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This line makes the accusations from haters that Emma “deceived” Scott, “abused her power,” or “assaulted” him even more absurd. Scott directly asks whether this is still telepathic therapy or some kind of weird affair, and Emma does not deny that it has crossed the line. She does not say, “No, Scott, this is still "telepathic therapy".” Instead, she openly frames what they are doing as “playing with fire” — something dangerous, forbidden, and mutual. And Scott agrees to continue.

Not to mention that their first “session” was in New X-Men #128. Emma did not mention any sexology qualification there. She only mentioned it later in passing in #131. She was not officially working as Scott’s therapist; she simply had a qualification. Having a qualification is not the same thing as being someone’s official therapist with a professional agreement and all the rules that come with it.

So no, Emma did not trick Scott into thinking this was still therapy, and she did not force him. Scott knew he was cheating Jean and still chose to continue. The story frames it as an emotional affair, not coercion.

Maybe the image from Civil War #3 isn’t very high quality, so I uploaded a better-quality version in the comments.

Cons: they didn’t show the cool moment from the old version where Emma shows Stark the ruins of Genosha.

Pros: Emma harshly and factually refutes Stark’s point of view and tells him to get lost.

But I think both versions can be considered canon, since they don’t contradict each other.

• Astonishing X-Men costume — Emma wore this costume throughout a large part of her history, and it is associated with her main era as one of the leaders and members of the X-Men.
• Hellfire Club costume — Emma wore this costume only at the very beginning, when she was part of the Hellfire Club, but that period was very short, and she barely wore it in the actual story. However, Marvel often features this costume on covers.

I'm so gagged like she actually looks tea 😭 Like they fixed the hair, the lipstick, the shoes andd the cape.

AND we can remove the cape???? oh how I prayed for days like this

Small clarification: I’m not talking about this subreddit. This is about patterns I’ve noticed in other X-Men/Marvel communities.

Most X-Men have done extremely harsh things to teenagers or children in order to save mutants.

I am genuinely disgusted by how Emma gets hated for trying to drive Laura out of the school by using a telepathic vision of Laura’s dead mother. I am incredibly tired of people ripping that scene out of context, ignoring Emma’s later explanation that she was not afraid of Laura herself, but of the trigger in her head that could have made her kill everyone in the school regardless of how well she was trained And they ignore the fact that this was during the Decimation era, when mutants were on the brink of extinction, only 198 of them were left, and Emma was deeply afraid for the children.

They ignore the fact that Emma saved Laura’s life three times: from Nimrod, from the Facility, and from Kimura.

They ignore how Laura herself understood Emma’s point of view, and how the two of them reconciled and came to understand each other.

Other X-Men have done far worse things to teenagers and never fixed their mistakes the way Emma did.

Dani Moonstar — she did almost the same thing Emma did to Laura, except with a much weaker excuse. She traumatized Kevin by showing him a vision of himself killing Laurie, all to stop him from killing Donald Pierce. In the X-Men world, where teenagers are constantly forced into survival situations, “don’t kill the supervillain” is a pretty pathetic reason to psychologically scar a kid. Dani broke him, he left the school, and Emma was the one who had to clean up the mess.

Scott — he did far worse to Laura than Emma ever did. Scott put Laura back into the exact role that traumatized her most: killer. He used her as an X-Force weapon, despite knowing what being turned into a weapon had done to her. Laura ended up haunted, isolated, having nightmares, and leaving Utopia. Scott never repaired that damage — Gambit was the one who actually helped her.

Logan — if Emma gets demonized for Laura, then Logan should be condemned much harder. He tried to kill Rachel, a traumatized teenage girl connected to the Phoenix Force, because she was going to kill Selene. He acted like executing a Phoenix-linked teenager was an acceptable way to stop her from killing a monster. He tried to kill Hope for the same kind of reason — because of the Phoenix Force — deciding that murdering a teenage mutant girl was a valid “solution” to a possible cosmic threat. He assembled X-Force to kill Kid Apocalypse, a literal child, because of what he might become. And his worst act was trying to kill Wiccan, Wanda’s teenage son, when Billy was only protecting his mother from Logan’s revenge over Decimation. He repeatedly decided that killing kids was acceptable if he thought fear, revenge, or the future justified it. His victims survived mostly because other people stopped him.

Jean Grey — adult Jean set a child on fire with the Phoenix Force — her own younger self — and called it preparation. Young Jean was left briefly comatose, and adult Jean showed no real regret. She did not comfort her, or repair the damage. Emma, the person people love calling “heartless,” was the one who actually cared for young Jean.

