uncas007's X-Men #16 - X-Cutioner's Song Part 11: Conflicting Cathexes review

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    "Would that it were so simple, Robert."

    Admittedly, this issue suffers structurally, in that it is the final set-up piece before the grand finale of the crossover, so we shouldn't be too harsh on it.  It does have some good character moments: Cannonball's brief confrontation with Cable and Archangel's lines to Bishop are great - "His life has been marked by pain and loss," says Bishop of Apocalypse.  "And that's an excuse, Bishop?  Which one of us hasn't gone through the same?  You just don't see us choosing to mark everyone else's life with the same brand of hatred that's inflicted on us," replies Warren.  That sums up '90s X-Men, pretty much.  By this point in their lives, all of the X-Men had gone through an awful lot of turmoil and heartbreak...but they were still there, fighting to protect a world that hated and feared them - even fighting against other mutants.  It was never about sheer force, which Bishop acknowledges.  That the beginning of the issue tries to reject that is part of why the issue is somewhat flawed.  Other smaller scenes and tidbits detract from the issue as well, but it does serve its overall purpose of drawing the various plotstrands and character groups together for the final act.

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