This moment is so impactful and on track for Jean because of her decades long history of looking out for and trying to save Madelyne. #XSpoilers

1/6 After being deceived by Scott, Hank, Bobby, and Warren for months following her return from stasis, and finding out Scott had a wife and child who he’d abandoned for her, Jean admonished him and urged him to go back to them. #XSpoilers

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The Dark Phoenix Saga has been framed as a cautionary tale centered on how, as Lord Acton once wrote, "absolute power corrupts absolutely." However, it is a tragedy that illustrates the cumulative effects of grief, abuse, trauma, dissociation, and addiction. 1/36 #XSpoilers Technically, the "saga" begins after the X-Men battle Magneto, and Jean and Beast believe the rest of their teammates to be dead. Unbeknownst to them, however, the others have been transported to the Savage Land and believe Jean and Beast to be dead. 2/36

The Dark Phoenix Saga has been primarily framed as a cautionary tale centered on how, as Lord Anton once wrote, "absolute power corrupts absolutely." However, it is really a story that illustrates the cumulative effects of grief, dissociation, addiction, abuse, and trauma. 1/31 Before the 'Saga' begins, Jean is grief-stricken by the seeming death of her chosen family, which leaves her feeling alone and displaced. Her anguish is compounded when she fails to connect with her friend and former roommate Misty Knight before traveling abroad. 2/31

I don't see or feel Sadie Sink as Jean. She has the strange, cold and otherworldly look I associate more with the Stepford Cuckoos. Canonically, Jean is meant to be striking and exude warmth. Cockrum and Byrne modeled Jean after Farrah Fawcett and Raquel Welch, respectively. 1/3

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2/3 Check out this article on Dave Cockrum and John Byrne's visual inspirations for Jean as Phoenix.

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A dying Jason Wyngarde (Mastermind) sends Jean a letter asking her to visit him. After she, Iceman, and Bishop do, they are transported to a new reality in Wyngarde's mind via an "involuntarily psionic link" he establishes. From Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (1993):

1/4 2/4 In this new reality, each team member's dream-turned-nightmare comes true. Jean lives happily with Scott and their children Rachel and Nathan, who later attack and accuse her of being a bad mother. Jean explodes and defends herself with formidable fury.