X-Men'97 Season 2 Episode 7 Are you confident in your ability?

This Creed is not Assassin's creed.

This is Graydon creed, son of Sabretooth and Mystique and half brother to Nightcrawler, who somehow was born Human.

Well not somehow, the reality is that Mutants and Humans are the same species and one can seamlessly go into the next.

This is the first I have learnt of Graydon Creed's existence, and of his very strange history, and honestly it is fucking genius the Friends of Humanity, the biggest obstacle to the existence of Mutants is created by one neglected non mutant child of two mutants who honestly couldn't be bothered.

The ironic contradiction of the fact that a human being born of two mutants is the strongest argument against the core belief amongst the Friends of Humanity that Mutants existing will in itself will lead to an extinction of Human kind and further that like Nightcrawler said the fact that Creed tries so hard to be a pain in everyone's ass makes him just as much of a son to his parents as any mutant one would be.

It is ironically the Mutant son who chose to go against the family cycle of Violence and instead choose the X-Men.

And now with X-Men made into the X-Corp alongside the Government issued X-Factor trying their best to replace these heroes.

The growing Anti-Mutant Sentiment post Genoshia leads to Creed standing in the place of Kelly who even though rounds up Mutants, isn't anti mutant enough apparently.

So what do Mutants do but rally behind their dead messiah Magneto. as Exodus leads a new Group called the Acolytes of Magneto based out of the Savage lands, a land frozen in time with Dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures ruled and protected by Ka-Zar but obviously he isn't here at the moment.

Brett Cooper who should have honestly learnt her lesson by now tries to negotiate with Charles for the location of the Acolytes, but Charles gives no Quarter.

Knowing full well that only the X-men will attempt an amicable solution which is the best for all.

And also why would he stand this one out given this is his friends memory being thrown around?

In the strangest and yet most in theme turn of events, Nightcrawler calls for a fair trial of Graydon Creed to prove that his brother's soul can yet be saved.

But in doing so, Nightcrawler proved something else.

That Exodus is a Charlatan playing on the emotions of people like Colossus who tragically lost Illyana during Genoshia.

Leaving everyone with the question.

Wtf was she doing?

No Collossus you dummy, let the woman fight, this is not the time for an emotional breakdown... you'll only make it wor...

I personally come to only one conclusion.

If Collossus never called out to his sister like a sissy then she would probably have been focused on the fight and maybe.... have done something?

I mean... save the emotional outburst for after her death no?

Which you wouldn't have had to do if she had indeed saved herself.

Which she would have if you had saved the emotional outburst, which...

You see Collossus, you what a Collossal bitch you have been and what you could have done differently? I mean COME ON!!!!!

Idk.

The woman can portal.

She ruled Limbo.

And the Writers couldn't be arsed to write a better death for her.

I mean seriously, all you had to do was Show Collossus as an acolyte and then have a flashback to Genoshia with him holding her body, they didn't need to show her death of they couldn't focus on it.

But hindsight is 20 20 like they say.

The writers just wanted an infamous look back into your loved ones eyes before your death moment, and they were gonna get one damn it.

But that isn't my main problem with this episode, no no sir.

My main problem is after Exodus calls Collossus a Heretic proving his bullshitting, the man just dies.

This show really does have a problem with villain of the weeking things doesn't it, or at least this season does.

Danger comes and then fucks off, Exodus comes and then Fucks off, Episode 5 just happened.

Like... Season 1 was so good because it had a single looming overarching threat.

Things like Danger and Exodus's acolytes of Magneto deserve and need more screen time... like at least introduce them in a news report before!!!

And in the meanwhile apocalypse has just been... idk... sleeping? In the background?

I get that if this bastard pulls in then once again intricate politics becomes impossible, which I will grant this show it does very well but... I mean come on! make more episodes!(Ah yes budgets... right...)

Idk man.

I wanted more that's all.

Didn't convince me...

Also like how the fuck is Collossus just here like he was a part of the acol... oh guess this is Charles ruled Genoshia under X-Corp right....