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#as a Jean grey stan I’m obsessed and also sad and also just. yeah I get it. yknow?
secondstar-acorn · 1 year
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just finished the dark phoenix saga
I loved it
#what a master class in the superhero genre fr#as a Jean grey stan I’m obsessed and also sad and also just. yeah I get it. yknow?#I love the xmen#I’m really glad I finally got to read this#I love a good villain arc but more than that#I love the “”villain sacrifices themselves to avoid causing more harm and to keep their humanity’ trope#also I know Scott is not the most popular guy but damn I feel for him#this was super super interesting to see the differences in Scott and Logan’s characterisations especially#bc Jean as the dark Phoenix really brought out their differences in how they see duty vs love#and i find that v compelling#like yeah!!!#if you’re gonna write a love triangle make love the factor that reveals characters’ true selves etc#also I didn’t know about any of the hellfire club stuff AT ALL which is wild#I’m glad I got to go in with sort of fresh eyes#also I love ororo so much#to me she’s one of the best examples of a lawful good character#and that’s a super interesting alignment!!!#I really saw the different xmen’s moral alignments explored here#bc you’d think most superheroes would be lawful good#but what happens when your teammate/friend/lover goes down a really dark path?#what happens when you have to choose between your duty and love???#like FUCK I LOVE THAT#give me more of that!!!!!#I’m literally#so obsessed#I also just found a poscast that’s an audiobook of the first run of uncanny xmen which I’m hyped for#bc I always want to get into the og comics but it’s difficult#so woo!!!#everyone get ready for Hella xmen content incoming#anyway
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