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* [[TraumaCongaLine Everything]] that happens to Jean in this film. Aside from the opening scene where [[spoiler: she accidentally causes the car crash that kills her mother]], all of this starts with her doing something heroic that she is ordered to do, and taking the full harm for it. After, something has happened to her, and she ''knows'' this, can feel it happening to her - but she can't control her powers, and she struggles desperately between trying to control her powers' outbursts and trying to warn people away from her when her powers overwhelm her. [[IdiotBall They don't listen]]. And because people remain in her vicinity despite her warnings while she's fighting for control, [[spoiler: they inadvertently get hurt or killed]]. And it is truly '''accidental''' each time it happens. Until the military shows up in Genosha.

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* [[TraumaCongaLine Everything]] that happens to Jean in this film. Aside from the opening scene where [[spoiler: she accidentally causes the car crash that kills her mother]], all of this starts with her doing something heroic that she is ordered to do, and taking the full harm for it. After, something has happened to her, and she ''knows'' this, can feel it happening to her - but she can't control her powers, and she struggles desperately between trying to control her powers' outbursts and trying to warn people away from her when her powers overwhelm her. [[IdiotBall They don't listen]]. And because people remain in her vicinity despite her warnings while she's fighting for control, [[spoiler: they inadvertently get hurt or killed]]. And it is truly '''accidental''' each time it happens.happens - even after she has her past completely torn apart, she never means to hurt anyone. Until the military shows up in Genosha.
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* [[TraumaCongaLine Everything]] that happens to Jean in this film. Aside from the opening scene where [[spoiler: she accidentally causes the car crash that kills her mother]], all of this starts with her doing something heroic that she is ordered to do, and taking the full harm for it. After, something has happened to her, and she ''knows'' this, can feel it happening to her - but she can't control her powers, and she struggles desperately between trying to control her powers' outbursts and trying to warn people away from her when her powers overwhelm her. [[IdiotBall They don't listen]]. And because people remain in her vicinity despite her warnings while she's fighting for control, [[spoiler: they inadvertently get hurt or killed]]. And it is truly '''accidental''' each time it happens. Until the military shows up in Genosha.
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'''Hank:''' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero You pushed out all that pain and anger. Where do you think it's going to go?]]\\

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'''Hank:''' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero You pushed out all that pain and anger. Where do you think it's going to gonna go?]]\\



'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles?]] [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.\\

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'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, what? I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles?]] [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to gonna leave. Raven was going to gonna leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.\\
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* Early in the movie, Raven and Hank are talking about leaving and they mention they are the last of the first class. It takes a moment to realize that this is because their [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast other friends and teammates]] [[Film/XmenApocalypse were all killed off]] before the events of this movie.
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** Mystique's funeral afterwards. Storm isn't even using an umbrella, and Hank is standing in the rain as Beast, as it was what Mystique would have wanted. And Charles delivers this hopeful, yet depressing eulogy:

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** Mystique's funeral afterwards. Storm isn't even using her powers to stop the rain, opting for an umbrella, and Hank is standing in the rain as Beast, as it was what Mystique would have wanted. And Charles delivers this hopeful, yet depressing eulogy:
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'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles? [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.\\

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'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles? Charles?]] [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.\\
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'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles? [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.]]\\

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'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know what I did wrong, okay, Charles? [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.]]\\\\
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''''Hank:''' And then you took it from her.\\

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''''Hank:''' '''Hank:''' And then you took it from her.\\

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-->'''Scott''': Tell me how to fix this Charles! Tell me what to do.
-->'''Charles''': (''in frustration and anger'') I don’t know what to do!

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-->'''Scott''': -->'''Scott:''' Tell me how to fix this Charles! Tell me what to do.
-->'''Charles''': (''in
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'''Charles:''' ''(in
frustration and anger'') anger)'' I don’t know what to do!



