In which we continue our delve into the eldritch end of the X-Universe, Illyana Rasputin has a rough childhood even by X-Men standards, Kitty Pryde is a Niven fan, Limbo is way metal, Vincent Price is our Belasco, and Rachel and Miles have feelings about female friendships in Claremont's X-Men.

X-Plained:

Mikhail Rasputin
Hell dimensions, including but not limited to

The Void
The Dark Zone
The Hill
Limbo
The other Limbo
Yet a third Limbo

Reincarnation
Illyana Rasputin
Magic vs. Magik
Uncanny X-Men #160
Octopusheim
Stepping Disks
Otherplace
Belasco
Emergo
S'ym
Storm and Illyana: Magik #1-4
Bloodstones
Yet another set of alternate X-Men
Friendship
The Soulsword
Podcasting

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