There’s nothing like an adrenaline-fueled episode of X-Men ’97 to give you the burst of energy you need to tackle the back half of the week. Yeah, adrenaline and energy — that’s what X-Men ’97 delivers! It definitely doesn’t deliver intrusive thoughts about our own mortality, nor does its storyline center an urgent need for the preservation of human rights that mirrors our own reality. Nah, you feel totally pumped after watching the X-Men kick ass! You’re not at all worried that you’re gonna ultimately watch all of your childhood heroes bite the dust in the most tragic way possible. That just happened to Gambit. That’s it! They can’t do that to all the heroes, right? Right?
I swear, X-Men ’97 is the most fun TV show on-air right now. It’s also just a bit of an intense watch — and it only hurts so much. This is the event television we’ve all been missing for the last little while.
And like all event TV, X-Men ’97 contains plenty of details that you can get totally obsessed with. Do these clues lead to future storylines? Maybe! We just think it’s fun to theorize sometimes. Below you will find a whole bunch of X-Men Easter eggs from Episode 7, “Bright Eyes.” SPOILER warning, obviously, but you knew that! What are you waiting for? Our deep dish — I mean deep dive into X-Men ’97 Episode 7 awaits you!
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“Bright Eyes”
Move over Conor Oberst because now there’s a new top Google result for “Bright Eyes.” The title of this episode might sound odd, but it’s actually a reference to X-Men ’92; Rogue called Cable “Bright Eyes” right before she decked him real good in Season 2’s “Time Fugitives: Part II.”
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Photos: Disney+And appropriately enough, this episode centers Rogue and features the last-minute return of Cable to the show after briefly popping up in Episode 5, “Remember It.”
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The funeral of Remy LeBeau
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Photo: Disney+Just in case you’ve healed at all from the horrific events of Episode 5 two weeks ago, X-Men ’97 is here to remind you that Gambit is dead and everything is terrible. Attending the funeral are the X-Men, of course, sans Rogue.
Also in attendance are some of Gambit’s friends and family from the Thieves and Assassins Guilds.
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Photos: Disney+From left to right, they are Gambit’s friend Pierre, his ex-fiancée Bella Donna Boudreaux, and his brother Bobby LeBeau.
Then there is one mystery woman, because of course Gambit’s going to have a mysterious woman at his funeral. My best guest, going off of the white/black hair and quasi-elfin appearance, is that it’s Aurora.
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Photos: Disney+But why would Aurora, a French-Canadian mutant and member of Alpha Flight be at Gambit’s funeral?
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