Episode 078 – The Eye Killers and Other Cautionary Tales

==Episode Description==
In which we persevere in the face of adversity; Storm goes on a quest; Mr. Sinister makes his first appearance; Dazzler learns about teamwork (again); it still sucks to be Havok (but not as much as it sucks to be Madelyne Pryor); you should probably put down that cactus; the Murder Grampas join Freedom Force; Storm’s life is a metal-album cover; and the X-Men are doomed as hell.
==X-Plained==
*The Mr. Sinister / Summers family time loop
*Uncanny X-Men #220-224
*Actual and potential origins of Mr. Sinister’s name
*How Longshot’s powers work in combat
*Teamwork (again)
*Representing sound and silence in a visual medium
*A protracted fight
*Forge (again)
*Naze (kind of)
*The Adversary
*Eye Killers
*One of many reasons not to masturbate with a cactus
*The X-Men in San Francisco
*Madelyne Pryor vs. fate
*Storm vs. Forge
*Character names vs. code names
*X-Makeovers
== Listener Questions ==
* I was wondering if either or both of you generally call the X-Men by code names or by their real names? I know it's always Scott, Jean, and Kitty for me, but I tend to stick with code names like Storm, Gambit, and Beast. I'm not sure what it means exactly, but I was just wondering if you or other X-fans x-perience the same thing?
* I'm currently working on a men's wear fashion collection inspired by the women of the X-Men universe. I'm fascinated especially with Dazzler's recent character redesign both esthetically and from a story perspective. Are there other examples of X-women undergoing dramatic esthetic transformations in terms of their wardrobe that you could point me towards? And what's your take on the Dazzler makeover?
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