<p><a href="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/X511.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23629" src="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/X511.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="655" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/X511.jpg?w=1024&#38;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/X511.jpg?resize=300%2C192&#38;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/X511.jpg?resize=768%2C491&#38;ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></p> <p>In which we unapologetically ship Gambit and Bishop; pelicans are deeply alarming birds; Charles Xavier watches your sex dreams; the Witness is a Whole Continuity Thing; and the T’ieves Guild is really just here to steal your stuff.</p> <p>X-PLAINED:</p> <ul> <li>Destiny’s frequently retconned diaries</li> <li>Midi series</li> <li>Gambit (more) (again)</li> <li>Bishop (more) (again)</li> <li><em>Gambit and Bishop: Sons of the Atom</em> Alpha</li> <li><em>Gambit and Bishop: Sons of the Atom </em>#1-2</li> <li>When <em>Gambit and Bishop: Sons of the Atom</em> takes place relative to <em>The Search for Cyclops</em></li> <li>Some things pelicans get up to</li> <li>An upsetting dream</li> <li>Ethics of telepathy (more) (again)</li> <li>Night science</li> <li>Some of what Stryfe has been up to</li> <li>French nouns</li> <li>A theoretical <em>Orphan Black</em> video game</li> <li>The Witness (LeBeau) (more) (again)</li> <li>The Witness Cave</li> <li>How to make Bishop a more central X-character</li> <li>The relative importance of T’ieves Guild continuity</li> </ul> <p>NEXT EPISODE: Stryfe in a diner!</p> <hr /> <p>Check out the visual companion to this episode <a href="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/2026/01/as-mentioned-in-episode-511/">on our blog</a>.</p> <p>Find us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jay-miles-x-plain-the-x-men/id862258051">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3dB4KyeOeylfiIVImshFY2?si=ee5e912a53114820">Spotify</a>!</p> <p>Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that <a href="https://www.patreon.com/xplainthexmen">right here</a>!</p> <p>Buy rad swag at <a href="https://xplainthexmen.dashery.com/">our Dashery shop</a>!</p>