YMMV / Jay & Miles X-Plain The X-Men

• Alternate Character Interpretation: Par the course for two reviewers covering the histories of characters that have built up over fifty years of history, but there are a number of character perceptions they hold strong to throughout the series:
  • They agree with Kitty Pryde that Professor Xavier is a jerk!
  • Shinobi Shaw does not know what sex is, or how to be sexy, and is constantly trying to figure it out without admitting his lack of knowledge.
  • Warren Worthington III does everything like a hawk. Everything.
• Awesome Art: Miles never wastes a moment to mention how awesome (and impractical) all Jack Kirby designs are.
  "He had his own style, and it was AWESOME"
• Funny Moments:
  • Episode 002:
    • Miles responds to Wanda and Pietro's near-lynching at the hands of villagers in a generic European community, prompting this comment from Miles:
      "Fucking generic Europe. I hate that place."
    • Jay is convinced that Wanda's red head band is a precursor to cat breading.
    • Jay: "Now, Mastermold is basically a giant robot who poops out other robots."
    • Jay: “We – I think we've all got a hypno-Pterodactyl inside of us, just waiting to come out. That-that's the true meaning of Sauron.”
• Memetic Mutation:
  • "Yaybo!", A.K.A. Stan Lee's attempt to write realistic teenage dialog for Iceman.
  • From Episode 002: "Magneto made some valid points," a more pragmatic spin on the "Magneto Was Right" meme popularized by the mainstream comics.
• Narm Charm: It's pointed out in Episode 001 that Magneto's overall look is horrible, but it's such a mainstay and Magnus makes it work for himself so well that you can't help but respect him for sticking with it.
• Nightmare Retardant: It's pointed out that Bolivar Trask's illustration of a mutant-ruled future loses some impact as the "horrifying creature" depicted looks like Kiff from Futurama.