Hey Miles, you're going to be gone when I record 73, right?

Yeah, I'll be at Pax prime.

Excellent.

Wait, what?

I mean, I'll miss you and everything, but if you're not here, I get to do an evolution episode.

Oh, like a science of mutation thing. No, no, X-Men evolution, the cartoon, the one I recap.

Oh, the early aughts one where they're all in high school and mystique's the principal.

Dude, Mystique is like half the characters on that show.

Is she still Nightcrawler's mom and Rogue's adoptive mom?

Yeah and you know it's kind of a thing because as bad a parent as Mystique is in the 616,

Evolution Mystique is way worse.

I mean she basically brainwashes and gaslights rogue non-stop for the first three seasons.

Wait, I thought rogue worked out what was going on with that.

There's a whole thing on a cliff and Mystique turns into an eagle.

Oh yeah yeah that's season 1 episode 7 turn of the rogue and Rogue doesn't want anything to do with

her after that mess.

Understandable. So what does Mystique do? Well what any concerned parent would?

She masquerades as a high school student and becomes her estranged kid's best friend.

What? I'm Rachel Eddadin and I am here to explain the X-Men because it's about times someone did.

Welcome to episode 73 of Rachel and Miles,

Explain the X-Men, where we walk you through the ins, outs,

and retcons of our favorite superhero soap opera.

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