Yes, I remember this and he didn't appear again until years later but Rachel had sacrificed herself by then. I wonder if he would go for her a third...
Horsemen are a dime a dozen. Mind control never does much of anything for characters really. If it did Lorna would have been the most popular x-women...
Kurt being a boss. I love when he tells Excalibur to attack. It was once said that Kurt wasn't a natural at leading and that he had to grow into it....