Xavier says Previously on the X-Men.

34 minute long episode.

Cast credits still the Past X-Men.

En Sabah Nur lost his lieutenant.

Beau DeMayo still co-writing.

Magneto with his lies of omission.

Is Xavier going to explain time travel?

I like Magneto comparing his current mission with Bishop’s original mission.

Could they time travel to save Genosha?

Whoa, Magneto destroyed the time bands?!

Xavier is explaining the future, and the X-Men, to Nur.  This is surely going to work out okay.

Aw, Baby Nur was born with those lips.

Nice telling of Apocalypse’s origins.

The X-Men and the Lost Temple.

Bishop hasn’t adopted a past outfit.

Rogue having a special relationship with Nur, and all potential villains.

Aw, Nur hasn’t ever known love.  He considers it a weakness.

Ram Tut is making a connection with Xavier.  We got names for him, Nathaniel, Victor, and Kang.

Xavier got to say the word, conquest, that’s fun.

We got some Celestials.

Did Magneto need to destroy the time bands?  Seems like he could have just asked for 48 hours.

The Lost Temple is actually Ship, Apocalypse’s future ship.

The X-Men are cravings on the wall.

Xavier is trying to communicate telepathically with Magneto, but he’s wearing his helmet.

Ruh oh, Nur knows what his destiny is, and does NOT appreciate having the X-Men take it from him.

Nur saying, he’s always been the fittest to survive.

Nur vs X-Men.  It doesn’t last that long.

Yeah, Magneto probably shouldn’t have broken those time bands.

Celestial giving Nur his mission statement.

Nur receiving his Sailor Moon moment to become Apocalypse. 

Beast fixed the time bands.

I love Bishop being so angry and disappointed that the X-Men want to stay behind. 

Magneto forces the time bands on everyone.

Wait, is Magneto is staying behind?

Is Magneto the first Horseman?  He was Nate Grey’s Horsemen of Salvation, he was Peace. 

Did Xavier stay behind?

No nice of Ship to apologize to Xavier.

Rama Tut is escaping.  He put on his Kang outfit!

That gal friend of Kang is an Eternal!

Apocalypse wasted no time learning how to use his shape changing powers.

Apocalypse told Xavier he lacks a spine to be a Horseman.  That’s pretty cutting.

Is Magneto going to die closing a black hole?!  The Black Hole Apocalypse created to destroy the city.

If Magneto destroys Ship, that would change the future.

Magneto tossed Xavier to super safety.

Maybe the black hole will collapse, and somehow, Magneto will end up in the present?

Nope.

Aw, Xavier having to belly crawl to Magneto.

Apocalypse came back to make sure a lesson is learned.

Aw, they said sorry to each other as their final farewells.

Xavier going low with Apocalypse momma references.

Ouch, Xavier doesn’t even deserve to be stepped on.

How does he make it home?

Oh, Bishop stayed behind too.

They never stop Apocalypse.

So, what does Apocalypse do now?  Write all of their names down, and start trying to kill them as babies?

Mid credit scene?!

Whoa!  Madripoor Knights!  Black Widow in her classic gray outfit.  Captain America is there.  They almost stood in their iconic Uncanny X-Men 268 cover pose. 

Logan is getting the band back together for Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs. 

Has there been mid credits before?  I don’t think so.

I think episode 2 is still my favorite, but this ended in such a stellar fashion. 

Thanks Disney Wiki for the title image.

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We catch up to the Past X-Men! 

Credits are just this team of X-Men, just like the first episode.  I love that they can have fun with the credits.

The X-Men are in the present!  They just need the other half of the team.

Beau DeMayo co-wrote this episode.  I thought he was fired?  Or maybe he had written all of Season Two, then was fired?  That sounds maybe right?

Is Magneto going to give Apocalypse his mission statement?

A pharaoh from a foreign land?  Rama Tut?!  Kang?!

En Sabah Nur, is what I should be calling him, I suppose.

Makes sense to end the three episode premiere with a part one, to get people hyped for part two.

Magneto and Xavier arguing about what is the right thing to do.

Is Apocalypse the season villain, or just the first half?

Maybe Magneto can fix En Sabah Nur?

I guess if the MCU isn’t going to use Kang, the Animated-Verse will?  Are we still expecting Spider-Man 97? 

Desert rat, ooof!

Who is this mid level boss fight guy?

Why would he look like Apocalypse in that dust cloud?  I mean, I get it for us viewers, but why the mid level boss guy?

Are they really going to call him, Nur?

Bishop hasn’t caught up to these X-Men yet.

X-Men need the android parts to get them back to the future.

Xavier has an ancient wheelchair.

I like these past tunics they are wearing.

Beast is getting pretty frustrated.  Beast must be feeling pretty low, if he’s at the point of giving up on science, and just praying his way out of this.

Oooof, Magneto IS giving Nur leadership skills.

Xavier can’t just take the information out of Nur’s mind, he’s worried the most he uses his powers, the more the future will be rewritten.  Unless, of course, this has all happened before.

Nur’s lieutenant is not happy with the X-Men.

Oooof, Magneto has been filling Nur’s head with talk of destiny.

Magneto has both his exes in the room, Rogue & Xavier.  That can’t be easy.

Nur could be the first X-Man?

Magneto rocking a beard like his Rivals and Fortnite counterparts.

Bishop must be getting here as fast as he can.

Xavier has inspired Magneto to be more like him, and maybe that’ll work on Nur?

Nur has to let his slave owner live, that couldn’t be easy.

I’m surprised Xavier isn’t better at reading people’s minds, he must be out of practice.

They need to find a Lost Temple.

Ruh oh, Nur and his peeps know the X-Men are up to some weapon crafting.

OH!  Nur did get to kill his slave owner. 

Hey, Bishop finally arrives!  A gun would be very useful in ancient Egypt.

Rama Tut saying, conqueror, that’s fun.

Bishop has to get them back to the 1990s.

Episode ends with Rama Tut blowing the heck out of Nur’s base. 

What a cliffhanger!

I think the second episode has been my favorite thus far. 

Thanks to Disney Wiki for the title card!

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