Originally Posted by
Havok83
Scott never fully retired. It was more like an extended leave of absence, prompted by Jean's death. Even after he married Maddie, he kept getting sucked back into the superheroics, which ultimately was their downfall. That relationship was a mess. He was not mentally in a position to get into a relationship that soon, let alone get married. I think the Sinister retcon helped make sense of it bc without it, it makes you wonder what the hell Maddie was even thinking moving on that fast with him. Claremont may not have liked doing it, but I think Maddie's backstory made that relationship make more sense.