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515 – Origins
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In which we do a thing and are not even sorry.
X-PLAINED:
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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As Mentioned in Episode 514 – Plan 9 From Westchester
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Fun in the sewers! (X-Men #112)
Amelia Voght, fancy version. (X-Men #112)
Saint Sebastian got nothin’ on Charles Xavier. (X-Men #112)
Those rare moments when masks make sense! (X-Men #112)
Heh. (X-Men #112)
He gets things done. (X-Men #112)
Northstar X-Plains Eve of Destruction. (X-Men #112)
Poor Frenzy. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
This panel was a mistake. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
DAMNIT, WOLVERINE. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
Whoops. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
When in doubt, yeet your problems into space. (X-Men #113)
Wolverine has been trying for this moment for how long now? (X-Men #113)
Me, too, thanks. (X-Men #113)
NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine’s secret and oft-retconned origins!
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514 – Plan 9 From Westchester
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In which we provide some inroads to resisting fascism in your community; pacifism has amazing abs; Cyclops and Wolverine play revolutionary chicken; Amelia Voght fails to live up to her narrative potential; Jean Grey continues to make spectacularly bad choices; Polaris deserves better; and Wolverine finally gets to stab Magneto.
X-PLAINED:
- Community action and aid
- X-Men #112-113
- Uncanny X-Men #393
- Genosha (more) (again)
- Northstar (more) (again)
- Dazzler (more) (again)
- Sunpyre (more) (again)
- Hector Rendoza (more) (again)
- Paulie Provenzano (more) (again)
- Frenzy (more) (again)
- Amelia Voght (more) (again)
- St. Sebastian thirst traps
- Sewer adventures
- Post-Apocalypse Cyclops (more) (again)
- Awkward conversations about feelings
- Implausible knitting
- The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies
- A protracted confrontation
- Bad strategy
- A confusing ruse
- Some stabbing
- What happens to the unlikeliest X-Men
- Jean Grey as Charles Xavier’s heir
- Best potential uses of Hector Rendoza
NEXT EPISODE: The secret (retconned) origin of Wolverine!
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As Mentioned in Episode 509 – No Fun Will Be Had
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Everyone is just so jagged and wiry! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
No one ever invites us to clubs like this. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Meet Sarah Rushman and her abs! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
You’re partied out, man. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Daaaaaamn. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Just a li’l Spidey-parkour! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
A very bouncy match-up! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
“The point is, we did some unethical stuff and it was awesome.” (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Peter Parker possesses the proportional good heart of a good-hearted spider. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Alas, the main thing in Marrow’s future is more trauma. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Hank McCoy, possessor of an amazing scientific mind and absolutely no chill. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Beast x-plains nine years of the Legacy Virus. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
“Do NOT take that out of the fridge! It’s, like, super expired!” (Uncanny X-Men #390)
No surprise that Chuck is good at basketball – did you see his gymnastics routine an issue or two ago?! (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Aww man aww man (Uncanny X-Men #390)
As we are PLUNGEd into sadness. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Hell of a callback. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
This cover has always stuck with us. (X-Men #110)
What a large teenager! (X-Men #110)
Leinil Francis Yu’s people look a little weird – and that just makes them look more normal. (X-Men #110)
This issue has such a quiet and contemplative feel. (X-Men #110)
Those are some very dramatic trees. (X-Men #110)
Just beautiful. (X-Men #110)
See you in Mekanix, Kitty. (X-Men #110)
Seems a little excessive, but I’m sure she appreciates the sentiment! (X-Men #110)
NEXT TIME: It’s our Winter Special and Cyclops is back!
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509 – No Fun Will Be Had
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In which Marrow just want to be left alone; Spider-Man remains hapless; S.H.I.E.L.D. is unhelpful; Colossus dies; Shadowcat leaves the X-Men; and we are all on board for Mutants to Watch Out For.
X-PLAINED:
- How Magik caught the Legacy Virus
- Marrow (again)
- Spider-Man and Marrow #1
- Uncanny X-Men #390
- X-Men #110
- A fancy club
- A terrible plan
- The Legacy Virus (more) (again)
- Some deeply contrived “science”
- A life-affirming display of social interaction
- The death of Colossus
- A very silly sound effect
- Acceptable handwriting
- Nostalgia
- A double send-off
- Closure
- Mortality in Otherworld
- Imaginary crossovers
NEXT EPISODE: Winter Special!
