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In which Seanan and Jay break down their favorite X-Villains; technically everyone is always cosplaying Mystique; Magneto remains the gold standard; and we have some concerns about Eye Boy.

X-PLAINED:

• Candy Corn, and our official stance thereon
• Halloween candy economy
• Which X-Character to dress as for your office Halloween party
• X-Villains
• What makes Magneto tick
• Magneto as a Holocaust survivor
• What makes a villain redeemable
• Face turns
• The last DDR machine in New York, and denizens thereof
• An X-Villain musical
• Mystique
• How to make Daken work
• Avengers as antagonists
• Sinister’s goals
• Bringing back Cameron Hodge
• Meggan vs. Brexit
• Heel turns

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