Below,The Giftedshowrunner Matt Nix teases the dawn of the mutant age in season 2.
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What were your goals going into the season?
This season, hes going to encounter the Purifiers… Youre also introducing the Morlocks.
Theyre doing it for completely unselfish motives.
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Were not just introducing the Morlocks as this group over there.
This seasons really been about doubling down on the characters and the themes.
What about the Struckers?
Are they attached to any ideology in particular?
[With them], were exploring what happens when families are divided against each other.
Caitlin and Reed and Lauren have stepped up to take more of a role in the Mutant Underground.
Will we see more into the iconic X-verse characters going in?
With Magneto, its not so much a matter of whether we say the name.
And, if we started implying to fans that Magneto was going to show up, well which Magneto?
How old is he?
Frankly, I love the movies enough that I dont want a knock-off Wolverine in my show.
Thats important to me.
We definitely want to explore those issues, and even getting into the Frost history.
The Frosts have a rather significant character [associated with them].
Were not pretending [the major X-Men characters] dont exist.
The subject of Thunderbirds brother comes up.
How do they accept that mantle?
What does Thunderbird owe to the legacy of the X-Men?
At the same time, we dont want to turn this show into a discussion of a movie.
The Giftedreturns Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 8 p.m.
