Originally Posted by
shgs
A few moments of clunky dialogue this issue aside (the 'pain is important' moment stood out in particular - as if Betsy wouldn't know - Rachel sounded like she was in a classroom, not in the middle of a battle) I really enjoyed the efforts to make each character feel unique and have their own voice.
Could you explain what is so wrong with Rachel being compared to her mother in this instance? I haven't read a great many Rachel stories over the years, so perhaps there is some huge elephant in the room I am missing, but Jean is her mother (alternative universe or otherwise); of course there are similarities. They look similar, they have the same abilities, of course she probably uses her telepathy in the same way. And just because there are similarities, that doesn't make them the same character. No one would ever call Wolverine and X-23 the same character, despite having the same powers, claws and sharing a few personality quirks.
Your objection seems to be that some fans see her has an ersatz Jean. A good writer should never pander to vocal minority, they should write what makes sense in the moment, and Psylocke commenting on one of the similarities between mother and daughter makes perfect sense.
I did wonder whether Wilson simply forgot Monet had psionic powers, especially when she uses terms like nanu-nanu and mind beams as if telepathy is incomprehensible to her, but after re-reading the page I came to the decision that Monet just couldn't pick anything up because they're barely sentient, and she so asks Rachel as the strongest telepath.
Well if there is any continuity you are allowed to ignore, it is the story where Nightcrawler - a devout Christian - doesn't even enter heaven or try to meet God, and just mopes around looking at the clouds instead, and is then ripped from paradise without seemingly being bothered in the slightest.