Tag: Operation Zero Tolerance
423 – Moby Dick Ice Cream
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In which subtlety is not Sabra’s strong point; Moira takes a vacation; Meggan broods; you should take care in referencing the Dark Phoenix Saga; Excalibur may or may not shave Mimic; and Captain Britain is a silly man.
X-PLAINED:
- Ghosts
- Excalibur #121-123
- The Mutant Underground
- Empathic recon
- An extremely disgruntled kiss
- Kitty’s new costume
- Several of Legion’s personalities
- A mysterious disk
- A very fancy trash can and/or ice cream maker
- Ice cream of Cloud City
- A good dog
- Remains of Operation Zero Tolerance
- The devolution of Douglock
- Mimic (Calvin Rankin)
- Mimic’s facial hair
- Some Prime Sentinels
- Wedding planning
- Liking parts of things
- Villains who want to marry Storm
- Maddy Pryor
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As Mentioned in Episode 394 – We All Have to Go Sometime
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LINKS & FURTHER LIFE LESSONS:
- Nearly 40 years after Secret Wars II, Spider-Man is still teaching people to poop.
394 – We All Have to Go Sometime
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In which there’s always room for another X-cast; Cecilia Reyes wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Sabra has indestructible underwear; prime sentinels are probably even worse pets than quail; Marrow probably swears more than superhero comics allow for; and Operation Zero Tolerance comes to an end.
X-PLAINED:
- The original proposed ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
- The actual ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
- X-Men #66-69
- Operation Zero Tolerance (so far)
- Prime Sentinels (again)
- Bastion (more) (again)
- Spidey and His Amazing Friends
- Cecilia Reyes
- The most reluctant X-Men
- Nanomachines
- Trust
- Miles’s least favorite X-Men story
- Sabra
- Superheroes who wear white
- Wizard dogs
- Indestructible undergarments
- Angie Quail
- Candy Southern (again)
- Actual quail
- Bones
- Metal Gear Solid
- Officers Aguinal and Cleaveland
- The sound of a soul losing its shape
- One of many problems with the carceral system
- What men do in bathrooms
- A showdown
- Operation Zero Tolerance in retrospect
- Silly superhero names
- Non-mutant characters who pair well with X-Men
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As Mentioned in Episode 393 – Camping With Uncle Mustang
393 – Camping With Uncle Mustang
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In which Operation Zero Tolerance continues; the X-Men take over Wolverine; wolverine is the designated John McClane of the X-Men; torsos are confusing places; and we sincerely hope that Jean Grey got to do some off-panel dating.
X-PLAINED:
- Bastion’s priorities
- Operation Zero Tolerance (so far)
- Wolverine #115-118
- How to villainously declaim
- Mustang
- Roustabouts
- Waking up with the X-Men
- Where (some) Prime Sentinels come from
- Fatality, kind of
- Felipe, Arvell, and Helmut
- Inevitability
- A reunion
- Government intervention
- Anatomy
- Jaz disks
- Friendship
- Jean Grey’s romantic history
- The League of Nations vs. The League of Nathans
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As Mentioned in Episode 392 – The Mullet of Leadership
392 – The Mullet of Leadership
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In which Chris Bachalo changes things up; we theorize about Prime Sentinel hierarchy; the headmasters go undercover; fictional characters spend a lot of time in sewers; M’s secret comes to light; J. Jonah Jameson is at his best in X-books; Jay pitches a video game; Marrow gets a makeover; and part of journalistic integrity is choosing what not to cover.
X-PLAINED:
- Banshee, recently
- Generation X #29-31
- Uncanny X-Men #346
- Bastion
- Daria
- Leave It to Chance
- Miguela Torres
- Venice Beach
- Skin’s cousin Gil
- Inconsistencies that may or may not be deliberate
- Jolt Cola™
- Yet another take on Prime Sentinels
- The Mullet of Leadership
- A cool kid
- Cat drama
- DOA (again)
- Cars
- A kiss
- Several attempted murders
- Marrow’s appearance
- Boyd and Mathers
- X-fighting games
- Mutant leadership philosophies
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As Mentioned in Episode 391 – Mansion of Theseus
391 – Mansion of Theseus
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In which the X-Mansion has unusually large vents; Cable’s hair should not be floppy; Nate Grey meets his maternal grandparents; and we would really like to know more about the Siege of the Vapor Ants.
X-PLAINED:
- Cable #45-47
- X-Man #30
- What various Nathans have been up to
- Operation Zero Tolerance (again)
- The Siege of the Vapor Ants
- Three grenades
- Beefy vents for beefy men
- Danger
- Shi’arese
- Cable vs. Bastion
- So much beer
- Three rad ladies
- Several Greys
- Roust
- Every appearance of Joey and Gaylin Bailey
- Several faked deaths
- Possible impact of the MCU on the X-comics’ status quo
- Character ages
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