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In which the podcast turns seven; Matt has officially edited half the podcast; a lot of things are made by metal; Doctor Strange is a big weirdo; Gambit is a scoundrel, not a villain; Wolverine goes goth; Onslaught could probably use a better herald; Bishop fires two guns whilst going aaaaaaa; and we commit to making what sense we can of Onslaught.

X-PLAINED:

• How Betsy got her body back
• Several simultaneous anniversaries
• Uncanny X-Men #329-330
• X-Men #50
• Some ninja bullshit
• A lot of less-benign-than-it-looks racism
• Excellent use of a neon sign
• An odd couple
• The evolution of art tools
• Steam vs. metal
• Gomurr the Ancient
• The Ebon Vein
• Catastrophic magic
• Our favorite iterations of Doctor Strange
• The Crimson Dawn
• How one becomes Gomurr the Ancient
• Tar (Proctor of the Crimson Dawn)
• Post (Herald of Onslaught)
• An entity who may or may not be Onslaught
• Continuity party tricks
• Survivors of the Age of Apocalypse

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