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In which Rachel finally gets to say "WHAT?!," we examine three variations on the Silver Age, Twin Peaks is reality TV,\xa0we can't believe you hired Hitler, Angel is not Batman, even the most sympathetic Xavier is still pretty creepy, Cyclops has a good day,\xa0Marvel Girl\xa0is not going to throw a dinosaur for you, Iceman is the Troy Barnes of the X-Men, and we say a fond\xa0farewell to the Silver Age.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tThe X-Axis\n \tX-Men: Children of the Atom\n \tHard-sell noir\n \tHow to party like it's sometime between 1986 and 1991, as filtered through 1999\n \tThe perils of over-referencing\n \tWhy Marvel is in the Tommy Westphall Universe\n \tThe worst guidance counselor ever\n \tVillain speeches\n \tX-Men: First Class\xa0(but not that one)\n \tFun, and several places\xa0to find it\n \tAngst-free X-Men\n \tGender politics of superheroism\n \tX-Men: Season One\n \tTeenagers\n \tThe solution to the Silver-Age-Jean Grey problem\n \tWhy Iceman matters\n \tThe Silver Age cram book\n\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to the episode \u2013 and links to recommended reading \u2013 on our blog.\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!