* Jean learning her father deliberately gave her up to Charles, as he blames her for what happened to his wife. The worst thing coming from this is the HopeSpot: Jean finally arrives at her house, and this is one of the few times she is genuinely happy after absorbing the Phoenix Force. Her father welcomes her, and she asks for tea. As he goes to make it, Jean wistfully looks around her home... and then she notices that there are no photos of her. After that, everything goes to hell.



** Her funeral afterwards. Storm isn't even using an umbrella, and Hank is standing in the rain as Beast, as it was what Mystique would have wanted. And Charles delivers this hopeful, yet depressing eulogy:

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** Her Mystique's funeral afterwards. Storm isn't even using an umbrella, and Hank is standing in the rain as Beast, as it was what Mystique would have wanted. And Charles delivers this hopeful, yet depressing eulogy:



* Jean learning her father deliberately gave her up to Charles, as he blames her for what happened to his wife.

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* Jean learning ** In the aftermath, Charles and Hank end up arguing about what the former did to Jean.
--->'''Charles:''' [[CallBack Do you know, this is where I first met Raven.]] [[Film/XMenFirstClass She was just this little girl, and she’d broken in, looking for food. I said she could stay, and that she’d never have to go hungry again. And then I think I promised
her father deliberately gave her up a better life.]]\\
''''Hank:''' And then you took it from her.\\
'''Charles:''' I beg your pardon?\\
'''Hank:''' You heard me.\\
'''Charles:''' Hank...\\
'''Hank:''' This is your fault, Charles. It’s your fault that she’s dead.\\
'''Charles:''' Come on, that’s not fair.\\
'''Hank:''' Fair? Oh, don’t talk about fair. [[AwfulTruth You messed with the mind of an eight year-old girl.]]\\
'''Charles:''' Jean?\\
'''Hank:''' [[NiceJobBreakingItHero You pushed out all that pain and anger. Where do you think it's going
to go?]]\\
'''Charles:''' I did that to help her. What I do, I do to help all of you.\\
'''Hank:''' Oh, please. Come on, please! You still can’t see what you did wrong?\\
'''Charles:''' Let’s just...\\
''[[[DrowningMySorrows Charles attempts to reach his whisky bottle]], but Hank angrily bats it away.]''\\
'''Hank:''' [[WhatTheHellHero NO, YOU NEED TO FACE THIS, CHARLES! YOU NEED TO FACE IT! COME ON, ADMIT IT TO ME RIGHT NOW! COME ON! ADMIT IT!
Charles, as he blames her for just admit you were wrong, please.]]\\
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'''Hank:''' You still can’t.\\
'''Charles:''' I really hope you feel better, Hank. I hope that raving on me five minutes after I put my foster sister in the grave, is making you feel a damn...\\
'''Hank:''' This isn't about me. [[MyGreatestFailure You know what, I know
what happened I did wrong, okay, Charles? [[ILetGwenStacyDie She was going to his wife.leave. Raven was going to leave, and I talked her out of it.]] She saw what the rest of us didn’t.]]\\
'''Charles:''' And what was that?\\
'''Hank:''' [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech This whole time, we’ve been trying to protect these kids from the world, when really, we should’ve been protecting them from you.]]
** Jean's reaction after she left. She is slumped against a wall in the rain, [[TheseHandsHaveKilled tearfully attempting to get blood off from her cardigan]], and repeatedly asking why she lost control of her powers at the worst time.
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** The last person Mystique sees is Hank, the one person who she almost started a romantic relationship with, and encouraged to remain [[Film/XMenFirstClass "mutant and proud"]]. She cannot even say much, only mouthing the words "I love you". After she says this, Hank is in utter denial over her death, begging that she [[PleaseWakeUp wake up]].
** Just look at Charles' face after this moment. The poor soul looks like he is about to cry, as he had telepathically froze everyone else but Mystique and Jean, [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath hoping the former would talk down the latter]]. And that failed in the most brutal way.
** Her funeral afterwards. Storm isn't even using an umbrella, and Hank is standing in the rain as Beast, as it was what Mystique would have wanted. And Charles delivers this hopeful, yet depressing eulogy:
--->''"We are all at war, at war with ourselves. And Raven had been waging that war for most of her life. I hope now she’s found peace. Raven died doing what she did best. Helping a friend. A friend in need. She is not gone. She lives on through me, through us, and through the spirit of the X-Men."''
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''Dark Phoenix'' may have ended the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.

