In which Kelly and Seagle's X-runs begin with immense promise; dark psychic residue gets just everywhere; Storm's past is literally buried; Wolverine is just saying is all; Cecilia Reyes's job doesn't deserve her, and Cyclops and Phoenix are the worst at being normal.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tThe Grey family reunion\n \tX-Men #71-72\n \tWhat counts as an Uncanny X-Men #138 cover reference\n \tBaggage and also suitcases\n \tSteve Seagle\u2019s (scuttled) Phoenix plans\n \tBone whiskers\n \tTelemarketer power moves\n \tCecilia Reyes\n \tMarrow (Sarah)\n \tSam Guthrie's tiny ponytail\n \tThe ol\u2019 wall-of-televisions trope\n \tThe cost of one banana\n \tSebastian Shaw vs the IRS (maybe)\n \tA mostly empty attic\n \tWolverine\u2019s etiquette lessons\n \tThe dessert claw vs the salad claw\n \tThe physicality of Carlos Pacheco\u2019s art\n \tCannonball, the grown-up in the room\n \tMagneto\u2019s increasingly complicated past\n \tMagnus, Erik, and Max (again)\n \tUncanny X-Men #351-352\n \tCecilia Reyes\u2019s return-to-office\n \tIntersectionality\n \tPyro, forever dying of the Legacy Virus\n \tDaredevil vs Cecilia Reyes\u2019s bedside manner\n \tKevin, Lord of the Jungle\n \tEnding conversations by turning into a bird\n \tA.I.M.* (*Advanced Idea Mechanics)\n \tCrows of Ill Portent\n \tA Box of Entity\n \tCondors and Cockatoos\n \tLogan\u2019s denim proclivities\n \tArcade vs. Mojo\n\nSpecial thanks to Dylan Higgins for edits and production assistance!\n\nNEXT EPISODE: X-Force goes to Burning Man!\n\n\n\nCheck out the visual companion to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\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 rad swag at\xa0our TeePublic shop!