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As Mentioned in Episode 508 – Destiny’s Doodles
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A quick workout with Charles Xavier. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
At my funeral, I want a kazoo band. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
Joe Mactaggert is a jerk. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
Rachel’s actually okay, but Kitty doesn’t know that yet. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
DAMNIT. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
I wonder how weird and specific Destiny’s diaries get. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
Bad times. (Uncanny X-Men #389)
Is this a bit? (X-Men #109)
They’re gonna hook up, and then everyone’s going to forget that Thunderthird ever existed. Poor guy. (X-Men #109)
Ye Olde Hot Chocolate Hall. (X-Men #109)
Seriously, though, what the hell? (X-Men #109)
Oh, my. (X-Men #109)
I love that instead of making the holy family generally mutant-looking, they straight-up used X-Men statues. (X-Men #109)
Coming soon: X-Treme X-Men! (X-Men #109)
Based on size, maybe it’s a box of tissues? (X-Men #109)
Wellp. (X-Men #109)
BEHOLD YOUR LEGACY (X-Men #109)
NEXT EPISODE: Colossus dies!
508 – Destiny’s Doodles
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In which Professor Xavier is a jock; all of Shadowcat’s friends are dead; Storm recruits a team; Bishop makes new pals; and everyone gets festive.
X-PLAINED:
- Some of Mystique’s secret kids
- Uncanny X-Men #389
- X-Men #109
- Charles Xavier’s workout routine
- Two funerals
- Rave (the drug)
- The wrong necklace
- Destiny’s doodles
- A large knife
- Charles Xavier/Moira MacTaggert backstory
- A snowball fight
- A very sketchy circus
- A break-up
- “Christmas cheer”
- A mysterious package
- An X-Men nativity
- Sage (Tessa)
- Origins of X-Treme X-Men
- Several gifts, some more mysterious than others
- Charles Xavier’s legacy
- Warwolves (more) (again)
- Archangel’s color vision
NEXT EPISODE: Colossus dies!
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As Mentioned in Episode 503 – Dream’s Anticlimax
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No, seriously. (Uncanny X-Men #388)
Ouch. (Uncanny X-Men #388)
A nonspecific explosion. (Uncanny X-Men #388)
So large. (Cable #87)
no but seriously how (Cable #87)
Bye, Post. (Cable #87)
One of his teammates has to draw the tattoo on every morning with a sharpie. (Bishop: The Last X-Man #16)
Every time they watch a movie, Wolverine carefully explains to his teammates that it’s not real. (Bishop: The Last X-Man #16)
Mother of the year. (Bishop: The Last X-Man #16)
Now kiss! (X-Men #108)
This is not subtext, although it may be an anagram of subtext. (X-Men #108)
NEXT EPISODE: SKA!
503 – Dream’s Anticlimax
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In which history repeats itself; Senator Kelly prevaricates (and then dies); Magneto keeps the cape on; Mystique does evil science; Post remains irrelevant (and then dies); Pyro saves the day (and then dies); Cable is a large man; Moira MacTaggert does the astral nasty (and then dies); and we really, really, really want to go to Froggy World.
X-PLAINED:
- Moira MacTaggert’s mutation
- A dubious plan
- Evidence that we are in the wrong universe
- Other crossovers named “Dream’s End”
- A significant disclaimer
- Uncanny X-Men #388
- Cable #87
- Bishop: The Last X-Men #16
- X-Men #108
- A surprise presidential platform
- Sir Gordon Phillips and his guests
- The new Brotherhood of Mutants
- Cable’s hair
- A lot of movie allusions
- An ambiguous explosion
- A deeply pointless retcon
- An illusion
- Cable’s psimitar
- Pyro’s last stand
- Dickalogue
- Astral sex
- The (apparent) death of Moira MacTaggert
- A weird bonding moment in a cemetery
- How to identify a time traveler
- The (actual) death of Senator Robert Kelly
- Mutant-free parts of the Marvel Universe
- Froggy World
NEXT EPISODE: Generation X!
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