In which we correct a startling omission, explore the current state of the X-Universe, and speculate wildly; Quentin Quire has excellent fashion sense; Rachel gets a new accessory; Miles goes off-brand; the X-Men are somewhat complicated; Iron Man has poor decision-making skills; Charles Xavier dies for real; Beast might be a supervillain; we briefly forget Marc Guggenheim's first name; and the future remains a relative mystery.

For purposes of continuity, it's probably worth noting that this episode was recorded before the SDCC Marvel panel.

X-Plained:

Quentin Quire

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A startling omission from the official SDCC lineup

The current state of the X-Men

Decimation

Dark Reign

Utopia

Schism

Avengers vs. X-Men

Mutant politics

Hope Summers

The Phoenix/P.E.N.I.S. five (again)

The (real) (this time) (we think) death of Charles Xavier

Teenager hijinks

Crossover events

Battle of the Atom

Semantics of supervillainy

How Wolverine is 100% definitely going to die

Jumping-on points

Current X-books

Jubilee

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