Well.

That was a lot.

If Shaw seemingly drowning Kitty is, in fact, Duggan bringing the mystery of her exile from Krakoa to a head within the book's first arc, my hat's off to him. That's the sort of thing a writer might coast on for way too long, when answering the question doesn't actually resolve the issue.

I'm still not feeling the Hellfire Brats redux here, but at least they're bringing some interesting guest stars with them.