473 – The Baker’s Dozen (The Twelve, Part Three)

In which you know it’s serious business when a logo gets smashed; the prophecy of the Twelve is an elaborate prank; we have a lot of Summers family feelings; Apocalypse is not a very good planner; and the Twelve reaches its conclusion. X-PLAINED: Who Madelyne Pryor’s psychic ghost really is The story so far Uncanny X-Men #377 Cable #76 X-Men #97 Perks of immortality A slightly gratuitous way to destroy an airplane Several doppelgangers Apocalypse’s big, stupid plan A fancy science machine The Atomium The Twelve The three elements The best issue of the Twelve Orb action Cable’s knowledge of history Summers feelings How to establish stakes Potato storms The mutant Skrulls (more) (again) Cadre K Categories of mutants How to beta test an Armageddon machine Alpha nerd Charles Xavier Weaponized continuity The color(s) of Cyclops’s eyes How to evoke Uncanny X-Men #137 An unfortunate twist Mundane uses of superpowers The Altar What would have improved the Twelve NEXT EPISODE: Winter Special! Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog. Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! 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!