- Awesome Music: Happy Nation
" by Ace of Base is the song that plays during Rogue and Magneto's dance, perfectly setting the tone. - Complete Monster: The new Master Mold, created by and for Operation: Zero Tolerance, proves himself to be just as bad as his predecessor. Attacking the island nation of Genosha once it becomes a safe haven for mutants, Master Mold rampages across the island, vaporizing every mutant that moves and deploying Sentinels to "eliminate" even more, massacring thousands of innocents. Rather than a mindless weapon of mass destruction, a telepathic vision shows that this Master Mold is proud of what he's done, bragging about being "death" and the reason why mutants should despair.
- Shocking Moments: This episode is a big one so far. A massive Tri-Sentinel attacks the mutant nation and island of Genosha under the orders of Mister Sinister, injuring or killing a massive number of mutants including named characters like Banshee and Sebastian Shaw, apparently killing Magneto, and definitively killing Gambit.
- Signature Scene: The ending scene where Gambit gives his final words and kills himself while taking down the Tri-Sentinel combined with Rogue declaring how she can't feel him while holding him in her arms for how simultaneously badass and heartbreaking it is.
- Unexpected Character: This episode features Glob Herman (debuted in 2001), Squid-Boy (2002), Pixie (2004), Cipher (2008) and Nature Girl (2014) among the Genoshan populace. The same episode featured a brief cameo of the Watcher in the background.
- Unintentionally Unsympathetic: The part where Magneto wants to make Rogue Genosha's queen. While it's supposed to be a well-intentioned move for the betterment of mutantkind, it instead makes Erik seem like a Dirty Old Man who wants an excuse to marry Rogue and her initial fury at his proposal is perfectly justified. Also not helping Magneto's case is how willingly he rubs it in Gambit's face despite knowing how close he and Rogue are, making him look quite petty as well.
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