SEASON 2 –
• Core tone: Gritty WWII blues; St. James Infirmary as your anchor track.
EPISODE 1: THE LONG WAY HOME
1940, Western Front
• Logan & Victor fight as one unit — no orders, only each other.
• Flashbacks show 1920s–30s drifting: Victor gets more reckless, but still looks fully human — just harder, wilder.
• First crack: Logan stops to aid wounded; Victor wants to press the attack. “Softness will get you buried, James.” “We don’t leave people behind.”
• Victor’s shift: Only sign — his fingernails grow faster, harder, and won’t break.
• Music: St. James Infirmary slow; It Hurts Me Too by the fire.
EPISODE 2: SHADOWS OF THE REICH
1941, North Africa → Madripoor
• Hired to dismantle Hydra’s enhanced‑soldier tests.
• Victor enjoys the fight too much — lingers too long, but never loses control around Logan.
• Victor’s shift: His jaw sits a little heavier; his senses are sharp enough to smell gunpowder through walls.
• Music: Smokestack Lightning low and thrumming.
EPISODE 3: SHIELD AND CLAWS – PART 1
1942, Madripoor
• Cross paths with Steve Rogers & Bucky. Cap sees two dangerous unknowns; Logan sees a man who still believes the world can be fixed.
• Victor mocks Cap’s ideals — “You fight for flags. We fight to survive.”
• Victor’s shift: His canines look just a little longer when he smirks.
• Music: Rising tension like Rusty Cage building slow.
EPISODE 4: SHIELD AND CLAWS – PART 2 – THE BRAWL
1942, Madripoor Docks
• Orders get twisted — Logan is told Cap is a threat; Cap thinks Logan is a Hydra asset.
• THE BRAWL: Shield smashes claws; sparks fly off vibranium. Neither holds back; neither can finish the other. They only stop when Hydra opens fire on both sides.
• Cap: “You’re not like them.” Logan: “I’m not like anyone.”
• Victor watches from the shadows — impressed, not interfering.
• Victor’s shift: His movements are smoother, more predatory — like he’s always coiled to strike.
• Music: Rusty Cage full roar; fades to quiet cello.
EPISODE 5: PRISONERS OF WAR
1943, Eastern Front
• Captured; Hydra tests their healing factors. Logan clings to his humanity; Victor lets the rage carry him through.
• THE MAGNETO TEASE:
A young boy (Max, ~14) carries metal pails past their cell. He pauses, eyes fixed on Logan’s healing cuts.
Max: “It doesn’t hurt you… does it?”
Logan: “Only the parts they can’t see.”
Max: “They hurt me too. Even when I don’t touch them.”
He glances at the iron bars — they hum faintly, then go still — before he’s hurried away by a guard.
• Victor’s shift: His skin heals with a faint, silvery sheen — only visible in direct light.
• Music: The Mercy Seat instrumental; cold metallic hum for Max’s moment.
EPISODE 6: NORMANDY – THE DYING LIGHT
June 1944, D‑Day
• They fight side‑by‑side through the surf. Logan saves whoever he can; Victor clears the path with terrifying efficiency.
• Night by the fire: “You’re changing, Vic.” “We have to change, James. Or we die.”
• Victor’s shift: His hair grows thicker along his forearms and knuckles — easy to brush off as dirt or fur, but it’s permanent.
• Music: Stripped Carrickfergus; Lili Marlene fading on the wind.
EPISODE 7: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
1945, Alps Fortress
• Raid a lab holding files on “abnormal subjects” — the first time Logan hears the word mutant.
• Their handler orders Victor to kill Logan. Victor hesitates… then kills the handler instead. “Nobody gives me orders.”
• Victor’s shift: His brow ridge thickens just slightly — barely noticeable unless you’re looking close.
• Music: The Man Comes Around slow and inevitable.
EPISODE 8: ASHES AND BROTHERHOOD – FINALE
May 1945, War’s End
• The guns fall silent. Logan & Victor stand on a ridge — still brothers, but drifting apart.
• Final promise: “Whatever you become… don’t let it make you forget me.” “Never.”
• Victor’s state: Still looks mostly human — harder, wilder, sharper around the edges — but nothing close to the beast he’ll become.
• Post‑credits: Young Charles Xavier reads reports of “unusual soldiers” and a boy in Poland who “speaks to metal.”