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As Mentioned in Episode 432 – Weird Little Adventures

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This makes it look like one of them is about to die. (Generation X #44)
The weirdest thing about Polaroids was that they could all talk. (Generation X #44)
Aw. (Generation X #44)
Siryn knows how to dress! (Generation X #44)
A plot thread that dangles to this day. (Generation X #44)
I really enjoy this credits page. (Generation X #45)
I enjoy when Monet is mischievous. (Generation X #45)
What the HELL, Sean? (Generation X #46)
Of course, it would have EMTs, but, whatever. (Generation X #46)
One way to deal with traffic. (Generation X #46)
How fast is she running?! (Generation X #46)
“I mean, they’ll have a rough time at college, but whatever.” (Generation X #46)
Forge, no. (Generation X #47)
Did… did they HAVE to live in the treehouse before?! (Generation X #47)
Later he’s going to lecture on not pissing off your girlfriend. (Generation X #47)
YOU TELL ‘IM, PARADOX! (Generation X #47)
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432 – Weird Little Adventures

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In which we reach the end of Larry Hama’s run on Generation X; Gaia remains remarkably normal for someone who has spent millennia chained up alone in a citadel; Synch practices radical forgiveness; we ponder the nature of Emma Frost and Sean Cassidy’s relationship; and Forge is extra unqualified to lecture on ethics.

X-PLAINED:

  • How Jubilee stopped being a vampire
  • The Draco, kinda
  • Generation X #44-47
  • Bianca LaNeige (again)
  • Polaroid cameras
  • Gaia (more) (again)
  • Reality warping
  • Woody and Arlo Guthrie
  • Iceland
  • Several continuity errors
  • Psi War fallout
  • Paul Weller
  • New school uniforms
  • Accreditation
  • Miss Pickwick
  • Penance’s nationality
  • Guthrie manifestation
  • Teamwork
  • Forge’s decision-making skills
  • Paradox
  • Indoor/outdoor moppets
  • Four theoretical horsemen of Apocalypse
  • Awkward family holidays

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As Mentioned in Episode 430 – The Bad Feelings Box

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It’s always awkward when you run into someone you know out of context. (Uncanny X-Men #359)
I don’t know why Rogue palming Mystique’s face like a basketball is so funny, but it really is. (Uncanny X-Men #359)
Aw, these two. (Uncanny X-Men #359)
Spoiler: They do not actually fight each other. (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
Every supervillain, ever. (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
It’s Bring-a-Twink night at the poker game! (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
Psycho Man may have his issues, but you’ve gotta hand it to his UI design. (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
I love that Kirby armor. (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
INVISIBLE BEAR TRAP (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
By this point, half the superheroes in the Marvel Universe are anxiously awaiting their turn to toss Wolverine. (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
OH NO (Uncanny X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998)
Callisto looks so cool in this issue. (X-Men #79)
She knows how to flirt like a pro. (X-Men #79)
They’re spooning. (X-Men #79)
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430 – The Bad Feelings Box

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In which birds have no business in sex dreams; feelings are complicated and allegories are imperfect; Mystique made some valid points; Psycho-Man is good at UI; Callisto was right; and the label “Omega-level mutant” actually kind of makes sense.

X-PLAINED:

  • Psycho-Man
  • Malice (but not that one)
  • Hate Monger (but not that one)
  • Finding good comics from the ‘90s
  • Uncanny X-Men #359
  • X-Men / Fantastic Four Annual 1998
  • ­X-Men #79
  • The dead man’s hand
  • Dr. Aubrey Agee
  • Psi-War fallout
  • Dr. Bradley Beynon
  • Hadley the robot
  • Poker twinks
  • La Bludgeon
  • Psycho-Man’s Bad Feelings Box
  • An invisible bear trap
  • Marvel’s floating poker game
  • Officers Aguinal and Cleveland
  • Antagonists vs. villains
  • Omega-level mutants

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