!!

I was damn near in tears when I saw this episode.

'Sugar.. I.. I can't feel you' that hit me like dump truck What a superb and fantastic voice acting from Lenore Zann

Gambit’s going to miss Gambit talking about himself in the third person.

Dazzler was laying next to Sebastion when Gambit was talking about peeps being dead. The psychic affair is more akin to Emma and Scott, rather than Scott and Betsy. Although I think it was an amazing and perfect fit using Maddie over Emma. It was probably the best ending for a Maddie in comparison to how she’s dealt with in the comics. My theory with Magneto, he’s protected them. And Leach then uses his powers on Magneto, so he wouldn’t register as a Mutant which is why it said omega threat eliminated.

the depth of your shock...believe me, we get it. one of the BEST episodes of ANYTHING that Marvel has done. PERIODT.

Oh thank goodness...Glob Herman survived. 23:32

You guys are true fans, love the honest reactions.

Subbed! Its nice to see reactors who know and understand the characters, dynamics, and what they go through! The writing, voice acting, story, animation, and emotion of this episode is just wow what an epic. Btw where can I get that X-MEN 97 mate?

i love how Trent knows all the mutant cameos nice to see comics fans react

Here are my X-Men '97 predictions after this ep: Magneto and Leech (and possibly other Morlocks) survived the blast. While still inside the force field, Magneto let the Sentinel blast explode and they disguised their escape by shooting away like shrapnel. They were the ones that hit the building that collapsed in the background. Magneto will turn back to his old ways but not show up alive immediately. He will let himself become a “martyr figure” to rally mutants to his side as they prepare for war. The villain mastermind who will show up in Ep 7 is Bastion. He is a sentinel/human hybrid from the future and is the one Cable was warning Madelyne about. He is working with Gyrich, Trask, and Mister Sinister to trigger a human and mutant war. Bastion works with the UN’s Special Sciences Division who dismantled Master Mold from Ep 1, allowing him to create the giant three-headed Master Mold that destroyed Genosha. Another X-Man will die in Ep 8. The season will close with the X-Men separated into two opposing factions (inspired by X-Men Schism). One side will be more militant, led by Cyclops. The other side will hew closer to Xavier’s dream, led by Storm. Big drama on how the X-Men will choose their sides in Ep 10.

Great reactions! Best episode ever.

18:11 "No, its more than 'oh no'. I know what this is."

Wow this guy know about x men.

Just came across your channel guys and so happy to jump on board for the ride!! Love and am waiting to get me a copy of that Graded X-men comic in the background with the first appearance of my all time favorite Gambit!! Great reaction too to a sad episode in my eyes but am hoping for time travel to now come in to play!!

This hit me harder than endgame....felt more real

Moira being there raises suspicion. Especially with the most recent house/powers of X. What if this gets 'undone' because it is just one of the lives of Moira X?

This episode honestly broke me. I was watching it with a friend, and we were literally going, "No... no way... they wouldn't... Oh god, no..." And we were in tears. Got tore up again watching this reaction, but the solidarity helps. So excited, but so scared of the next episode.

Gambit not showing any anger at all to Rogue shows just how much he loves her. You don't hurt or talk down to the ones you love, and Rogue was at her most vulnerable. Instead Gambit accepted her heart, and still loved her for it. Its just too bad Rogue realized her true feelings too late

The writing is so good. Night crawler called. True love is sacrifice

First thank you for your reaction and your perspectives and expertise in the marvel world! The many and multiple layers of writing and visualizations in these episodes is amazing and the passion project that draws from these characters throughout the many X-men eras is beautiful. Truly stunning art and so moving. What a gift this series is. Love and laughter in your lives friends and cheers :)

I’ve rewatched that ending over a dozen times now and it still affects me the same way

The psychic affair here is not a reference to Scott/Psylocke, but Scott/Emma in Morrison's New X-Men

Magneto knowing Rogue chose Gambit saved them. Gambit dying without knowing Rogue chose him.

"it's more than oh no, i know what this is" the look on your face dude. loved this episode

Just to take a moment to comment on the commentary: “I know what this is…” sums it all up; the fun and games are done.

I don’t know if you caught this but when Cable said “No. Not again” that means he’s been trying to stop this at least more than once, but the Watcher is also there, meaning that its a nexus even and can’t be changed no matter how hard or how much he tries.

To Apocalypse - "The name's Cable...Remember it...Apocalypse." "The name is Gambit....Remember it."

Gambit going out like an OG giving people a taste of his Omega level "New sun" capabilities

Only reactor I've seen able to call out Nature Girl so you get a sub just for that deep cut

I think Val is Bastion (and perhaps controlling the Sentinel), explaining the Sentinel not targeting her. She literally directs Mutants to their death in the chaos, maybe not by accident. Also, the Sentinel was already fighting Magneto preceding the "Omega Level Mutant" ID--Leech was probably the Omega and took Magneto's power for the Sentinel to no longer pursue (?). The debris didn't clear to see if they (Morlocks and Magneto) were there and we only saw Rogue and Gambit after the confrontation. Cassandra Nova was perhaps preventing Cable from contacting Jean, Madalyn and other telepaths. CANNOT BELIEVE WE GET THIS AAA+ CONTINUATION 30 YEARS LATER LOL. THIS IS MARVEL'S BEST PROPERTY AND THEY BEST NEVER CONSIDER POLLUTING THIS WITH THEIR NONSENSE AS THEY HAVE WITH MCU/AVENGERS. THIS IS THE STANDARD. You guys are AUS'some, especially giving contemplating and theory-crafting as you might be more knowledgeable than average. Glad I came upon you some months ago and the algo recommended today, I'll be back to subscribe for Episode 6! ...or should I now? :)

That last line hits so hard 😭

I've been taking my time watching these episodes and just saw this episode today. Absolutely the most dramatic and emotional moments, I've ever seen in Anything. And everyone keeps telling me, you ain't seen nothing yet. Oh I hope they revive the Spider-Man animated series, cause there's a lot and I mean a LOT that they can cover, during that 90s comics run of his adventures. " cough" clones, dark Spidey, Ben Reilly "cough"

We all needed a minute.😢

14:51 good eye 18:11 bout to get more nuts 22:39 gut punch This was an awesome episode. Enjoyed your reaction as usual. It was cool seeing you name all the mutants as you saw them.

“THEY SHALL BE AVENGED!!!”

X-men #115 (2001) - destruction of Genosha. And yes that was The Watcher!

The whole oh no, it's way worse than oh no. I know what this is. Give me chills bro

valid points. My vision on Magneto is thar he's a man of his word. and when Charles "died", you notice the moral compass shifting. He sees everything dark and Charles with hope. They are the same coin. Charles dies and he suddenly feels the void and starts giving hope