IGN's review of X-Men '97 Season 2, Episode 6, "Danger.exe", praises the instalment for successfully blending elements from two acclaimed comic runs, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's New X-Men and Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men. The episode is credited with finally portraying the Xavier Institute as a proper school for young mutants, introducing new student characters and giving the show's expanding ensemble cast fresh depth after a weaker fifth episode.

The reviewer highlights a strong character arc for Polaris, who takes on Kitty Pryde's role from the source material as she breaks from X-Factor and grapples with fears that she will follow her father Magneto's path. The episode also introduces the sentient AI villain Danger, tied to Professor Xavier's guilt over events in Egypt, and closes with a large battle sequence in the ruins of Genosha that showcases the series' animation quality, alongside continued foreshadowing of the future Onslaught storyline.