"threat of eXtinction" is the eighth episode of the first season of The Gifted.
Plot[]
More refugees pour into the Mutant Underground, but the group faces a threat when they discover one of them is a spy working for Sentinel Services. Meanwhile, Reed visits his estranged father and learns that secrets from his family's past could prove useful.
Cast[]
- Stephen Moyer as Reed Strucker
- Amy Acker as Caitlin Strucker
- Sean Teale as Marcos Diaz/Eclipse
- Natalie Alyn Lind as Lauren Strucker
- Percy Hynes White as Andy Strucker
- Coby Bell as Jace Turner
- Jamie Chung as Clarice Fong/Blink
- Blair Redford as John Proudstar/Thunderbird
- Emma Dumont as Lorna Dane/Polaris
- Zach Roerig as Augustus/Pulse
- Elena Satine as Sonya Simonson/Dreamer
- Hayley Lovitt as Sage
- Garrett Dillahunt as Roderick Campbell
- Caitlin Mehner as Andreas von Strucker
- Paul Cooper as Andrea von Strucker
- Raymond J. Barry as Otto Strucker
- Liza Fagin as Norah
- Michelle Kim as Chloe Tan
- Skyler Samuels as Esme Frost
- Ilan Srulovicz as Interpol Officer
- James Dougherty as Pastor
- Renes Rivera as Hulking Mutant
- Marco Schittone as Young Boy
- Stephen Alderfer as SS Agent
Continuity and References to the X-Men Universe[]
- Andreas and Andrea von Strucker are introduced.
- Esme Frost is introduced.
- Otto Strucker is introduced.
- Carmen Guerra is mentioned.
- Ellen Strucker is mentioned.
Trivia[]
- Guest star Raymond J. Barry also appeared with Jamie Chung and Natalie Alyn Lind on the FOX TV series "Gotham".
- In the comics, Andreas and Andrea Von Strucker are the children of HYDRA Leader Wolfgang Von Strucker who made an appearance in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- The telepathy picked up at church is named Esme. This is likely a nod to Esme of the Stepford Cuckoos, a group of hive-mind telepathy from the X-Men comics.
- The name "Fenris" was mentioned in passing, which means "a mythical monster wolf". In Norse mythology the name "Fenrisúlfr" (Old Norse: Fenrir's wolf often translated as "Fenris-Wolf") is one of two names (The other being "Fenrir") given to a giant wolf that is foretold to be instrumental in Ragnarok, the Norse Apocalypse and is also a child of Loki. In the X-Men Comic-book universe Andrea & Andreas Von Strucker became known as the Fenris Twins.
Gallery[]
To be added
Videos[]
Preview They Are More Powerful Than You Can Imagine Season 1 Ep. 8 THE GIFTED
Eclipse, Blink, & Thunderbird Help A Group Of Mutants Season 1 Ep. 8 THE GIFTED
Lorna Confronts Eclipse About His Ex Season 1 Ep. 8 THE GIFTED
Blink Explains Why She Is Fighting The War Season 1 Ep. 8 THE GIFTED
References[]
Template:The Gifted Episodes