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In which Rachel refuses to back down from a challenge, we reject a point of canon, Leprechauns know Wolverine's secrets, Erik the Red is (still) awful, Professor X is (still) a dick, the X-Men are your D&D party, the Shi'ar do a Star Trek riff,\xa0Phoenix is kind of a big deal, the circus comes to town, and Magneto\xa0gets creepy.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tCassandra Nova\n \tMore early Claremont\n \tSound effects\n \tCassidy Keep\n \tSeneschals\n \tShillelaghs\n \tImage inducers\n \tBlack Tom Cassidy\n \tSupervillain bromance\n \tBronze-age pacing\n \tLeprechauns\n \tHovercraft rental\n \tMuir Island\n \tThe Shi'ar Imperial Guard\n \tThe M'Kraan Cyrstal\n \tPhoenix 101\n \tSecret volcano lairs\n \tMagneto's mercifully short-lived age-play fixation\n \tThe\xa0(dis)continuity of\xa0mutant powers\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!\nNext week: Wolverine punches a pterosaur, Cyclops grows a mustache, and everyone gets possessed!