Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.\n\nIn which Emergency Backup Co-Host Elisabeth Allie saves the day; the Berserkers are not the breakout hit you\u2019ve been waiting for; Paul Smith continues to be awesome; nothing good ever happens in the Danger Room; Charles Xavier dabbles in cosplay; Nightcrawler has serious hat game; Rachel Summers lacks healthy\xa0coping skills; your life would be way more epic if Claremont narrated it; Northstar is a surprisingly good prom date; Loki is a total dick; and Longshot is totally Miles's favorite.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tMadelyne Pryor\n \tX-Men/Alpha Flight vols. 1&2\n \tThe Berserkers\n \tAn unconventional model of family therapy\n \tAggressive foreshadowing\n \tNPC dialogue\n \tJazzercise superheroes\n \tSuperhero color theory\n \tSasquatch\n \tAurora\n \tThose Who Sit Above in Shadow\n \tNorse fashion of the \u201880s\n \tVery specific superpowers\n \tSome sweet boots\n \tThe price of power\n \tA deus ex machina squared\n \tKitty and Piotr\u2019s first date\n \tSnowbird\u2019s powers\n \tMiles\u2019s favorite X-Man\n\nNEXT WEEK: Asgardian Wars!\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nSupport us on\xa0Patreon!\n\nBuy prints of this week\u2019s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne\xa0for\xa0the original!