For a Hallowe'en special featuring Nightmare it doesn't match up to the high watermark of Generation X (vol 1) issue 22. I kind of expected it to be hornier given the preview. File it under missed opportunities for filler.
For a Hallowe'en special featuring Nightmare it doesn't match up to the high watermark of Generation X (vol 1) issue 22. I kind of expected it to be hornier given the preview. File it under missed opportunities for filler.
Those make more sense than Sync.
In on issue, they went from having no relationship to having this ultimate romance?
And only Sync remembers and he wants her back, and we're supposed to now look at this story as Laura being afraid of how great her romance with Sync is. Sync also comes off creepy longing after her. But the male writers think, a man creepily longing for a woman makes him endearing.
If you want a romance to succeed you don't tell people on day one how amazing it is, you show it to people over time. Now they will never be a popular couple. Look how much the Laura fans hate this book now.The best romances are slow burners.
Firstly, by their nature, dreams usually belie “deeper,” more profound meanings and truths. Secondly, I may have read that scene as trolling had he not included the part after the ellipsis: “It’s not for me…or you.” Considering that this is Jean’s nightmare and that all players in dreams represent a facet of the dreamer’s psyche, i.e., usually the subconscious, I interpret this moment as Jean telling herself “this is not you.” Moreover, weeks ago, Duggan replied to a fan who asked him to change her costume with the following, “I hear you. 🥃,” which many read as a “just wait,” so there are a few reasons to interpret this scene as I am.
Finally, nothing Duggan has written for Jean, be it in Cable, Planet Size X-Men, or in the current series, has indicated that he dislikes or would reduce himself to shading her. On the contrary, in each of those titles he has consistently chosen to write her respectfully, imbuing her with strength, dignity, and assertiveness. Furthermore, time and again, even outside of this series, he has made it a point of spotlighting her as a leader. Ultimately, if you choose to read this as an insipid and sophomoric dig - mind you, per your admission, without having read the rest of the issue or how Duggan handles her throughout - that’s on you.
Last edited by Mercury; 10-13-2021 at 08:05 AM.
Synch wasn’t the only one going through hell in the Vault so no, it wouldn’t make sense if it were only him.
And what has Synch done to warrant him being ‘creepy’? Absolutely nothing. Aw, he likes a woman he spent hundreds of years with and lost? If this was about Laura and Jubilee, y’all would be jumping up and down for joy. Nothing in the Vault arc calls this the ultimate relationship or a one true pairing… they had a romance when their backs were against a wall and now Laura’s worried about reclaiming that life. All this stuff about creepy longing and Laura “only being here for a man” is all projection. We even see in her nightmare that she’s also struggling with these memories because it’s a literal blank in her memories that she can feel.
And no offense, but Laura fans are in the same boat as Jean fans atp. Just complaining to complain. Re-read All-New Wolverine if you wanna see Laura be a partnerless heroine who only looks out for her sister.
Glad to finally see a bit of introspection into Jean's character, it was about time! I also liked the depiction of Scott's nightmare. Laura's one was kinda lazy and while I like the Vault storyline in Hickman's X-Men, I think that it shouldn't be the only thing defining Laura these days (has she been informed her sister died and resurrected? hmm). It was a nice issue, totally a filler but grateful to have some inner voice for Jean finally.
Last edited by Starchilde; 10-13-2021 at 08:10 AM.
I don't think Jean fans are complaining about this issue?
So what if there was no romance in her solo book? I think that's why most of us loved that book.
And I'm not calling Sync creepy, I'm calling the writers creepy for thinking this story would work the way it's been presented.
The male writers do this a lot though. A few years ago, they had Colossus creepily stalking Kitty and the audience hated it. The sad thing is you can tell they want these moments to come off as the male partner romantically longing for the female (as opposed to vice versa) but the problem is the females could care less (Kitty) or is creeped out by him (Laura). (And yes, most of us would be creeped out by someone saying they had this powerful relationship with a "version" that may or may not still be alive) . It's almost what an "incel" would think is "romantic".
Another creepy example is when they had Old Man Logan longing for teen Jean cause she reminded him of the adult Jean he had an affair/romance with.
Last edited by RamaBird; 10-13-2021 at 08:26 AM.
I like the fact that laura has a blank spot due to the vault and her death, imo it greatly cements that these are in fact the real thing and not clones. Given when laura died almost making it completely out the vault it's not hard to believe Cerebro could have captured a little more of her upload than previously thought but not all of it.
Though i wouldn't be surprised if the twist is Laura did not die in the vault and healed and a version is still trapped there.
Last edited by jwatson; 10-13-2021 at 08:30 AM.
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But what about that Laura? Isn't she still in the vault? I can't help but think they might bring vault Laura back as a villain for hero Laura?
Also, if I had written the Laura/Sync romance, I would've not had it happen in the vault. I'd have Laura find a different family in the vault (maybe they could be future villains mad that Laura "left" them?), and that's what she fears remembering. Sync was there so he helps her remember, and through him helping her, then they start to slowly fall in love.