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In which there’s always room for another X-cast; Cecilia Reyes wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Sabra has indestructible underwear; prime sentinels are probably even worse pets than quail; Marrow probably swears more than superhero comics allow for; and Operation Zero Tolerance comes to an end.

X-PLAINED:

• The original proposed ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
• The actual ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
• X-Men #66-69
• Operation Zero Tolerance (so far)
• Prime Sentinels (again)
• Bastion (more) (again)
• Spidey and His Amazing Friends
• Cecilia Reyes
• The most reluctant X-Men
• Nanomachines
• Trust
• Miles’s least favorite X-Men story
• Sabra
• Superheroes who wear white
• Wizard dogs
• Indestructible undergarments
• Angie Quail
• Candy Southern (again)
• Actual quail
• Bones
• Metal Gear Solid
• Officers Aguinal and Cleaveland
• The sound of a soul losing its shape
• One of many problems with the carceral system
• What men do in bathrooms
• A showdown
• Operation Zero Tolerance in retrospect
• Silly superhero names
• Non-mutant characters who pair well with X-Men

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NEXT EPISODE: Bastion’s secret origin!

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