D23 Recap & Top 25 X-Men
Summary
Hosts Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight break down the new X-Men casting announced at D23, including Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister and Sadie Sink as Jean Grey. They theorize on the film's plot, its connection to *Doomsday*, and potential future team members like Mystique and Gambit. The episode concludes with the hosts revealing their individual Top 25 X-Men lists, ranking characters based on impact, popularity, and essentialness to the franchise.
Topics discussed
Sponsors and Podcast Intro
Welcome to X-Ray Vision and Top 25 X-Men Announcement
New X-Men Castings: Xavier, Cyclops, Mystique, and Storm
Mr. Sinister Casting and Character Analysis
Sinister as Phase 1 Villain and Mutant Purge Theories
Doomsday Trailer, Sentinels, and End of Fox Era
Battleworld Theories and Sinister's Machinations
Sinister's Comedy Potential and Rogue's Role
Predicting Unannounced Cast Members: Gambit and Mystique
Top 25 X-Men List Criteria and Methodology
Jason's Top 5: Wolverine, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Jean, Storm
Jason's Top 6-10: Xavier, Magneto, Emma, Rogue, Cable
Jason's Top 11-16: Kitty Pryde, Gambit, Beast, Psylocke, Lilandra
Jason's Top 17-25: X-23, Angel, Iceman, Domino, Rachel, Hope, Polaris, Jubilee, Moira
Sponsors Break
Rosie's Top 10: Wolverine, Storm, Xavier, Magneto, Jean, Scott, Emma, Cable, Nightcrawler
Rosie's Top 11-24: Destiny, Gambit, Beast, Kitty, Colossus, Psylocke, X-23, Forge, Polaris, Jubilee
Rosie's #25: Moira MacTaggert and List Comparison
Outro and Credits
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