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''Dark Phoenix'' may not have ended the ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.



!!Meta
* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this, signaling that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. With ''Film/TheNewMutants'' serving as the Series Finale of the overall film universe.

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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With ''Film/TheNewMutants'' serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.

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!!Meta
* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' it signals this, signaling that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With ''Film/TheNewMutants'' serving as the Series Finale of the overall film universe.
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''Dark Phoenix'' may have ended the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.

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''Dark Phoenix'' may have ended the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries X-Men]]'' film series with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.
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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike Film/AvengersEndgame it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With Film/TheNewMutants serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.

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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike Film/AvengersEndgame ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With Film/TheNewMutants ''Film/TheNewMutants'' serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.
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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike Film/AvengersEndgame it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With Film/NewMutants serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.

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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike Film/AvengersEndgame it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With Film/NewMutants Film/TheNewMutants serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.
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* For some, the fact that there's no [[TheStinger end credits scene]] can be this. Unlike Film/AvengersEndgame it signals that this is the true GrandFinale of the main series. At least until they're rebooted into the MCU. With Film/NewMutants serving as the Series Finale of the overall universe.
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Dark Phoenix is out in theaters now, so I updated the first sentence to reflect that.


''Dark Phoenix'' is set to end the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.

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''Dark Phoenix'' is set to end may have ended the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' with a bang, but that doesn't mean it has a shortage of moments like these.
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* A soldier is killed in the final battle. Why is this sad? Because he has stated before that his son was a fan of Nightcrawler, which promptly sends Nightcrawler into a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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* [[spoiler: Mystique's death.]] Granted we all saw it coming thanks to WordOfGod, that doesn't make it any less worse. Here's how it plays out: [[spoiler: as mentioned above, Mystique is trying to calm Jean down, but is thrown back into a pole...[[Film/{{Logan}} where she's impaled in the stomach]] [[NightmareFuel with blood and all.]] Even worse is that Jean flies away because she can't bear to see what she has done.]] Ouch.

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* [[spoiler: Mystique's death.]] Granted death. Granted, we all saw it coming thanks to WordOfGod, that doesn't make it any less worse. Here's how it plays out: [[spoiler: as mentioned above, Mystique is trying to calm Jean down, but is thrown back into a pole...[[Film/{{Logan}} where she's impaled in the stomach]] [[NightmareFuel with blood and all.]] Even worse is that Jean flies away because she can't bear to see what she has done.]] Ouch.
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* Jean learning her father deliberately gave her up to Charles, as he blames her for what happened to his wife.
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* [[spoiler: Mystique's death.]] Granted we all saw it coming thanks to WordOfGod, that doesn't make it any less worse. Here's how it plays out: [[spoiler: as mentioned above, Mystique is trying to calm Jean down, but is thrown back into a pole...[[Film/Logan where she's impaled in the stomach]] [[NightmareFuel with blood and all.]] Even worse is that Jean flies away because she can't bear to see what she has done.]] Ouch.

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* [[spoiler: Mystique's death.]] Granted we all saw it coming thanks to WordOfGod, that doesn't make it any less worse. Here's how it plays out: [[spoiler: as mentioned above, Mystique is trying to calm Jean down, but is thrown back into a pole...[[Film/Logan [[Film/{{Logan}} where she's impaled in the stomach]] [[NightmareFuel with blood and all.]] Even worse is that Jean flies away because she can't bear to see what she has done.]] Ouch.

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