424 – Times Change

In which everything is Havok’s fault; Jay is a bad influence; Polaris makes some valid points; Jamie Madrox is the Bobby Drake of X-Factor; and X-Factor vol. 1 ends with a bang.

X-PLAINED:

• Muppet rules
• X-Factor, vol. 1, in general
• X-Factor #146-149
• Sense of place
• Jude Black and his inexplicable facial hair
• Boundaries
• Edible Arrangements
• A different kind of sports bar
• Kevin
• Nostalgia, I guess?
• Several confrontations
• Temporal insanity
• A very specialized course
• What happens next
• The universe where Dazzler replaced Jean Grey in the original X-Factor
• Characters we would like to have seen more of

NEXT EPISODE: Psi-War!

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Special thanks to muppets Michal Richardson, Bilal Dardai, and Matt Hunter!

(You can find an mp3 of just the muppet opening in the visual companion.)

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