Oh, this is so marvelous, something I'd wish we'd seen on film, instead of having it told to us in passing. The passage of time and events that left Hank and Charles alone, the continuous attempts at creating the serum, the joy of that discovery and the triumph - and then the letdown at the realization that it only changes the circumstances of their lives, not the causes and emotions that drive them. To see Hank realize that Charles isn't his wise mentor any longer, but a fallible man like himself, to have Charles assaulted by imaginary conversations driven by his own guilt, self-doubt, obsession with the past, it's so very painful that the brief moment of joy renders the following realization that even the quieted telepathic calls aren't the true cause of Charles' pain - the past is something he can't escape.
(I did find myself a little brought out of the story by Charles' being able to walk immediately, even with the moderating note of Hank's warning.)
But aside from that, this is terrific exploration of what that decade might have been like for them.
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Kernezelda Sat 13 Dec 2014 05:19PM UTC
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