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episode 9: Leprechaun Surprise Party
In which Rachel refuses to back down from a challenge, we reject a point of canon, Leprechauns know Wolverine's secrets, Erik the Red is (still) awful, Professor X is (still) a dick, the X-Men are your D&D party, the Shi'ar do a Star Trek riff, Phoenix is kind of a big deal, the circus comes to town, and Magneto gets creepy. X-Plained: Cassandra Nova More early Claremont Sound effects Cassidy Keep Seneschals Shillelaghs Image inducers Black Tom Cassidy Supervillain bromance Bronze-age pacing Leprechauns Hovercraft rental Muir Island The Shi'ar Imperial Guard The M'Kraan Cyrstal Phoenix 101 Secret volcano lairs Magneto's mercifully short-lived age-play fixation The (dis)continuity of mutant powers You can find a visual companion to the episode – and links to recommended reading – on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Next week: Wolverine punches a pterosaur, Cyclops grows a mustache, and everyone gets possessed!