Favorite Missed Opportunities

[melodyrider]

Since a lot of hay has made over unresolved plots, I thought I'd ask about plots that were resolved too quickly- the ones that were bristling with potential when they were introduced and you were sorry to see taken away.

One of my favorites was when Storm was returned to her childhood before/during the X-tinction Agenda. I always thought she should have stayed that way for a few years, just to see what could be done with the concept.

How about the rest of you?

[Zombienorthstar]

Cecilia Reyes/Beast

Carter the nurses son is evil.

Northstar is in love with Iceman

The Husk/Stacy X/Angel love triangle.

The above four i would have liked to see played out properly

[Sentinel K]

Cecilia Reyes/Beast

Carter the nurses son is evil.

Northstar is in love with Iceman

The Husk/Stacy X/Angel love triangle.

The above four i would have liked to see played out properly


But........3 of those involve Austen sticking around. :confused:

[Zombienorthstar]

But........3 of those involve Austen sticking around. :confused:


Aha! No they dont...I think Carey would so totally write good stuff for these...part of em wishes hed got the book after Joe Casey...

[brundlefly]

Depowered Magneto could have made for some interesting stories, a self-discovery character arc, etc. in a mini like Pietro's Son of M. But since the writers were content to just let him languish, moping around Genosha in a tattered costume, I'm glad he seems to have gotten his powers back (I can't see the point of that New Avengers arc if the end result wasn't a repowered Mags).

[foxfire]

Carter the nurses son is evil.


Yeah that shoved under the rug soooo quickly. What was up with that?

[Zombienorthstar]

Yeah that shoved under the rug soooo quickly. What was up with that?

I think Austen put it in cause he could...i remember that his imaginary friend was supposed to be Cassandra Nova...

[foxfire]

I think Austen put it in cause he could...i remember that his imaginary friend was supposed to be Cassandra Nova...
:eek: :eek: That's a hell of an imaginary friend to have lol

[Mikl C]

Destiny's diaries you know, actually meaning something.

[Sentinel K]

I want a Psylocke/Vargas rematch.

Or at least to see what Vargas is up to.

[Omega Alpha]

Depowered Magneto could have made for some interesting stories, a self-discovery character arc, etc. in a mini like Pietro's Son of M.

Yeah, this is #1.

Also, The Twelve could have been something legendary, but instead turned out to be a lot of...:mad:

[AceOfSpades]

:eek: :eek: That's a hell of an imaginary friend to have lol
an ugly imaginary friend to top it off

[AceOfSpades]

Destiny's diaries you know, actually meaning something.
yeah.. as in doing something with them. Like, wasn't that the whole point of X-treme, to find them? and then its like Claremont kept getting sidetracked

[fishtaco]

The Shadow King's rise to power, Wolverine dying, Senator Kelly running for president, an encounter with a performance artist whose goal was to freeze reality into complete crytsal for eternity (the ultimate expression of Order over Chaos), Gambit betraying the team to his mirror self Mr. Sinister, Selene's machinations in the Amazon after Inferno, Matsuo Tsurayaba and Fenris's unholy alliance and other villains that would have joined them, mutant slaves and commodities, Sat-Yr-9's exploiting of Shadowcat, Shadowcat inheriting the Soul Sword from Magik, Genosha utilizing Warlock's *ashes* to create techno-organic Sentinels, Savage Land dinosaurs and the return of Zaladane and Yuri Semyenov, the history between Carol Danvers and Mystique and the first fight between Rogue and Sebastian Shaw, Wolverine and Sabretooth's connection, Wolverine's connection with Landau Luckman and Lake, a Phoenix mini series in 1987, Rachel being the offspring of Jean and the Phoenix, a second Longshot series, The Twelve, Colossus's slowly developing rage since the Mutant Massacre, the living computer in the X-Men's (Reaver's) base, Lilandra employing Warskrulls and another alliance between the X-Men and Deathbird, a one-shot or two about Aerie culture, the connection between Viper and Spider-Woman, Storm's spellcasting, Cable: First Contact 12-issue LS, a Storm and Forge LS, Banshee origins, Apocalypse and Weapon X, Storm and Yukio reunion, the fate of Karma's siblings, Northstar having AIDS...

[Mr. Jip]

Cecilia Reyes/Beast

Carter the nurses son is evil.

Northstar is in love with Iceman

The Husk/Stacy X/Angel love triangle.

The above four i would have liked to see played out properly


DITTO.

Cecelia had SO MUCH potential. Well, not just with Hank, but as an X-Man or an X-associate.

And... those were the GOOD parts of Austen's run.
Unfortunately, he had to concentrate on shit like the DRACOOOooOOOOAAAAAAAAAIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE~~~~~~~~~~~

*screams & shudders whilst agonizing memories resurface*

[Babylon23]

I have to agree with the Destiny Diaries. This was an interesting plotline that gave the X-Treme group a clear direction and purpose. Anyone know why this one ended so quickly?