Bishop — he did not just make a “hard choice.” He became a monster chasing an infant across timelines. He hunted baby Hope, committed atrocities, and destroyed cities because he decided one child’s life was worth less than his fear of the future. If Emma is demonized for harsh pragmatism, then Bishop’s crusade against Hope is on another level entirely.

Gambit — he kidnapped baby Hope and handed her over to the Marauders under Sinister’s orbit just to save Rogue. She survived only because luck. To his credit, Gambit did eventually turn away from Mystique and give Hope to Xavier, but the fact remains: he still helped put a baby in the hands of people who were willing to use her.

Steve Rogers — even Captain America initially saw Laura as a serious enough threat to consider sending her to a S.H.I.E.L.D. prison after seeing the bodies left behind under the trigger scent. He eventually changed his mind and let her go, but the point remains: even Steve Rogers understood how dangerous Laura could be when that trigger was involved.

I do not think I even need to mention Xavier’s actions toward teenagers, or Magneto’s actions toward his own children and what kind of relationship he had with them.

The Stepford Cuckoos: I think this one is obvious. They are her daughters, and Emma gave everything she had for them. The Cuckoos have played major roles on the X-Men many times since 2001. Their greatest achievements are probably saving Xavier’s school in Morrison’s arc(even despite Sophie’s death because of Esme’s manipulations) and standing against the Phoenix in Phoenix: Warsong. But really, the Cuckoos are simply important, incredibly powerful, and have become iconic characters.

Four out of the five mutants who make up the Five — Hope, Elixir, Egg, and Tempus — are one of Emma’s greatest achievements as a teacher, because they made resurrection on Krakoa possible. Tempus, through time travel, also saved mutantkind in Bendis’ arc, and in Marauders (2022), she played a major role in the creation of life on the planet by helping create the Threshold.

Layla — in House of M, Emma trained Layla to fully control her abilities, which became the key factor that made it possible to undo the House of M reality. Without that, they would not have been able to reverse House of M.

Iceman: in just a few issues, Emma did more for him than Xavier did in decades, by revealing his omega potential and teaching him how to use it. It is hard to imagine how many lives Emma saved through that alone.

Axo and Reginald — I think it is already safe to say that Axo is one of Emma’s best students. He defeated Sinister inside his own mind while saving Emma. He easily took down Sabretooth clones that Bobby, Kitty, Melee, and Bronze had struggled with. Together with Emma and Kitty, he built Graymatter Lane, created the school’s defenses, and helped create the empathy engine, which helps locate traumatized teenagers and recruit them into the school. Reginald also played a major role in creating the empathy engine. Also, in Exceptional X-Men, Emma taught him to control his abilities very quickly, which allowed him to save Kitty from the past.

Negasonic Teenage Warhead — this is not a very well-known moment, but after her resurrection on Krakoa, she and Emma saved the timeline from the TVA.

Synch — on Krakoa, he was a core member of the X-Men, and even during Fall of X, he played a major role when he helped save Firestar from Doctor Stasis. But most importantly, he was the only one who escaped the Vault and preserved the information about the Children of the Vault, which allowed the X-Men to develop a plan to contain them.

Laura — Emma trained her only partially, mostly in teamwork rather than combat technique. But she is still Emma’s student, and Laura became one of the most iconic heroines.

Hisako — simply a very important member of the X-Men in Astonishing X-Men and beyond. The fact that Hisako joined the main team so quickly and was already able to stand on equal ground with Logan was a huge breakthrough for her.

Monet — Emma’s “successor” in terms of mutant finance. Although the X-Corp series on Krakoa was not especially popular, I don’t think Monet’s contribution to Krakoa should be downplayed. And overall, she is simply an extremely strong and capable student.

Jubilee — Emma recognized in Generation X that Jubilee’s powers were far beyond simple “fireworks.” She usually holds back, but in X-Terminators #5 she unleashed an “atom bomb” blast and destroyed the Collector’s ship, proving how terrifyingly powerful she can be when she stops restraining herself.

Surge — an excellent leader. She led the New X-Men, who played a major role in keeping mutants alive during the Decimation era.

Pixie — her greatest contribution was becoming a key teleporter for the X-Men after surviving Limbo. For a team constantly under attack in the post-Decimation era, that kind of mobility was not just useful — it was lifesaving.

Blindfold — whose precognition made her a crucial strategic asset. She repeatedly warned the X-Men about future disasters, helped students survive Limbo and sensed false realities

Jean Grey — when young Jean was in the present, Emma trained her much better and much faster than Xavier did. Since adult Jean now also has young Jean’s experience, she can also be included on the list of Emma’s students.