The Mutant Ages

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"Hindsight, Part 3," Wolverine and the X-Men May 24, 2022

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Emma Frost is here, at last! Maddy and Ryan watched "Hindsight, Part 3," which is another all-timer featuring a flirtatious Warren, a closeted Bobby, Logan and Beast bickering like a married couple, and Magneto proving he and Xavier are the *original* bickering married couple. Luckily we have the one and only Ms. Frost here to sort it all out, hmm? X-Men Spotlight: Who else??? Next week's episode: "Overflow," Wolverine and the X-Men E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages or our store (teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages). Thanks!

"Hindsight, Part 2," Wolverine and the X-Men May 10, 2022

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Wolverine and the X-Men plunges into political intrigue in its second episode, featuring young Warren Worthington and his father, who hates his mutant son and is a key donor to Senator Kelly's campaign to introduce mutant registration. Meanwhile, the X-Men are back together, but all that really means is Hank and Logan are dating again, and no one else particularly wants to hang around with them. Rogue gets seduced by Domino into joining up with the Brotherhood, the mutant version of antifa that's making a lot of good points. X-Men Spotlight: Domino Next week's episode: We're taking a break next week because Maddy had to go to a memorial service, but the week after that we'll watch "Hindsight Part 3" E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages or our store (teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages). Thanks!

"Hindsight, Part 1," Wolverine and the X-Men May 03, 2022

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Maddy and Ryan review the pilot episode of Wolverine and the X-Men, which feels like X-Men Evolution, except now it's all grown up... and dealing with some serious political oppression. There are multiple flashbacks in this episode, and it moves fast, but somehow, it all works (maybe because these aren't Weapon X flashbacks again). Also, Beast and Wolverine are two gay dads and they do a prison break together and we love that for them. By the way, if you're a new listener, our mascot for the plugs section at the end of the episode is an anthropomoprhic butt plug named "Pluggy," and he's in this episode, and we don't explain it, because this is how our show goes. Welcome to our undiluted gay chaos energy. Next week's episode: "Hindsight, Part 2," Wolverine and the X-Men E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages or our store (teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages). Thanks!

"The X-Factor," Iron Man Armored Adventures Apr 26, 2022

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Imagine this: Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, and James Rhodes are all teenagers in high school together, but they're still superheroes... or at least, super-rich, in Tony's case. That's the premise of Iron Man Armored Adventures, starring the teenage version of Iron Man. In this mutant-themed episode, Tony and his pals meet Jean Grey; she's on the run from Magneto, a mutant extremist trying to recruit her to assassinate Senator Kelly. Perhaps the most notable part of this episode is that Pepper Potts is written to be extremely bigoted against mutants. According to her, it's scary and gross to be born with superpowers, but it's totally fine to build a super-suit with your inherited wealth. Okay, Pepper! Sure. Next week's episode: "Hindsight, Part 1," Wolverine and the X-Men [the pilot episode!] Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Part 2 Apr 19, 2022

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Maddy, Ryan and Todd continue the second half of their review of X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), so if you missed the first half, go back to last week's episode. We analyze the metaphorical heroin that Xavier and Hank take in order to diminish their powers and the overall impact this has on the mutant metaphor in the film. We also talk about the hit-or-miss portrayal of Mystique in the film, all the way up to the climax in which Magneto drops a baseball stadium onto the White House. A little overdramatic, Erik! Next week's episode: "The X Factor," Iron Man Armored Adventures (S2E17) Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. Our guest Todd Harper is on Twitter as well at @drtoddharper and @arcanistfox. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Part 1 Apr 12, 2022

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Ryan, Maddy, and Todd reunite for another live-action movie episode, and it's X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). This is our first time splitting a movie episode into two parts, and thank goodness, because we managed to spend the entire first hour of this episode dissecting the first ten minutes of this movie (!!!) and losing our minds over the decision to give Kitty Pryde psychic time-travel powers. We also discuss the abuse allegations against Bryan Singer and the bad atmosphere that many of the actors had described on the set of this movie. Above all, we get to see Bishop's eternal catchphrase in action: TIME TRAVEL IS REAL. Next week's episode: Part 2!! Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. Our guest Todd Harper is on Twitter as well at @drtoddharper and @arcanistfox. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

Listener Mail, April 2022 Apr 05, 2022

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Ryan and Maddy dive into the listener mailbag to answer questions about other interpretations of the mutant metaphor (such as for autism), which X-Men like to watch bad movies, whether or not Mystique's shape-shifting makes her similar to a lizard, and the ethics of telepathy. We close out with the season two premiere of The Mutant Ages: The Comic Book! Next week's episode: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Part 1 Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

Looking back on X-Men Evolution Mar 29, 2022

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Well, this is it. Maddy and Ryan have completed X-Men Evolution (including the spin-off comics), and now it's time for them to bid farewell. We run down our favorite characters, the characters the most surprised us, the best and worst episodes, who's gay, and our favorite ships. It's been real, X-Men Evolution, and we'll miss you! Next week's episode: Listener Mail Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

X-Men Evolution comic series (2001-2002) Mar 22, 2022

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With all the X-Men Evolution episodes done, Ryan and Maddy dove into the spin-off comic series written by Devin Grayson and illustrated by Udon Entertainment with Long Vo, Charles Park, and Kidkoum "Saka" Visarutvanit of Studio XD. These comic books are a bit strange because they don't quite line up with the plotline of the TV show, but there are just enough similarities that it feels like getting to spend some more time with the characters we loved. We're going to miss this show! Next week's episode: X-Men Evolution wrap-up Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

"Ascension, Part 2," X-Men Evolution Mar 15, 2022

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It's the series finale of X-Men Evolution, and instead of being sad, Ryan and Maddy get very giggly on this episode. "Ascension, Part 2" answers some of the questions raised in "Part 1" about how Apocalypse's pyramid spaceships work, but the answers don't make that much sense, and the whole episode feels like a countdown to the ending when Rogue swoops in to save the entire planet. The Brotherhood also show up, allowing Toad to have a few more jokes before the credits roll. It's not how we wanted this show to end, but it was fun while it lasted. Next week's episode: X-Men Evolution's comic series (2001-2002) Visit our STORE: teespring.com/stores/the-mutant-ages E-mail us your feedback at themutantages@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter at TheMutantAges, MIDImyers and RyanPagella. If you like what you hear, please consider supporting us via patreon.com/themutantages. Thanks!

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