This week's patient is Scott Summers, aka Cyclops of the X-Men! Anthony & Dr. Issues try to delicately untangle the Summers family tree and look at his many romantic relationships. What happens when a black man and a mutant discuss who's been more oppressed? Listen now to find out!
SHOW NOTES:
- Introduction
- Background
- Scott Summers - created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963)
- Mutant who can fire energy beam from his eyes - forced to wear ruby quartz visor to keep his blasts contained
- One of the original students of Charles Xavier, eventually became the leader of the X-Men in Xavier's absence
- Later learned his father was Christopher Summers, aka Corsair of the Starjammers
- Brother Alex became Havok
- Becomes romantically involved with Jean Grey
- Trains new group of X-Men after the original team defeated by Krakoa
- Quits the X-Men after Jean Grey dies
- Marries Madelyne Pryor, a Jean Grey look-alike - have a child, Nathan (aka Cable)
- Jean returns - Scott leaves family to be with her, but returns to kill Mr. Sinister after he drove Madelyne to suicide (she's really a clone, don't think about it too much)
- We discover Cable is the time-traveling son of Scott & Madelyne (REALLY don't think about it too much)
- Eventually marries Jean, but later has affair with Emma Frost since he felt abandoned by Jean
- Jean dies AGAIN, now he's free to be with Emma
- Begins to resent Xavier for molding him into the leader as a teen, leaves the school
- House of M - Scott retains his powers, but is one of the few - helps protect first mutant baby born after the incident, gives her to Cable to raise in the future (Hope)
- Avengers vs. X-Men - Phoenix Force returns to Earth to bond with Hope
- Scott wants her under their protection, the Avengers want to take her, which leads to battle
- A Phoenix-possessed Scott kills Xavier
- Cyclops eventually captured and imprisoned
- Broken out by Magneto and becomes hardened against mankind
- Takes over Xavier's school per his will, but turns it over to Kitty Pryde
- Killed during Death of X storyline as a result of Terrigen Mists
- Issues (17:05)
- "Born to lead" - paralysis by analysis
- Relationships with Jean, Madelyne, and Emma
- Trauma prevents him from controlling his powers, whether external or internal
- Treatment (37:44)
- In-universe - bond with non-mutant to get him to see bigger picture
- Out-of-universe - reference Tony Robbins to demonstrate overcoming obstacles
- Skit (47:35)
- End (49:47)
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