Next week, the Mutant Ages will pivot to X-Men '97 and go back to weekly episodes, but until then, Ryan and Maddy have one more (terrible) episode of The Gifted to recap and review. Is this episode as bad as they say it is? Or are they just impatient to get to X-Men '97? Why not both! In this episode, Blink quits the team (good), Dreamer tries to seduce John (bad), and Reed Strucker has lost his wedding ring (sad). We'll check back in on this crew many weeks from now, and we aren't looking forward to it.

X-Men spotlight: John Proudstar, a.k.a. Thunderbird

Next week's episode: "To Me, My X-Men" and "Mutant Liberation Begins," X-Men '97 (mega-recap of both premiere eps)

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