Uncanny X-Men #9 (spoilers/discussion)

[Anduinel]

Moving things out of the discussion thread.

One issue left. Jean's summoned just about all the X-Men for the big, drag-out, world-saving fight with Nate and friends. It's pretty obvious that pieces are being shuffled into place for the X-Men to get sucked into an alternate universe next week, especially when we take note of who answered the call, who's absent, and who's slated to show up in an AoXM mini-series. Not that I'm complaining per se; I like Kylun, he's just an odd inclusion for a "To me, my X-men!" moment.

At this point, I'm not expecting much of the big finale. I'm just waiting to see what fun there is to be had in AoXM.

[Snoop Dogg]

If they were serious about winning, they'd pull U-Go Girl out of hell.

[bladeofdarkness]

Moving things out of the discussion thread.

One issue left. Jean's summoned just about all the X-Men for the big, drag-out, world-saving fight with Nate and friends. It's pretty obvious that pieces are being shuffled into place for the X-Men to get sucked into an alternate universe next week, especially when we take note of who answered the call, who's absent, and who's slated to show up in an AoXM mini-series. Not that I'm complaining per se; I like Kylun, he's just an odd inclusion for a "To me, my X-men!" moment.

At this point, I'm not expecting much of the big finale. I'm just waiting to see what fun there is to be had in AoXM.

X-man is none stop talking about destroying the X-men and then outright destrying the entire world - and yet his Horsemen, despite having them dead to rights, spare the kids instead of killing them - you even have Storm telling Hisako not to for the X-men's sake since they don't care about them.

I wonder if that might play a part of how Nate goes from "Destroy the world" rage mode to "Lets create a utopia through questionable means" mode.

[Maestroneto]

If they were serious about winning, they'd pull U-Go Girl out of hell.

U-Go Girl wouldn't come anyway. She knows it's better to rule in hell than serve in nostalgia heaven.

[Anduinel]

X-men is none stop talking about destroying the X-men and then outright destrying the entire world - and yet his Horsemen, despite having them dead to rights, spare the kids instead of killing them - you even have Storm telling Hisako not to for the X-men's sake since they don't care about them.

I wonder if that might play a part of how Nate goes from "Destroy the world" rage mode to "Lets create a utopia through questionable means" mode.

I don't know if we're going to loop back around to that so blatantly - I mean, "utopia by questionable means" is pretty much where Nate started. Since X-Force is going to be continuing while this is all going on, and UXM looks to be taking place in the regular Marvel Universe from 11 on when Cyke and friends form up, my wild-ass-guess is that AoXM is another contained universe/illusion, like the AoA fragment in issue #7, and the X-Men wind up trapped there with Nate somehow. Possibly doing the heroic sacrifice bit to make sure the reality he's reaching for doesn't actually come to pass.

[Luckystar.]

Who was Jean's best recruit Thunderbird III or Beak?

[PrezValentine]

Better than expected. Not amazing, but serviceable.

It's a shame that it came out on the same day as the vastly superior Avengers #12 and I can't help but compare the two.

[Maestroneto]

Who was Jean's best recruit Thunderbird III or Beak?

It makes more sense that she called those people (considering their close ties to the X-Men when she died) than all the teen students she never met.

[bladeofdarkness]

I don't know if we're going to loop back around to that so blatantly - I mean, "utopia by questionable means" is pretty much where Nate started. Since X-Force is going to be continuing while this is all going on, and UXM looks to be taking place in the regular Marvel Universe from 11 on when Cyke and friends form up, my wild-ass-guess is that AoXM is another contained universe/illusion, like the AoA fragment in issue #7, and the X-Men wind up trapped there with Nate somehow. Possibly doing the heroic sacrifice bit to make sure the reality he's reaching for doesn't actually come to pass.

I was mostly thinking about what makes him "calm down" from wanting to destroy everything - he's clearly very angry at the moment.

[OWL45]

Better than expected. Not amazing, but serviceable.

It's a shame that it came out on the same day as the vastly superior Avengers #12 and I can't help but compare the two.

It was okay. I expected a little more from this event given how good Avengers No Surrender was. There is still an issue to go so hoping it ends on a high note. Avengers #12 vastly superior I agree.

[Fokken]

The time has come for that cavalry scan, y'all.

Who gonna be a hero?

[Maestroneto]

The time has come for that cavalry scan, y'all.

Who gonna be a hero?

Do you want the call to action or the group shot?

[bladeofdarkness]

Well, I can't post the picture (too big) but here's the link.
http://i.4cdn.org/co/1547044322554.jpg

Edit:
Call to action scene too.
http://i.4cdn.org/co/1547043928926.jpg

[CGAR]

Is that Hellion and Surge behind Nezhno...Also they did Anole dirty. His disenfranchisement with the Xmen has been an on going theme with him. Kinda lame that he's having issue with how he "looks". I ready for disassembled to be over. I feel like this event could have been two 4 issue arcs...editorial could have trimmed this down.

[Ambaryerno]

Is that Hellion and Surge behind Nezhno...Also they did Anole dirty. His disenfranchisement with the Xmen has been an on going theme with him. Kinda lame that he's having issue with how he "looks". I ready for disassembled to be over. I feel like this event could have been two 4 issue arcs...editorial could have trimmed this down.

As I said on the other thread, shoving a round character into a square hole to make the plot work.