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! 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.) Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!