Now that Fall of the House of X has arrived, the specific relevant events that happened was:
(1) Hellfire Gala (July 2023) where Orchis took out Krakoa and captured Cyclops
(2) Fall of X
(3) Fall of the House of X #1 (Jan 2024), where Orchis has Cyclops on trial.
I've read a good amount of the 6 months of Fall of X, and honestly can't tell you what Orchis/X-men have done in the past 6 months that would have affected what happened in this latest issue. Orchis can quickly have contracts with all the biggest nations on Earth, and yet were powerless to get a judge to move up Cyclops trial date? Colossus too busy needing to conclude a story arc from years ago to help free Cyclops? Wolverine too busy needing to conclude Percy's unrelated story arcs to help free Cyclops? Rasputin IV too busy punching Thing to help free Cyclops?
Aside from Marvel missing out on some money, it seems like Hellfire Gala could have flowed directly into Fall of the House of X, and not missed a beat.
Am I missing something? (Yes, I know people are excited by the developments with Jean and learning about Dominion, but that could have happened as tie in issues to Fall of the House of X, as opposed to needing to occur during Fall of X)