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In which the X-Tinction Agenda reaches its Return of the Jedi; Wolverine is a weaponized nuisance; HR would like a word with Gambit; Havok gets framed; Cameron Hodge is the great unifier; Genosha is revolting; you don't get to make a threatening speech about someone else's powers; Jean Grey is tired of your bullshit; and Jay and Miles may or may not dive into the Siege Perilous!

X-PLAINED:

The Law of Conservation of Plot Elements

Uncanny X-Men #272

New Mutants #97

X-Factor #62

The Story So Far

Glasses fashions in comics

The difference between Batman and the Punisher

How to tell that something has gone terribly wrong

Acceptable pants

Some really sketchy judicial process

A ruse

Several retcons concerning Wolverine

Consequence-free impaling

Chekhov's genetic engineering

Louise Simonson's final issue of New Mutants

The relative durability of mutants

A number of prescient threats

This one time Jay and Miles got paid to throw a bunch of printers down a flight of stairs

Summers Brothers team-ups

A very cathartic fight

Thoughts on books as physical artifacts and collecting comics

Places to jump into long X-series on Marvel Unlimited

Our plans for the hiatus

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