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In which nobody wears the pants in the X-Plain family; Havok is a remarkably okay boss; Polaris may want to find a new doctor; Quicksilver has no time for your nonsense; we are very conditionally okay with resurrections; and if you spoil Season 5 of Steven Universe for Miles, we will never ever ever forgive you.

X-PLAINED:

Jay & Miles at FlameCon

Advantages of recording remotely

X-Factor #81-83

What Genosha's been up to

Prodigal

An impassioned speech

An unfortunate accident

Yet another return(ish) of Sauron

Chain of command

Lukas

Pirouette

Yet another justification for the name of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

Phantazia (again)

Immovable vs. unstoppable

What you do on a boat

Taylor

When Havok still cared

"The Mutant Rap"

Adventures in New York

How to bond with Quicksilver

An angry mob

A derailed storyline

The ignominious death of Rick Chalker

Our opinions on the revolving door of death

X-Men vs. electronics

Superheroes from the Balkans

Theoretical X-Men and Steven Universe team-ups

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