Episode Details

In which Masque is the worst Morlock; makeouts are a good reason to learn to control your powers; Cyclops and Marvel Girl are terrible role models; Iceman is the heart of X-Factor; Cameron Hodge finally shows his hand; the kids are all right (and probably the only ones who are); and we’ve basically given up on X-Factor ever learning to use doors.

X-PLAINED:

• The Right
• The Ani-Mator
• X-Factor #16-20
• Training with X-Factor
• Skids’ backstory
• Motivational makeouts
• Miles’s Thor-ner
• Thor #377-378
• Why you don’t make deals with frost giants
• The mystical realm of Pittsburgh
• Redundant funeral graffiti
• A totally rad villain speech
• The evolution of Iceman
• Dubious flight safety precautions
• Rictor (Julio Esteban Richter)
• Some really epic gaslighting
• A probably-inevitable confrontation
• Supervillain team-building exercises
• Park maintenance

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