So far, The Gifted is a solid entry into overall X-Men canon.
ThisThe Giftedreview contains spoilers.
For such a new show, one of its biggest strengths is how completely thought out the world is.
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This is part of whats madeThe Giftedso strong, so fast.
PHOENIX EGGS
The episode starts with a flashback to the family plus Grandma at a bowling alley.
-Lauren uses her power to knock the last pin down at bowling.
Nobody yells it here, but No powers!
is one of the most common sentences you see in the history of X-Men comics.
-Speaking of Lauren, Ireallyenjoy her confidence and heroism in using her powers.
-Polariss comics trademark green hair shows up in the shower.
-A mutant we missed last week!
She was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman inPower Packin 1985.
The MLF was a group of anarchist mutants formed by Stryfe in the pages ofNew Mutants#86.
However, it looks like onThe Giftedwere just going to get a date on their inciting incident.
Jace mentions the July 15th incident in his questioning of Reed.
-We meet Pedro, a white, leonine mutant who apparently has the power to project fear.
In the comics, Baron von Strucker would not have been marching against racial segregation.
Ahab is…mad stupid.
Hes mostly robot and can fire energy harpoons keyed to a particular genetic structure.
You know who ELSE went to Brazil and possibly made a lot of boys from there?
(Spoilers: this is a Hitler joke).
The show spent a big chunk of this episode lampshading the whole Strucker thing.
That only happens in their news division.
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