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469 – Killed by Death
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In which the Shattering officially concludes; you can’t swoop over the phone; toddlers are engines of pure chaos; the X-Men do some processing; and we are mildly scandalized by the absence of footnotes.
X-PLAINED:
- Rama-Tut
- Evan Sabahnur
- Uncanny X-Men #375
- X-Men #95
- X-Men Unlimited #25
- Skrull problems
- One very upsetting way to identify a traitor
- Skrullverine
- Fiz and Jaq
- The Ally
- A ruse
- Death’s mask
- A dramatic revelation
- Processing
- The unrealized potential of Spirit Halloween
- Wolverine memories
- Rogue’s temporary tattoos
- Yet another time loop
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As Mentioned in Episode 467 – Disorganizing Principle
467 – Disorganizing Principle
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In which Nightcrawler has a type; the Hill is a bad place to raise your kids up; Colossus introduces Marrow to art; we come out against autotrepanation; Mikhail Rasputin never learns; Destiny leaves clues from beyond the grave; and The Twelve looms.
X-PLAINED:
- That one universe where Mystique raised Nightcrawler in an attic
- An event in name only
- Some shit that went down a while ago
- The Hill (more) (again)
- Uncanny X-Men #373-374
- X-Men #93-94
- Marrow as a child soldier
- Rural Boston
- Some asshole
- Mikhail Rasputin (more) (again)
- How to prove that you’re a god
- The souls of furniture and some other things
- The green psychic entity who’s been secretly controlling Mikhail Rasputin, I guess?
- Ninja problems
- B. Byron Biggs
- Ronnie Lake
- A Conspiracy
- How Rogue and Destiny met
- Compulsory heterosexuality
- Destiny’s diaries
- Prognostication vs. agenda-setting
- Skrullverine’s power mimicry
- How the Mannites could’ve been used in the Krakoan era
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As Mentioned in Episode 456 – Until/Unless
456 – Until/Unless
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In which there’s nothing inherently wrong with monster-of-the-week; Marrow’s makeover extends to her font; Red Skull gets a Power Glove; Marvel sets up a slate of spinoffs; and you should hire Matt Hunter to produce your podcast!
X-PLAINED:
- What Danger’s been up to lately
- Uncanny X-Men #371
- X-Men #91
- X-Men Annual 1999
- Crossover cover design
- Skrullverine
- Machine Man
- Dethlok vs. Dethklok
- Jack Truman (Agent 18) (to some extent)
- A nice dress
- An awkward reunion
- Gambit as a mentor
- Billy G.
- A daring but silly rescue
- Several upcoming series
- Marrow’s bone bikini and/or pubes
- Whether Rogue can absorb animals
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As Mentioned in Episode 455 – Space, Geeks, and Galactus
455 – Space, Geeks, and Galactus
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In which Roadhouse is basically a Wolverine story; Spider-Man does crimes; space names are derivative; there are lots of good reasons to yell at Professor Xavier; the X-Men do Doctor Who; Galactus is not interested in your puny human feelings; Marrow gets a new look; the Skrulls need a crash course in UI; and we overthink bones.
X-PLAINED:
- The time the Skrulls did “A Piece of the Action”
- The trouble with benevolent dictatorships
- X-Men #89-90
- Uncanny X-Men #370
- A New York City that is not in fact New York City
- “Spider-Man”
- A ruse
- Faces
- Skrull problems
- Mar-Vell
- Adam Warlock
- Sass vs. joviality
- Skrull Cop City
- Disguises
- Nova (Frankie Raye)
- How Galactus eats planets
- Condiments
- Several melees
- Bone pubes
- Skrull UI
- Whether Moopsy could drink Wolverine’s bones
- X-Musicals
NEXT EPISODE: The return of Douglock!
The Roald Dahl short story whose title Jay couldn’t recall is “Beware of the Dog.”
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As Mentioned in Episode 451 – Meanwhile in Another Dimension
451 – Meanwhile in Another Dimension
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In which we remain fascinated by Magneto’s robot butler; murder is Logan’s love language; the Juggernaut punches a hole in reality; Professor Xavier makes it weird; and Storm lectures several gods.
X-PLAINED:
- Silly mutant powers
- Uncanny X-Men #368-369
- X-Men #88
- Alan Davis’s X-Men run
- Magneto’s robot butler
- Joseph’s funeral
- Nun-sense
- A voyage to another dimension
- Eyebrow power
- Ejulp
- The Trion
- The other Gem of Cyttorak that’s like the first one but somehow worse
- Several comas
- Juggernaut vs. Juggernaut
- Evil, kind of
- Vacationing with X-Men characters
- Illyana Rasputin and Rachel Summers
NEXT EPISODE: Magneto Rex
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