spoilers:end of spoilers
I did like this episode better than the last two. I thought the pacing was better, and it gave more time to its emotional moments, though I also was frustrated by how there was no payoff at all for Rogue and Sunspot's decisions, or for Magneto stripping Wolverine of his adamantium. I get it wasn't a situation where they could be explored in depth, but a few comments or even some tension would have been good.
I also still don't understand Rogue's arc. She's back to being a team player and talking about how Gambit would want them all to live a single episode after being "let them all burn." I get that emotions aren't consistent when you're in grief, but ... She really does seem to feel what the plot requires her to feel from episode to episode. Lenore does her best with it, and almost pulls it off, but the writing for her is not good.
Also, I love how not a single Magneto beat was clearly left on the cutting room floor. Ironically, he has sucked the oxygen out of this season.