Originally Posted by
jmc247
I am not going to say definitively what I think of this iteration of Polaris until after X-Factor #4, but so far I will say Leah is trying harder then I felt in the Blue era, but the character needs a strong motivational core for why she is doing this detective work in the first place.
In terms of X-Swords we will see how it shakes out. Typically Lorna was used for many such events in the old days as a puppet. That might or might not happen again. I will only say the mind control pathos was a major loser for from the character. Look at how bad assed Lorna could be if it wasn't Lorna running the show pretty much defined the 70s and 80s for her outside of weak romantic drama.
If they are going to go down that route and I don't know they will in x-swords, but they will eventually, they need enough of Lorna there to avoid the familiar trap of such storylines. Puppet is not a good look. Claremont in the middle of her Malice arc realized that finally and decided to make it really Polaris and Malice as one conjoined entity, but without proving it or starting with the concept the audience didn't buy it and it failed. I do think Claremont actually liked writing Malice as she had an actual edge and a personality.
Lorna was more relatable in the 90s then under Claremont, but lacked a core motivation to the character or personality. Also, she didn’t have nearly enough of a hard edge to not fall into diet Jean territory in the 90s.
I felt the character was relatable in the little we saw her in House of X much as I felt she was relatable under Austen. The bait and switch with Empyre certainly will continue to rankle. Its the last set of comics I order ahead of time for quite awhile. Lastly, Marvel Puzzle game created a good underlying basis for the character down to her deadly smirk that was very Emma Dumont and/or post Genosha Lorna.