In which Jean commits genocide, the Shi'ar are total dicks (again), we have feelings about X-Men #137, Claremont and Byrne do what they do best, shit gets real on the moon, Kitty joins the team, and the Dark Phoenix Saga concludes.\n\n\xa0\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tInhumans\n \tThe Kree\n \tThe Terrigen Mist\n \tTeamwork\n \tThe Dark Phoenix\n \tCameos with cosmic implications\n \tThe Phoenix event horizon\n \tEstablishing scale\n \tPsychic battles\n \tThe winged never-nudes of the Marvel Universe\n \tDanger-room exposition\n \tThe Shi'ar's really dubious justice system\n \tWhy X-Men #137 is the definitive issue of X-Men\n \tPacing\n \tThe power of friendship\n \tQuiet moments\n \tThe blue area of the moon\n \tThe best last stand\n \tMoon vandalism\n \tThe Phoenix Retcon\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to the episode \u2013 and links to recommended reading \u2013\xa0on our\xa0blog.\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!