109 The Passion of Madelyne Pryor

Published: May 16, 2016, 5:04 a.m.

b"Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nIn which you should not presume to judge Madelyne Pryor by your standards; we wrap up the core plot of Inferno (but still somehow have two episodes left to go); sympathetic is not the same thing as right; Storm and Jean use friendship and it's super effective; Iceman is basically incorruptible; Angel gets a new codename; Cyclops gets a backstory; Sinister is aptly named; and Inferno makes retcons into retconade.\\n\\nX-PLAINED:\\n\\n \\tLimbo vs. Limbo\\n \\tHel vs. Hell\\n \\tUncanny X-Men #242-243\\n \\tX-Factor #38-39\\n \\tA moment that does not speak eloquently for itself\\n \\tSeveral extended misunderstandings\\n \\tThe difference between sympathetic and right\\n \\tN'astirh's sweet ride\\n \\tA false binary\\n \\tThe Goblin Prince\\n \\tYet another reason Havok should have finished his dissertation\\n \\tThe power of friendship\\n \\tThe Rube Goldberg approach to combat\\n \\tSuperconductivity, kind of\\n \\tOur least favorite retcon in Inferno\\n \\tThe Summers brothers summed up in a single scene\\n \\tClone ethics\\n \\tWhy we like it when characters screw up\\n \\tOur favorite retcons\\n \\tHow to prep for X-Men: Apocalypse\\n\\nNEXT WEEK: Apocalypse\\xa0for Beginners\\n\\n\\n\\nYou can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog!\\n\\nFind us on\\xa0iTunes, Google Play,\\xa0or\\xa0Stitcher!\\n\\nJay\\xa0and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to\\xa0help support the podcast\\u2013and unlock more cool stuff\\u2013you can do that\\xa0right here!\\n\\nBuy prints of this week\\u2019s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne\\xa0for\\xa0the original!"