Sorry if I’m being too emotional. I’ve always considered myself a very optimistic person, seeing butterflies in every piece of news about a Gambit appearance, but Marvel managed to ruin that.
 I can't see how this could have been Gambit's year. Maybe it was better than other years, but not his year.
 I can't see how a good moment in an animation, where that good moment ends with him dead, could be considered his year, especially if we remember all the humiliation that came before – but maybe that’s just my drama speaking.
 I can’t see it as his year when he's in a comic, does something important that we don't even get to see happen – ok, it was meant to have an impact because it was a surprise, but still, that takes all the shine for us – and when there’s an opportunity for him to do something else important, it’s done without emotion, and accompanied by a line that he’s doing it for Rogue. What? So, I don’t see how a lukewarm writing, at best, that mischaracterizes the character, could make this his year. TVA had too little for me to comment on at this point.
 Yes, Deadpool and Wolverine fulfilled Tatum’s and many fans’ dream of seeing Gambit in the movies, but still, as a joke. Ok, that’s the style of Deadpool films, and at least here we got a good action moment, but I still think it’s too much to say it was his year.
 Again, I think it might have been better than other years, but when we say it was Gambit's year, the message we’re sending is that we accept the bare minimum as something really good, and I’m more demanding than that. Sorry for the rant.

Gambit not intended to be so stellar in x97 but ending up being anyway just by being Gambit is the most Gambit thing that could have happened, hahaha.

He was set up to be antagonistic to Magneto and to set up Rogue joining him later (someone had to join him besides Roberto) and for that he needed to lose Gambit, but both Magneto and Rogue acted so badly that people naturally sided with Gambit because he was the innocent part here.

For this, I absolutely blame Mayonnaise. Magneto's alleged cockiness was plain bullying. Remy wakes up happy bc it's Jubilee's birthday and first thing is his new boss telling him "my d*cks bigger than yours". He could have died without having those terrible comments he made and without the triangle plot and his death would have been equally heroic.

To be fair, Disney did acknowledge the year of Gambit. They called it "the Remyssance" on their insta. It was little after D&W was released and the memes were everywhere. If they didn't use that to their favor, that's on them.

I wouldn't be hopeful, but maybe some of the changes to make for x97s2 had to do with adding more Gambit or to put him in a positive light.

Comics-wise, I think he could've had a better year, but at least he's in Uncanny which is a step-up from being in Excalibur for the entire Krakoan era.

Not being a prominent part of Krakoa era was a blessing in disguise for him, tbh.

The thing is, I don’t think 2024 was successful. A slight improvement compared to years of awfulness isn’t enough. Only a large role in a box office successful movie will turn the table. Still waiting on that.

Gambit’s best years were the early 90’s. What’s the point in being in a flagship book if you’re devoid of personality and is nothing more than a supporting character? Comics don’t even matter anymore. Movies make money. That’s my only hope, if Marvel doesn’t screw this up, that is.