33 minute long episode.

Rogue says the “Previously On X-Men.”

Gambit, we remembered your name.

Penultimate episode.  We only got nine episodes this season.

Did Gambit kill Apocalypse or did Apocalypse take over Gambit’s body?

I need to get the Psylocke Funko Pop that was announced recently.  I’m good on Sabretooth, Bishop, and Archangel. 

Will Magik be a Horsewoman?

Rogue looked so nice at the gala.

Aw, she’s all by herself. 

Gambit is there! 

Kissing!

Dancing!

So cute they are holding their hands. 

Rogue wakes up from this nightmare, as she’s being plagued.  Odd she’ll see Gambit in his current phase.

X-Men are playing poker, in their Quitely suits.  This is very Star Trek : The Next Generation.  Except Xavier is there. 

Beast playing The Dead Man’s Hand.  Aces and Eights.

A whole team wrote this episode, including Beau DeMayo.

A jet with jammers is coming to the island.

Can’t Rogue fly up there?

Cable!

Jubilee too.

I would buy a Forge Funko Pop, odd he wasn’t one of the four.

They brought Apocalypse’s skeleton!  In a tube.

“There’s been a murder.”

Jubilee gives Rogue Gambit’s Queen of Hearts card.

Ship confirmed Apocalypse is dead, and Gambit is uncontrollable. 

Psylocke with her British accent.

Aw, Nightcrawler believes in Gambit’s soul still being there.

Xavier wants to confirm this is a rescue mission.

I love Rogue and Kurt spending time together.  They are so close.

Rogue’s daddy spent so much time with Rogue.

Rogue can hug Kurt because everyone is decked out in full costumes. 

They did make a Xavier Quitely suited Funko Pop, I saw it at Walmart.

Xavier used Cerebro to locate Gambit in New Orleans, and then Gambit found him.

“Gambit’s gone home” with a very dramatic close up on Rogue.  Is Rogue his home?

The Tees Guild!

Belladonna, and a classic Parent Trap, er, trap.

Gambit’s Death persona, is just him with white hair, and covered in gray hues.  He also has a fun echo voice.

Are all of his cards the Death card?

Wha?!  Gambit just transformed the Tees Guild!

Is that glass Candra?

I like Jubilee checking in on Rogue. 

Are we going to get X-Factor teaming up with X-Force and the X-Men?

Aw, Jean and Scott checking in with Cable.

Cable didn’t get to kill Apocalypse. 

Cyclops is tired of all of this time nonsense. 

Is X-Factor using Mech-Sentinels?  Are Sentinels not already mechs?  Maybe they are piloted by people like the O*N*E* Sentinels?

Gambit and his goons found them!

Rogue is surprised to see them, but Cyclops wants to skip the shock and awe.

Jean saved Sunspot, but I’m sure he would have figured out he could fly eventually.

Rogue attempts to talk to Gambit. 

That’s right, Gambit died thinking Rogue chose Magneto over him. 

Rogue can’t absorb Death Gambit!

No!  Did Gambit give Rogue a Death Seed? 

I love so much Nightcrawler coming to Rogue’s defense. 

We don’t get nearly enough of Gambit and Kurt together. 

Psylocke using her butterfly effect, Evil Jeff of Comic Book Queers is going to love that.

X-Force’s ship crashed, but did it crash safely?

Morph, Logan, Storm, and Forge stayed behind, because of all of the students.  Storm is trusting the students with Colossus as they roll out.  We didn’t see Colossus. 

Oh no, Kurt was taken over!  But not Rogue. 

Rogue and Gambit are going to have drinks with their dinner. 

Gambit isn’t wasting this second chance at life. 

We see Apocalypse make Candra, who immediately betrayed Apocalypse. 

Gambit wants Rogue to be X-ternal, so they can finally get married. 

Rogue got dressed up, in her gala red dress.  Or a blacker red version of it. 

They are the Assassins Guild.  I really need to pick up my Assassins Creed III playthrough.

Candra came in hot, but then was surprised by New Gambit.

Whoa, Gambit just killed Candra!

Rogue does NOT find this at all romantic. 

Can Rogue say, no, if she wanted to?  Or is the implication it is Gambit or Death?  Or Death Gambit.

X-Jet, Storm got both X-Men and X-Force.  This should be cute as we see Assassins Guild hold their own against the X-Men. 

Oh, that’s right, they have Nightcrawler, thus, a chance.

No!  Gambit forced Rogue to wear Candra’s pendant. 

Xavier took down Gambit, and now they are fighting within Gambit’s mind.  So, maybe Xavier has a chance?

Xavier was in space during Genosha.  That’s why he wasn’t there, Gambit.

Giant Xavier turned into his Anti-Shadow King armor.  Still doesn’t stand a chance against Gambit.  Wait, he is winning now, and old Gambit is returning.  We found his soul. 

Psylocke has a psi-knife to Cyclops’ neck. 

X-Force is going to kill Gambit while he’s knocked out.  Not knowing about Xavier’s attempt. 

Wait, so Death was Apocalypse in Gambit’s body.  Xavier is holding Good Gambit. 

Jean should probably jump into this battle. 

Apocalypse is taking over Xavier too. 

Apocalypse re-absorbed Gambit!

Is the power of love saving him?!  It is!  Rogue is here!  Rogue saved Gambit’s soul! 

Rogue’s love for Gambit killed mental-Apocalypse. 

Gambit is back to his pink fleshy self. 

Xavier tells the X-Men to retreat, and Cable hesitates to kill Gambit. 

What is the final episode going to be?  Maybe set up for Season Three?  We know we’re getting Seasons Three and Four, and we don’t have to wait two years between seasons, which is outstanding.

We have five minutes left.

Beast confirms Gambit should be okay, but his brain scan shows Apocalypse is still in there. 

Rogue won’t lose Gambit again. 

Archangel called Rogue Cable’s honeypot.  Gross.

Jubilee went back to the X-Men. 

X-Factor! 

Val Cooper! 

X-Factor and X-Force are teaming up to storm the castle!  Which I can only imagine is the Genosha X-Men base. 

No post credit scene. 

Such a great episode!  Definitely top three of this season.  2, 6, and 7. 

Thanks to Disney Fandom for the cover image.

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