Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

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As Mentioned in Episode 530 – Not for Beginners

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Dig that Christopher Shy cover! (New X-Men #149)
Magneto was technically right, the best kind of right. (New X-Men #149)
Dick move. (New X-Men #149)
Hindsight. (New X-Men #149)
Hell, yeah! (New X-Men #149)
These issues are so full of great hero moments. (New X-Men #149)
I am pretty sure that they are not a thing. (New X-Men #149)
This seems… unlikely. (New X-Men #149)
Dang, Phoenix! (New X-Men #150)
HECK YEAH BEAK! (New X-Men #150)
Right into the gutter! (New X-Men #150)
You’d think that telepaths could use the same line of approach, but I guess not? (New X-Men #150)
Aw, they’re so heroic. (New X-Men #150)
Well, shit. (New X-Men #150)
The graffiti absolutely sends me. (New X-Men #150)
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530 – Not for Beginners

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In which we remain frustrated with Morrison’s Magneto; Esme Cuckoo’s hat game is lacking; and the status quo dies with Jean Grey.

X-PLAINED:

  • Dubious X-relationships
  • Some excellent songs from an excellent show
  • New X-Men #149-150
  • Various atrocities and catastrophes
  • The resistance, such as it is
  • Magneto’s limits
  • A rebirth
  • Neutron warheads
  • The cavalry
  • Yet another death of Magneto
  • Yet another death of Jean Grey
  • A peculiar epilogue
  • A legacy of retcons
  • A miasma of bleakness and futility
  • The Xorn retcon
  • Disability in “Planet X”
  • Miracles of Magnetism

NEXT EPISODE: The future!

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As Mentioned in Episode 524 – House in a House

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Xorn is a junk food guy. (New X-Men #127)
I… I don’t think Snuffy really cares anymore, dude. (New X-Men #127)
The idea of Magneto making all of this up fascinates me. (New X-Men #127)
Aw, Sonny. (New X-Men #127)
This poor kid. (New X-Men #127)
“And life goes on.” (New X-Men #127)
The appropriately ridiculous first appearance of Fantomex. (New X-Men #128)
Fire, life, and silverware incarnate. (New X-Men #128)
SO THAT’S A PROBLEM. (New X-Men #128)
In which Emma sits like a dyed-in-the-wool bisexual. (New X-Men #128)
This silly, silly man. (New X-Men #129)
Corporal Animal. (New X-Men #129)
E.V.A. is so pretty. (New X-Men #129)
We have fun. (New X-Men #129)
Weapon XII. (New X-Men #130)
Absolutely, unquestionably the line of the story. (New X-Men #130)
NEXT EPISODE: A memorial of magnetism.

524 – House in a House

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In which Xorn goes out on the town; silverware is morally neutral; Cyclops pursues dubious counsel; the X means ten; and Fantomex is eminently enjoyable.

X-PLAINED:

  • The parentage of Hope Summers
  • New X-Men #127-130
  • Mutant Town
  • A monster who is not a monster but is, perhaps, a metaphor
  • X-Corporation Paris
  • The whole Phoenix situation
  • Fantomex
  • Weapon XII
  • A gene-hazard
  • Corporal Animal
  • E.V.A.
  • The Weapon Plus program (somewhat)
  • The World (somewhat)
  • The Shi’ar Empire vs. Earth
  • Xorn variations

NEXT EPISODE: A Memorial of Magnetism

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