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The last thing you see before you die. (Uncanny X-Men #206)
Do you ‘ship Storm and Bree Morrell now? You probably should. (Uncanny X-Men #206)
The outfits in this arc are just 100% amazing. (Uncanny X-Men #206)
Damnit, Rachel. This is why we can’t have nice things. (Uncanny X-Men #206)
“Teamwork! Our only weakness!” (Uncanny X-Men #206)
“It’s Madelyne! They’ve shot her! And dyed her hair! And given her fairly extensive cosmetic surgery!” (Uncanny X-Men #206)
Wolverine hates Arizona. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
We were going to make up a drinking game based around how many times Wolverine really or metaphorically kills Rachel in this story, but you would die of alcohol poisoning by the end of the first issue. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
Spoiler: It’s a metaphor. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
THE OUTFITS, THO. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
…And again. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
Same song, different issue. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
Neither of you is wrong. You’re just both assholes. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
Well, that escalated quickly. (Uncanny X-Men #207)
THOSE. OUTFITS. THO. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Kitty tells it like it is. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Damnit, Selene. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Feelings are boring. Murder is awesome. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
It really sucks to be a mortally wounded telepath, y’all. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Oh, SNAP. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
What. Selene. No. What are you even doing. No, Selene. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
No, but seriously: costume satin, right? (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Well, then. (Uncanny X-Men #208)
Never not funny. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
And then, it got weird. Weirder. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
‘Kay. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
That one time a member of the Inner Circle wore a costume so bad it actually killed him. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
Fun fact: this is the second time they’ve pulled this particular move. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
Okay, that’s actually pretty awesome. (Uncanny X-Men #209)
Seeya in Excalibur, kid! (Uncanny X-Men #209)
Next Week: New Mutants breaks our hearts, over and over and over.
LINKS AND FURTHER READING LISTENING:
You know, Rachel uses that “judge, jury and executioner” line of Wolverine’s on Cable when he arrives to try and kill Colossus in Excalibur #71. It’s a common enough idiom, but all the same …
“He’s NOT Judge Judy and executioner!!”
Let me take a minute to illustrate my offhand comments regarding Dazzler and Lila Cheney and their contemporary musical equivalents.
Here’s Taylor in full Alison Blaire mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmtNOvAtj4I&t=6m55s
Kiesza, who has a good sound for Dazzler but looks exactly like Rachel Summers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxY0To9Cb2g
Genevieve, so emotionally positive it might actually kill you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=big8H6WLHds
Dotty from Swimsuit Addition, giving me what I want from Lila Cheney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym0TGKr1bBw
Chastity Belt, who have the kind of easy-going sound you want from an intergalactic thief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0xad1JNNQ
Laura Jane Grace and Against Me, ready to escape from the Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWB_b480-9c
Love love love the Lila Cheney / Against Me! comparison.
Given all the jokes about Dazzler being perceived as washed up and a disco holdover, I feel like she’s got a lot in common with Kylie Minogue. Dazzler would absolutely show up on a Doctor Who Christmas Special.
(Not that Kylie Minogue is actually washed up, just people think she is cause she’s not as big in the US.)