Originally Posted by
Ulfhammer
I agree that editorial took the easy way out by killing Jean off. There's plenty that was wrong with that, and more so why it was done. This whole triangle was born from a very questionable set of circumstances, it was perpetuated by warping Scott and Jean's relationship and history basically beyond recognition. Writing Jean out was equally ham handed, but fit the established pattern. This is an inevitable consequence of deciding on a story and discarding characterization to make it happen. It's hardly uncommon. This was just had much bigger consequences than most.
Now it's Hickman's mess, inherited from Rosenberg who did the only thing he really could with it. He decided that it didn't matter anymore. Given the time he had to work with which was basically a few pages in PR 5 and a few pages in UXM 22, I don't think there was any other way. Marvel, I think, mostly wants us to collectively forget about the whole thing, which in the end may end up being for the best. I highly doubt there's a resolution with the affair that would satisfying even the majority, let alone everyone. That said, that may yet explore that in the future, but I wouldn't count on it.