I'd also add the entire Reload Excalibur series. This was building into something big, with Sinister and Dark Beast. House of M ended this storyline far too early.

[Omega Alpha]

Rachel being the offspring of Jean and the Phoenix,

NO!NO!NO!:mad:

[JmH Reborn]

Wolverine Origins

[Deus ex Chris]

At the risk of sounding like I'm stuck in a time-warp, I'm going to go with the original "The Twelve" storyline/concept.

[fishtaco]

NO!NO!NO!:mad:Yes yes yes. It makes perfect sense.

[brundlefly]

At the risk of sounding like I'm stuck in a time-warp, I'm going to go with the original "The Twelve" storyline/concept.

I'm stuck in the same time warp, then. :D

'The Twelve' did sound awesome at the time the hints about it started getting dropped, then it vanished altogether only to resurface in a very, very unsatisfactory manner.

[Omega Alpha]

Yes yes yes. It makes perfect sense.

No, it doesn't! It's just another way of Claremont showing that "my women are so strong, beautiful and independent that they don't need men at all... even for conception". Also to seek revenge after Marvel split Scott and Maddy to have him back with Jean, that's why he created the Logan-Jean-Scott triangle too, which was inexistent during Uncanny #94-137 (and was going to split the couple as soon as he got his hands on them).

[evilheroics]

im with fishtaco...

wolverine/landau, luckman and lake. and about everything else listed in that thread.

[Bobster777]

At the risk of sounding like I'm stuck in a time-warp, I'm going to go with the original "The Twelve" storyline/concept.
I have to agree. This good have been one heck of a story, but lost a lot of steam in the end.

[jarrod]

Basically the whole Kelly/Segale run. :(

[Deus ex Chris]

I have to agree. This good have been one heck of a story, but lost a lot of steam in the end.
Lost a lot of steam? It was completely bastardized by Alan Davis. First of all, he changed who was considered part of the Twelve and altered their purpose, which , generally, I can deal with, but his storyline was a debacle from beginning to end. It wasn't an improvement on the original concept. Had it been, I probably wouldn't be complaining. Of course, I've never enjoyed Alan Davis as writer or artist, so his work generally doesn't please me.

[Affinity]

Yes yes yes. It makes perfect sense.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on this, really. It sounds half interesting and Rachel's current history really doesn't do it for me.

No, it doesn't! It's just another way of Claremont showing that "my women are so strong, beautiful and independent that they don't need men at all... even for conception". Also to seek revenge after Marvel split Scott and Maddy to have him back with Jean, that's why he created the Logan-Jean-Scott triangle too, which was inexistent during Uncanny #94-137 (and was going to split the couple as soon as he got his hands on them).

Your argument here seems to be more of a generalized anti-Claremont speech than a response to Fishy's comment. I don't know of the concept, and I'd really like to hear it, but I don't think it's ABOUT the strong women thing in this matter. You're acting as if Storm and Yukio had a child, and like Jean and Ororo were raising her together in their SoHo apartment. Let's see what Fishy's trying to say first before we go into the LOLZ FEMINAZI!!1!1 thing.

And as for the Jean/Scott/Logan angle, Classic X-Men #1 shows us that the very first night the O5 and the Giant Sized were together, Logan approached Jean and was very forward about his feelings. Jean herself knew that she felt attraction as well (and Logan recognized this on her) but was torn and knew it was the wrong thing when Angel popped in and told Logan to step off. So inexistant is incorrect as it was there from the very beggining.

[fishtaco]

No, it doesn't! It's just another way of Claremont showing that "my women are so strong, beautiful and independent that they don't need men at all... even for conception". Also to seek revenge after Marvel split Scott and Maddy to have him back with Jean, that's why he created the Logan-Jean-Scott triangle too, which was inexistent during Uncanny #94-137 (and was going to split the couple as soon as he got his hands on them).That would be your personal interpretation of it, combined with a prejudged dislike for the writer. Beautiful and independent women had nothing to do with this plotline. If that's the way you want to see it because you don't like the creator, then that's your problem. At the risk of sounding like I'm stuck in a time-warp, I'm going to go with the original "The Twelve" storyline/concept.I also agree with this one. Louise Simonson really had something going.

[Bobster777]

Lost a lot of steam? It was completely bastardized by Alan Davis. First of all, he changed who was considered part of the Twelve and altered their purpose, which , generally, I can deal with, but his storyline was a debacle from beginning to end. It wasn't an improvement on the original concept. Had it been, I probably wouldn't be complaining. Of course, I've never enjoyed Alan Davis as writer or artist, so his work generally doesn't please me.
Ha ha, well, it may not have shown it in what I said, but I totally agree with you. This should have been a huge storyline, but yes, he did ruin it.

[Cypher]

Dani Moonstar's Valkrie powers and Doug Ramsey being infected by the techno-virus. (Warlock's back with Doug's memories, but Doug's body is still rotting in the ground)