X-Men #15

This may be the weakest link in the chain of X-Cutioner's Song.  It's not that we expect non-stop action and major plot points throughout all twelve episodes in the crossover; the story is certainly allowed to transition for set piece to set piece with intervening respites.  What sets X-Men 15 apart from other linking issues, though, is that is lacks to good character moments that bolster the story-movements in those other episodes.  Though Colossus has a good moment pondering his brother's recent actions, Strong Guy's interruption does not improve the scene, even in a comedic way.  Similarly, Stryfe's moment of humiliation for Scott and Jean in this issue is too bizarre to provide a good continuation of his vengeance scheme.  The dialogue throughout the issue suffers: Reaper is too casual at the beginning, Stryfe is too congenial with Zero, Beast is too easily angered with Moira, and Scott and Jean - despite being major motivations for the story - have again almost nothing to say.  The X-Teams get beat up in this issue: Boom Boom's jaw is broken, Rogue is temporarily blinded.  Stryfe's quick dismantling of the Dark Riders begs the question - why would Apocalypse have such a weak team around him?  Havok again has to ask someone for advice on what to do next - before it was a sign of his deep emotional struggle with their plight; now he just looks indecisive and weak.  The story moves along a little bit, thanks to Stryfe and the dismantling of the MLF, but little overall progress is made.