Karen ([info]odditycollector) wrote in [info]oldfriends,
2009-09-16 14:34:00
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X-Men: Charles and Erik elope to a tropical island and have sunset-lit dinners and hold hands a lot.

Great news, the internets! I have rescued my Excalibur summaries from [info]scans_daily oblivion!

Part One: we catch up with our heroes during a... special moment.

Part Two: removed from any impertinent questions like "But, isn't he a registered terrorist" or "But, didn't he try to wipe your mind a couple times," Charles and Erik are living in frighteningly domestic bliss.

Part Three: unfortunately, the outside Marvelverse will *insist* on intruding eventually (most lately in the form of Erik's daughter loosing a few more of her marbles and killing some friends, you know how it goes), and we're quickly reminded that theirs is a relationship that has difficulty surviving exposure to things like politics, inlaws, non-mutual friends, alien abductions, alien visitations, out of body experiences, cloning debates, personal history, world history, mutual friends, past arguments, alternate future arguments, funny hats, UN council meetings, attempted homicide, successful homicide, successful suicide, ferrous metal, the colour purple, and, it wouldn't surprise me, oxygen.
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[info]flo_nelja

September 17 2009, 07:15:19 UTC 2 years ago

:-)
I love this part, and your way of telling them is fun!

[info]odditycollector

September 19 2009, 05:58:21 UTC 2 years ago

Thanks!

[info]andrastewhite

September 17 2009, 07:29:07 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you for reminding me of the glorious, ridiculous crack that was Excalibur and saving me from having to dig the back issues out of the wardrobe. The wine! The underwater handholding! The soul bookends! (Because, really? Souls have bookends now?)

[info]greenygal

September 17 2009, 16:22:35 UTC 2 years ago

And bookends are generally a separate thing from whatever they are bookending, so does this mean that they are bookending someone else's soul? And if so, whose? I feel very sorry for whoever it is; being sandwiched in between Charles and Erik can't be a comfortable position.

[info]odditycollector

September 19 2009, 06:02:28 UTC 2 years ago

does this mean that they are bookending someone else's soul?
"Jean!" I immediately went, being most recently steeped in movieverse. But then my brain was helpfully making 'sandwich' jokes at the next line and now I'm disturbed.

[info]andrastewhite

September 19 2009, 07:28:31 UTC 2 years ago

I feel very sorry for whoever it is; being sandwiched in between Charles and Erik can't be a comfortable position.

... I can't help feeling there's a threesome joke in there, somewhere, but I'm so appalled at the idea of a soul being stuck between Charles and Erik on a permanent basis that I can't come up with one.

[info]odditycollector

September 19 2009, 06:00:44 UTC 2 years ago

and saving me from having to dig the back issues out of the wardrobe
Ahaha UR WELCOME. I am not sure I managed to read them properly the first time through, just flipped until I found the pages of boys making eyes at each other. (Was less a challenge than finding Waldo, though, I will admit!)

[info]andrastewhite

September 19 2009, 07:26:18 UTC 2 years ago

I am not sure I managed to read them properly the first time through, just flipped until I found the pages of boys making eyes at each other.

This is by far the most sensible way to read the comic. The incredibly obvious homoeroticism was the only good thing about them, as far as I recall. And because of it, I bought every issue. Damn you, Marvel!

[info]johnnash

November 8 2009, 23:59:14 UTC 2 years ago

I bought every issue too.

I think there are a couple of good points beyond the homoeroticism, although not enough to make a good series. Specifically, Callisto was pretty awesome, and I like Freakshow and Karima, actually. She's gotten some good use in later issues. And the introspection in the first issue was nice. Personally, I like the idea of Charles being haunted by Moira's ghost which continues to berate him rather than be gentle.

Then there are the huge negatives like the inconsistent power use, the lack of plot, the segue into House of M which led to the destruction of everything I loved, the unexplained subplots due to what I assume was abrupt cancellation...

I forgot what my original point was.

[info]sakuuya

September 19 2009, 06:46:19 UTC 2 years ago

I love you forever. When Scans Daily was killed, your hilarious Excalibur commentaries were probably what I missed the most. Thank you a zillion times over for re-uploading them.

[info]odditycollector

September 19 2009, 06:48:15 UTC 2 years ago

*floats hearts in your direction*

[info]johnnash

November 8 2009, 23:55:08 UTC 2 years ago

I have used this to explain the homoerotic tones of their relationship. For this, I salute you.

[info]odditycollector

November 13 2009, 06:23:58 UTC 2 years ago

Glad to be helpful!
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