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In which Miles and Elisabeth X-Plain Pryde of the X-Men; Magneto is somehow even worse at branding than Mystique; the X-Universe is in desperate need of responsible adults; Wolverine hates kids; everybody’s mean to Lockheed; and the Sentinels represent your feelings.

X-PLAINED:

• Wolverine’s Australian accent
• Pryde of the X-Men
• X-Men / Muppet Babies analogues
• The Brotherhood of Mutant Terrorists
• How not to comfort scared teenagers
• The X-Cessible X-Men
• The Mutant Power Circuit
• Terrible parenting
• A MacGuffin
• A Really Dubious Evil Plot
• Several Additional MacGuffins
• THE POWER!
• One of many reasons to be nice to animals
• Space
• The X-Men Arcade Game
• Ground Kontrol
• X-Men: Madness in Murderworld
• The Uncanny X-Men (game)
• Metaphorical sentinels
• Mysterious lizards
• Video game mechanics vs. superhero ethics
• Pryde of the X-Men vs the ’90s animated series vs. X-Men: Evolution
• Alternate animated series hooks

NEXT WEEK: The Brood go to a revival meeting

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