In which Jay's mom broke the Internet; correct credits are important; everyone has a Danger Room; no one needs that many teeth; there are so many reasons to laugh at Stryfe; the Watcher is probably affiliated with Pepperidge Farm; Boom Boom is the Rogue of X-Force; and Cable's pouches are definitely full of menstrual products.

X-PLAINED:

The Franklin Richards of Earth XThe One True CableX-Force #5-7Pocket-Size JuggernautA novel approach to trauma surgeryA moment of intersectionalityTeeth of the early '90sSoft pink bags of rice-paper fleshA villain speechX-Force's bathtubSeveral Shel Silverstein poems that may or may not be about superheroesCooking with Boom BoomWhy the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants keeps the "Evil" in their nameThornn (Lucia Callasantos)PhantaziaWriters vs. ScriptersSex Ed at the Xavier SchoolThe Worst Twitter Thread

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