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episode 14: Look Upon My Man-Thing and D'Spayre
In which Canada is complicated, the X-Perts join Twitter, Rachel cares about a Wolverine story, Angel had one job, Kitty Pryde is pretty cool, Cyclops gets a hat, neither of us knows how to pronounce "Aleytys," Doctor Doom is a terrible date, and the X-Men have an awful lot of signature moves. X-Plained: Department H Department K Director X The Weapon Plus Program Weapon P.R.I.M.E. Weapons I-XVI The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage The new normal Stevie Hunter The Wendigo Berserker rage Yard work Wolverines Angel's one move The N'Garai (again) Lee Forrester D'Spayre Magic-Feather villains Man-Thing Doctor Doom Arcade Why it sucks to be Havok The X-Perts' relative areas of X-pertise Cyclops vs. Storm Signature moves CORRECTIONS: Lee's dad's house is in Florida, not Louisiana; Doctor Doom is not in Europe but in New England, where has taken over Toad's theme park, because that was definitely a thing. If you're looking for our coverage of X-Men 141 and 142—"Days of Future Past"—you can find that in Episode 6, "Days of Future Whatever." You can find a visual companion to the episode – and links to recommended reading – on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher!